Knowledge mechanisms in ISO/IEC 42010: keynote talk

Abstract

IEEE Std 1471 was the first formal standard for architectural description, in active use since 2000. In 2007, IEEE 1471 became an international standard. Now ISO and IEEE are jointly revising the standard as ISO/IEC 42010, Systems and Software Engineering - Architecture Description. This talk has two parts: the first is a discussion of the mechanisms in ISO/IEC 42010 from a knowledge-theoretic point of view: both those in the 2000 edition and an update on the proposals under consideration for the current revision. The second part is a look at the future of knowledge-based work in architectural practice and architectural standards.