# Free ISO 42024 practice check

## Published contents

Contents1 Scope2 Normative references3 Terms and definitions4 Architecture concepts4.1 Overview4.2 Architecture and architecting4.3 Architecture design and solution design4.4 Architecture definition and communication4.5 Stakeholder concerns and architectural aspects4.6 Architecture viewpoints and architecture views4.7 Architecture frameworks and architecture description languages4.8 Architecture descriptions and architecture models4.9 Reference architectures and reference models4.10 Life cycle and life history4.11 Architecting precepts5 Architecting principles5.1 Introduction to the principles5.2 Principles about the purpose of an architecture5.3 Principles about the focus of an architecture5.4 Principles about architecting outcomesTerms
3.2 Architecting concepts
3.2.1 Architecture3.2.2 Architecture feature3.2.3 Architecting3.2.4 Architecting principle3.2.5 Architecture principle3.2.6 Architecture framework3.2.7 Reference architecture3.3 Entity related concepts
3.3.1 Entity of interest3.3.2 Solution entity3.3.3 Environment3.3.4 Context3.3.5 Enterprise3.3.6 System3.3.7 Aspect3.3.8 Dimension3.4 Architecture design concepts
3.4.1 Design (noun)3.4.2 Architecture design3.4.3 Architecture information package3.4.4 Engineering effort3.4.5 Solution design3.4.6 Solution information package3.4.7 Stakeholder3.4.8 Stakeholder perspective3.4.9 Concern3.5 Architecture description concepts
3.5.1 Architecture description3.5.2 Solution description3.5.3 Architecture view3.5.4 Architecture viewpoint3.5.5 Model3.5.6 Metamodel3.5.7 Reference model3.6 Entity life cycle concepts
3.6.1 Life cycle3.6.2 Life cycle phase3.6.3 Life cycle stage3.6.4 Life historyAnnexes
A.1 Architecture design and solution related entitiesA.2 Architecture expressed as a set of modelsA.3 Life cycle and life history conceptsA.4 Enterprise and system conceptsA.5 Duality of architectural decomposition and architectural synthesisB.1 BackgroundB.2 Aligning architecture in designB.3 Duality of architectureB.4 Pursuit of opportunities

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# Check your practice against the draft

Nine questions about your architecture practice. The reading comes from the published contents and the 35 defined terms of ISO/IEC/IEEE DIS 42024, not from a score of your firm. Nothing leaves this page, and a blank submit returns scope incomplete, never a pass.

Which entity do you architect most often?AnswerChoose an answerThe enterprise or a business componentA system or a system of systemsSoftware, an application or a technologyA product, service or product lineSeveral of these, with no single leadNot sureDo you maintain architecture descriptions today?AnswerChoose an answerYes, owned and reviewedSome, without a single ownerNoNot sureDoes your method separate architecture design from solution design?AnswerChoose an answerYes, as two outputsNo, we use one design stageNot sureDo you keep a stakeholder and concern register?AnswerChoose an answerYes, with named ownersA stakeholder list onlyNoNot sureDo you have a viewpoint register with the views each produces?AnswerChoose an answerYesViewpoints are used but not written downNoNot sureDo you hand over an architecture information package with a named recipient?AnswerChoose an answerYes, with a recipient and a versionWe hand over documents, not a packageNoNot sureDo you keep a life history of each entity, separate from the plan?AnswerChoose an answerYes, actual phases and decisionsThe plan onlyNoNot sureHow many architecture descriptions are in active use?AnswerChoose an answerNoneOne to fiveSix to twentyMore than twentyNot sureWhen is your next architecture review or audit?DateThe plan works back from the earlier of this date and the planning date, 15 September 2027.

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## What the reading is, and is not

It is a reading of nine answers against the terms and concepts the document sets out. It names a starting point, three or more actions and a dated plan. It is not a maturity score, not an audit and not a compliance result. The product does not certify, and no answer is sent anywhere.

## Why some answers return scope incomplete

An unanswered question, or an answer recorded as not sure, returns scope incomplete and names the question. The engine does not default an unknown to the lighter pathway, because a reading built on an unknown is worse than no reading.

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