NS-ISO/IEC 26580:2021

provides the terms and definitions specific to feature-based PLE;

defines how feature-based PLE is a specialization within the general ISO/IEC 26550 reference model for product line engineering and management;

defines a reference model for the overall structure and processes of feature-based PLE and describes how the elements of the reference model fit together;

defines interrelationships and methods for applying the elements and tools of the product line reference model;

defines required and supporting tool capabilities.

technology providers who wish to provide automated tool support for the reference model and processes described in this document;

champions within an organization who wish to introduce feature-based PLE throughout that organization;

IT staff within a PLE organization who will introduce and maintain the necessary technology to support feature-based PLE;

practitioner stakeholders who will use the provided technology to practice feature-based PLE;

technical and business managers who will sponsor and direct the methods necessary to practice feature-based PLE;

university professors, researchers, corporate trainers, and other educators who will create and share pedagogical materials about feature-based PLE and its benefits.