# The revision record, 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 / Revision The public record # The revision record ISO/IEC/IEEE DIS 42024 is Edition 1 of a new architecture fundamentals standard, 74 pages, from ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7. ISO records stage 40.99 on 8 September 2026: the DIS was approved for registration as an FDIS. The planning date used here is 15 September 2027, an estimate, not an ISO commitment. - Edition 1 - 74 pages - ICS 35.080 - Stage 40.99 - Planning date 15 Sep 2027 ## The abstract, in three parts The document sets out the foundational vocabulary, concepts and principles of an architecture and of the architecting practice, for entities that include software, systems, enterprises, missions, systems of systems, families of systems, infrastructures, products, product lines, service lines, technologies and business domains. It is written for organisations that develop architectures, organisations that want sustained success from an architecture practice, parties who need a common understanding of the vocabulary, organisations that assess conformity against architecture-related standards, providers of architecture descriptions, guidance, training or evaluation, and developers of architecture standards, description languages, modelling languages, reference architectures, frameworks and tools. It addresses generic terms only, not terms unique to a domain, and it does not address architecture competencies. ## What the document is for The introduction says the document specifies the fundamentals of architecture practice through a core vocabulary, architecture concepts and architecting principles. Its stated intent is to help the reader understand those fundamentals and get more value from architecture related standards through uniformity and better integration. ## The four benefits it names Benefit ### Strategic alignment and planning Clearer and more efficient transformation and modernisation, by connecting enterprise goals to systems, software, services and processes. Benefit ### Technical cohesion and evolution Better interoperability and reuse across systems, services and technologies, with a stable basis for change. Benefit ### Organisational enablement A basis for identifying the competencies the practice needs and for onboarding new team members and customers. Benefit ### Stakeholder engagement and risk management A framework to express, share and evaluate challenges, opportunities and motivating factors, and to identify risk earlier. ## Where it sits in the family The abstract places the document in the existing group of architecture related standards, naming ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010, 42020 and 42030. It is a first edition, so nothing is replaced. The relationship is family and shared vocabulary, not incorporation: clause 2 states that the document has no normative references. ## The key date and its basis A planning target, not an ISO commitment. ISO records stage 40.99 on 2026-09-08 and no publication date. The target sits 372 days after that stage. In ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010:2022 the same stage fell on 2022-01-03 and publication on 2022-11-07, a gap of 308 days, so this target is 64 days later than that precedent. It is labelled an estimate wherever it appears. Read the date as a planning target. ISO has published no date. The same stage code in ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010:2022 fell on 3 January 2022 and publication on 7 November 2022, which is the comparison behind the estimate. A slip changes the plan, not the practice work. ## Stage history ISO life cycle stages, as recorded on 21 October 2026 StageDateLabel 10.991 December 2023New project approved 20.001 December 2023New project registered in TC/SC work programme 30.0013 June 2024Committee draft (CD) registered 30.2020 August 2024CD consultation initiated 30.6016 October 2024Close of comment period 30.9222 January 2025CD referred back to Working Group 30.0022 January 2025Committee draft (CD) registered, second round 30.2027 March 2025CD consultation initiated, second round 30.6024 May 2025Close of comment period, second round 30.9910 September 2025CD approved for registration as DIS 40.0012 September 2025DIS registered 40.2013 November 2025DIS ballot initiated: 12 weeks 40.606 February 2026Close of voting 40.998 September 2026Full report circulated: DIS approved for registration as FDIS 50.00Not reachedFinal text received or FDIS registered for formal approval (not reached) 60.00Not reachedInternational Standard under publication (not reached) 60.60Not reachedInternational Standard published (not reached) ## What this product does not claim The public preview carries the foreword, introduction, clauses 1 and 2, clause 3 with all 35 defined terms, the contents and the bibliography. The bodies of clauses 4 and 5 and of Annexes A and B are not public. This site does not reproduce them, does not claim a clause level change, and does not certify anything. Last updated: 2026-10-21 Source: https://iso-42024-revision-checker.theartofservice.com/revision/