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– Details the evaluation process during software development.

is a foundational international standard titled "Information technology — Software product evaluation — Part 1: General overview" . It provides a high-level framework for evaluating software product quality, establishing requirements and general concepts used across the 14598 series. 14598x

– Sets requirements for independent third-party evaluators. – Sets requirements for independent third-party evaluators

The complete standard is part of a multi-part series, which includes: This standard has largely been superseded by the

– Focuses on the administrative and technical support for evaluation.

– Defines the framework and relationship between evaluation and quality models.

This standard has largely been superseded by the series, also known as SQuaRE (Software Quality Requirements and Evaluation). You can find and purchase the current official documentation for software evaluation on the ISO Website . (PDF) QF2D: A Different Way to Measure Software Quality