# 3.4.3 Architecture information package, ISO 42024 ## 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 Home / Glossary Architecture design concepts · 3.4.3 # Architecture information package The work product of an architecting effort that carries the architecture design so that engineering and other architecture related work can build on it. It informs one or more descriptions of the architecture and can hold the extra information those efforts need. - definition - Term - ISO/IEC/IEEE DIS 42024 - Last updated: 2026-10-21 ## What this term settles The package is the unit of handover. It answers a practical question that documents alone do not: what does the receiving team get, and what is it expected to do with it? A firm that hands over a folder of diagrams has not produced a package in this sense. ## What to do in your practice Define the package contents once, then use the same structure for every handover. Include the architecture description, the decisions, the constraints, the open questions and the named recipient. Version the package and record what it supersedes. ## Who it binds The role that owns the practice area the term governs. A definition binds nobody on its own; it binds the reader who adopts the term in a method, a description or a contract. ## Evidence an auditor or regulator asks for - A package index with the recipient and the intended use. An auditor asks what was handed over, to whom, and for what purpose. - The version and supersession record. Prevents two live packages being used as the basis for delivery. - The open questions list carried with the package. Shows the receiving team knew what was not settled. - The acknowledgement of receipt by the engineering lead. Closes the handover loop. Ask your teamWhat exactly does the engineering team receive from architecting, and what are they expected to do with it? ## Common gaps this page catches - Handover is a shared drive folder with no index, version or recipient. - Open questions are lost at handover, so engineering rediscovers them. - No one acknowledges receipt, so the handover cannot be evidenced. ## What to prepare before publication Create the package template and use it for the next handover. Add a recipient line and a supersession line. Ask the engineering lead to acknowledge receipt in writing. ## Common questions What does Architecture information package mean in ISO 42024? The work product of an architecting effort that carries the architecture design so that engineering and other architecture related work can build on it. It informs one or more descriptions of the architecture and can hold the extra information those efforts need. What evidence should we keep for 3.4.3? A package index with the recipient and the intended use. The version and supersession record. The open questions list carried with the package. ## Related units - 3.4.2 - 3.4.6 - 3.5.1 Source. ISO/IEC/IEEE DIS 42024, Clause 3.4.3, Terms and definitions. Open the official record. Retrieved 21 October 2026. https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/en/#iso:std:iso-iec-ieee:42024:dis:ed-1:v1:en ISO catalogue record 87510, the status, stage and page count. Claim level: definition. The definition is in the public preview. This page states it in our own words and does not reproduce the text. Last updated: 2026-10-21 · Markdown version · Check your practice Source: https://iso-42024-revision-checker.theartofservice.com/glossary/architecture-information-package/