本标准提供了创建软件项目生命周期过程（SPLCP）的过程。它主要针对给定软件项目的流程架构师。开发SPLCP是流程架构师的职责。 这种方法首先选择一个合适的软件项目生命周期模型（SPLCM）用于特定的项目。它继续定义软件项目生命周期（SPLC），使用选定的SPLC、附录A中提供的活动以及与项目相关的软件生命周期部分。 该方法以使用组织过程资产（OPA）增加软件生命周期来创建SPLCP作为结束。 附件A中提供的活动涵盖了软件系统的整个生命周期，从概念探索到软件系统的最终退役。本标准不涉及非软件活动，如合同、采购或硬件开发。它也不强制使用特定的SPLCM，也不提供SPLCM的选择或教程。本标准假定流程架构师已经熟悉各种SPLCM，熟悉其中的选择标准，以及确定所需最终系统的属性和约束的标准，以及影响选择的开发环境。 最后，本标准没有规定如何执行附录A中的软件活动。

This standard provides a process for creating a software project life cycle process (SPLCP). It is primarily directed at the process architect for a given software project. It is the function of the process architect to develop the SPLCP. This methodology begins with the selection of an appropriate software project life cycle model (SPLCM)for use on the specific project. It continues through the definition of the software project life cycle (SPLC),using the selected SPLCM, the activities provided in Annex A, and the portion of the software life cycle that is relevant to the project. The methodology concludes with the augmentation of the software life cycle with organizational process assets (OPAs) to create the SPLCP. The activities that are provided in Annex A cover the entire life cycle of a software system, from concept exploration through the eventual retirement of the software system. This standard does not address nonsoftware activities, such as contracting, purchasing, or hardware development. It also does not mandate the use of a specific SPLCM, nor does it provide a selection of, or a tutorial on, SPLCMs. This standard presumes that the process architect is already familiar with a variety of SPLCMs, with the criteria for choosing among them and with the criteria for determining the attributes and constraints of the desired end system and the development environment that affects this selection. Finally, this standard does not prescribe how to perform the software activities in Annex A.