IEEE/ISO/IEC 16085-2004

The scope of the original standard is: This standard will describe a process for the management of risk during software development, operations and maintenance. It will be consistent with IEEE/EIA 12207. The revision is being performed jointly with ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7. The scope of the revision is to resolve the issues raised during the fast-track ballot of IEEE 1540 (DIS 16085).

The purpose of the original standard is: The purpose of this standard is to provide acquirers and developers with a single unifying risk management process that is suitable for use in conjunction with IEEE/EIA 12207. The standard will not provide detailed risk management techniques, but will instead focus on a process for risk management in which any of several techniques might be applied. the standard will address risk management from the viewpoint of enterprise management, rather than from the viewpoint of the particular project. The standard is being revised so that it may be jointly adopted by IEEE and by ISO/IEC JTC1/ SC7.

- Superseded. A process for the management of risk in the life cycle of software is defined. It can be added to the existing set of software life cycle processes defined by the IEEE/EIA 12207 series of standards, or it can be used independently.