ISO/IEC/IEEE 24748-4:2026

Systems and software engineering — Life cycle management — Part 4: Systems engineering management planning

Scope

This document:

provides an expanded view of the processes from ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 that implement systems engineering (SE) management for the life cycles of technical solutions;
describes a required information item, termed the systems engineering management plan (SEMP) for the technical management and execution of the SE of technical solutions,
provides requirements and guidance for the content of the required information item.

This document is applicable to:

those who use or plan to use ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 on projects dealing with human-made systems, products and services;
those who are responsible for the technical management of projects concerned with the engineering of systems;
those responsible for planning or executing ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 system life cycle processes at a project level;
organizations and individuals involved with a technical project management effort;
anyone developing engineering management documentation to complete technical planning aspects of their project’s processes.

This document is intended to provide guidance for two-party situations and can be equally applied where the two parties are from the same organization. This document can also be used by a single party as self-imposed tasks.
This document can also serve as guidance in multi-party situations, where high risks are inherent in the supply and integration of complex systems, and procurement can involve several suppliers, organizations or parties.