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This International Standard assumes an organization is implementing life cycle processes in conformance with ISO/IEC 15288:2002 or ISO/IEC 12207:1995, with Amendments 1 and 2. ISO/IEC 15288:2002 defines a set of processes for managing and performing the stages of a systems life cycle. It defines an Information Management process, but "does not detail documentation in terms of name, format, explicit content, and recording media" (1.3). ISO/IEC 12207:1995 with AMD 1 and 2, establishes a common framework for software life cycle processes, and in passing identifies or requires a number of documentation items. The purpose of this International Standard is to guide users of ISO/IEC 12207:1995 (with Amendments 1 and 2) and ISO/IEC 15288:2002 in identifying and planning the specific information items to be produced during systems and software life cycles. As stated in G.5 of IEEE/EIA 12207.0:1996,