本文档在支持将组织当前开发方法过渡到软件和系统产品线工程的方法和工具的背景下: -定义产品线过渡管理的流程。这些过程是根据目的、投入、任务和结果来描述的； -定义方法能力，以支持每个过程的定义任务； -定义自动化或半自动化任务和方法的工具功能。 本文档不涉及单个系统的工具和方法的过程和能力，而是涉及一系列产品的过程和能力。

This document, within the context of methods and tools for supporting the transitioning the organization's current development approach to software and systems product line engineering: — defines processes for product line transition management. Those processes are described in terms of purpose, inputs, tasks and outcomes; — defines method capabilities to support the defined tasks of each process; — defines tool capabilities that automate or semi-automate tasks and methods. This document does not concern processes and capabilities of tools and methods for a single system but rather deals with those for a family of products.