scope:

This International Standard establishes a common framework for application management processes, with well-defined terminology, that can be referenced by the software industry. It contains processes, activities and tasks that apply during the in-production stage, from the point of view of the supplier organization that enhances, maintains and renews the application software and the software-related products such as datastructures, architecture, designs and other documentation. This International Standard applies to the supply, maintenance and renewal of applications, whether performed internally or externally with respect to the organization that uses the applications. Application management comprises all of the tasks, responsibilities and activities that ensure that the support of business processes by applications continues to meet the requirements and needs of the organizations that use these applications throughout the entire life span of their business processes.