User documentation standards

Here is the full set of user documentation standards from ISO/IEC JTC1/Sc7/WG2: ISO/IEC 26511:2011 Systems and software engineering — Requirements for managers of user documentation ISO/IEC 26511:2011 specifies procedures for managing user documentation throughout the software life cycle. It applies to people or organizations producing suites of documentation, to those undertaking a single documentation project, and [...]

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ISO/IEC/IEEE 26515: Developing user documentation in an agile environment is now published!

Here is it: http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=43074

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ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7/WG2 – Plenary in Berlin

I’ve recently got back from the ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 Plenary meeting in Berlin. In case you don’t understand the acronym, this is a meeting of the Software and systems engineering sub-committee of the International Standards Organisation. SC7 and it’s working groups meet twice a year, with the Plenary held in May, and working group meetings [...]

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