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This International Standard provides a common framework for planning and controlling the technical processes and activities to produce and sustain software products. The complete life cycle is covered by this standard, from idea conception to the retirement of a software product. The framework described by this standard provides for best practices in communication and cooperation among parties that plan for, develop, utilize, and manage modern software. This International Standard ● specifies the required information items to be produced through the implementation of the required planning and control processes, ● specifies the required content of the required information items, and ● gives guidelines for the format and content of the required and related information items. 1.1 Applicability This International Standard is intended to provide guidance for parties involved in the planning of software engineering at all stages of the software life cycle. This standard is applicable to: ● those who use ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207 on projects dealing with software products and services related to those products, ● those who are responsible for the technical management of the development of software systems, ● organizations and individuals performing software development activities, and ● organizations and individuals developing information items during the development of software. This International Standard is intended to provide a common framework for two-party and multi-party collaborations and may be applied where the parties are from the same organization. This standard may also be used by a single party.