Overview
ISO/IEC 20582:2025 - Software and systems engineering - Capabilities of build and deployment tools - specifies the requirements for capabilities that build, packaging, and deployment tools should provide to support and automate software delivery. Designed to be used with ISO/IEC 20741 for tool evaluation and selection, the standard applies across development approaches (Waterfall, Agile, DevOps) and focuses on the integrated lifecycle of build, deployment and CI/CD automation. It deliberately excludes change management and configuration management to concentrate on transformation and operationalization of artifacts.
Key Topics
- Object model and use cases: A structured model describing resource and control entities used by build and deployment tools, with practical use-case scenarios for system lifecycles and CI/CD.
- Entities for automation: Definitions and roles for BuildEntities, DeploymentEntities, and CI/CDEntities (e.g., BuildStep, DeploymentStep, CI/CDStep, Procedures, Dependencies, Links to libraries/data/tools).
- Capabilities requirements: Clear capability categories and actions including:
- Register build, deployment, and CI/CD procedures
- Execute procedures (build, deploy, CI/CD)
- Confirm results of procedures (success/failure, outputs)
- Dependency space: Guidance on handling dependencies across building, deployment, and CI/CD workflows.
- Informative annexes: Annex A on using this document with ISO/IEC 20741 and Annex B on the approach and rationale.
Applications
ISO/IEC 20582:2025 is practical for organizations that need to evaluate, select, or benchmark build and deployment tools and CI/CD platforms. Typical uses:
- Tool procurement and vendor selection teams using ISO/IEC 20741 procedures
- DevOps and release engineering teams defining required automation capabilities
- Software architects and platform engineers comparing build systems, package managers, installers, and CI/CD orchestration
- QA and release managers establishing objective criteria for pipeline automation and traceability
Benefits include improved consistency in tool evaluation, better alignment of tool features with organizational build/deploy processes, and clearer specification of automation needs for continuous delivery.
Related Standards
- ISO/IEC 20741 - Guideline for the evaluation and selection of software engineering tools (intended to be used together with ISO/IEC 20582:2025).
Keywords: ISO/IEC 20582:2025, build and deployment tools, CI/CD, software engineering, tool evaluation, automation, build procedure, deployment procedure, packaging, ISO/IEC 20741.