ISO/IEC 20741:2017为软件工程工具的评估和选择提供了指南，涵盖了软件工程生命周期的部分或全部
它建立了应用于软件工程工具评估的过程和活动，并从几个候选者中选择最合适的软件工程工具
它为选定的过程确定了可用于评估软件工程工具并从多个候选者中选择最合适的软件工程工具的任务和活动。
它建立了可用于评估软件工程工具并从多个候选者中选择最合适的软件工程工具的过程
由于这些流程是通用的，组织可以调整这些通用流程以满足组织需求。软件工程工具的评估和选择过程可以在组织的更大背景下查看#39；技术采用过程
ISO/IEC 20741:2017提供了以下内容:
a） 确定软件工程工具组织需求的指南；
b） 将这些需求映射到要评估的软件工程工具特性的指南
c） 根据定义的特性的测量，从多个工具中选择最合适的软件工程工具的过程
注1:关于将这些需求映射到要评估的软件工程工具能力的指南不在本文档中，而是在每个工具领域的一系列标准中涵盖
本文档的主要用户是打算采用软件工程工具来支持其软件生命周期过程的组织。 软件工具供应商也可以使用本文档描述其软件工程工具的特征
ISO/IEC 20741:2017不适用于:
a） 软件工程框架，其目的是为数据、控制和表示集成提供机制
b） 可用于软件工程活动的通用工具（如文字处理器、电子表格），或范围非常狭窄或用途特殊的软件工程工具（如编译器）
c） 在组织内实施软件工程工具的计划。
注2:本文件的用户可以尽可能最好地选择软件工程工具，但不能保证成功实施
本文件中描述的方法不仅适用于软件工程工具的选择，而且适用于任何可以选择COTS/FOSS软件而不是参与新软件开发的项目
遵循本文件中提供的指导包括应用附加到已定义过程的活动和任务来评估和选择软件。 出于交易目的使用本文件的组织可以指定适合其给定应用的最低流程集及其相关活动和任务。

ISO/IEC 20741:2017 gives guidelines for the evaluation and selection of software engineering tools, covering a partial or full portion of the software engineering life cycle.
It establishes processes and activities to be applied for the evaluation of software engineering tools and selecting the most appropriate software engineering tools from several candidates.
It establishes, for selected processes, the tasks and activities that can be applied for the evaluation of software engineering tools and selecting the most appropriate software engineering tools from several candidates.
It establishes processes that can be applied for the evaluation of software engineering tools and selecting the most appropriate software engineering tools from several candidates.
As these processes are generic, organizations can adapt these generic processes to meet organizational needs. The software engineering tool evaluation and selection processes can be viewed in the larger context of the organization's technology adoption process.
ISO/IEC 20741:2017 provides the following:
a) guidance on identifying organizational requirements for software engineering tools;
b) guidance on mapping those requirements to software engineering tool characteristics to be evaluated;
c) a process for selecting the most appropriate software engineering tool from several tools, based on measurements of the defined characteristics.
NOTE 1 Guidance on mapping those requirements to software engineering tool capabilities to be evaluated is not covered by this document, but is covered by a series of standards for each tool area.
Primary users of this document are organizations that intend to adopt software engineering tools to support their software life cycle processes. Software tool suppliers can also use this document to describe characteristics of their software engineering tools.
ISO/IEC 20741:2017 is not intended to apply to:
a) software engineering frameworks whose purpose is to provide mechanisms for data, control and presentation integration;
b) general purpose tools (e.g. word processors, spreadsheets) which can be used in software engineering activities, nor software engineering tools of very narrow scope or specific purpose (e.g. a compiler);
c) planning for the implementation of software engineering tools within an organization.
NOTE 2 A user of this document can make the best possible selection of a software engineering tool and yet have no guarantee of a successful implementation.
The methods described in this document are useful not only for the selection of software engineering tools, but for any project where COTS/FOSS software can be selected instead of engaging in new software development.
To follow the guidance provided in this document consists in applying the activities and tasks that are attached to the defined processes to evaluate and select software. Organizations using this document for trade purposes can specify the minimum set of processes and their related activities and tasks, suitable to their given application.