本标准规定了软件开发活动和最终软件产品的统一要求。它还打算在电子工业协会（EIA）、电气和电子工程师协会（IEEE）和国际标准化组织（ISO）的软件生命周期过程要求框架内合并商业和政府软件开发要求。术语“软件开发”是一个包含新开发、修改、重用、再工程、维护以及所有其他产生软件产品的过程或活动的术语。

This standard establishes uniform requirements for software development activities and resulting software products. It is also intended to merge commercial and Government software development requirements within the framework of the software life cycle process requirements of the Electronic Industries Association (EIA), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The term "software development" is used as an inclusive term encompassing new development, modification, reuse, reengineering, maintenance, and all other processes or activities resulting in software products.