ISO 27026-2023 PDF

Full title and description

ISO 27026:2023 — Space systems — Programme management — Breakdown of project management structures. This International Standard specifies processes, requirements and guidance for defining and using project breakdown structures (requirements, functional, product, work, cost, business and organizational breakdowns) to support successful space programmes and projects.

Abstract

This standard defines the types of project breakdown structures commonly used in space projects and provides processes, requirements and recommendations for their composition and implementation. It is applicable to project breakdown structures at the project level and at the top level of a programme (level 0 as referenced in ISO 14300-1). The document can be used by independent developers, suppliers and customers as part of programme processes or as the basis for contractual agreement on breakdown structures.

General information

• Status: Published
• Publication date: August 2023 (published 7 August 2023)
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• ICS / categories: 49.140 (Space systems)
• Edition / version: Edition 2 (2023)
• Number of pages: 13

Scope

ISO 27026:2023 is intended for use in the space sector to establish and manage project breakdown structures that describe how requirements, functions, products, work packages, costs, business elements and organizational responsibilities are decomposed and related. The standard applies to breakdown structures for a project, including level 0 at the programme top level, and is suitable for use by developers, suppliers and customers as part of programme management arrangements and contractual or process agreements.

Key topics and requirements

• Definitions and types of project breakdown structures (requirements, functional, product, work, cost, business, organizational).
• Processes for establishing, maintaining and using breakdown structures within programme and project management.
• Requirements and recommendations for composition, mapping and traceability between different breakdown structures.
• Applicability at project level and top-level programme (level 0) in accordance with ISO 14300-1.
• Guidance for use in supplier–customer agreements and for independent developers to implement programme processes.

Typical use and users

Primary users include programme and project managers, systems engineers, configuration and requirements managers, integrators, suppliers and customers in the space industry. Typical uses are establishing consistent breakdown structures for planning, cost and schedule control, requirements traceability, contract definition, configuration management and interface control across multi-organizational programmes and projects.

Related standards

ISO 14300-1 (referenced for level 0 programme/project structure) and other ISO/TC 20/SC 14 outputs related to space programme and project management. This edition replaces and updates the withdrawn ISO 27026:2011 edition.

Keywords

project breakdown structure, programme management, space systems, requirements breakdown structure, functional breakdown structure, product breakdown structure, work breakdown structure, cost breakdown, organizational breakdown, ISO 27026:2023

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO 27026:2023 is an international standard titled "Space systems — Programme management — Breakdown of project management structures" that specifies processes, requirements and guidance for project breakdown structures used in space programmes and projects.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers the types of breakdown structures (requirements, functional, product, work, cost, business and organizational), how to compose and relate them, and recommendations for their use at project and programme (level 0) scales to support planning, traceability and contractual arrangements.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Programme/project managers, systems engineers, requirements and configuration managers, integrators, suppliers and customers in the space sector who need consistent decomposition and traceability of work, products, functions, requirements and costs.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: It is the current edition published in August 2023 (Edition 2) and supersedes the previous ISO 27026:2011 edition, which has been withdrawn.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: It sits within the ISO/TC 20/SC 14 portfolio addressing space systems programme and project management and references related standards such as ISO 14300-1 for programme/project level definitions; it complements other guidance and standards used for space programme management.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Project breakdown structure, programme management, work breakdown structure, product breakdown structure, requirements traceability, space systems, ISO 27026:2023.