AS/NZS IEC 60300.1:2025

AS/NZS IEC 60300.1:2025 Dependability management Managing dependability

Preface

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

1 Scope

2 Normative references

3 Terms, definitions, and abbreviated terms

3.1 Terms and definitions

3.2 Abbreviated terms

4 Key concepts and application of this document

4.1 Overview

4.2 Principles of dependability management

4.3 Benefits of managing dependability

4.4 Attributes of dependability

4.5 Relationship between an organization's management system and dependability

4.6 Technical programmes for dependability

4.7 Life cycle concept

4.8 Dependability activity concept

5 Integrating dependability into an organization's management system

5.1 Overview

5.2 Understanding the organization and its context

5.3 Leadership

5.4 Planning

5.5 Support

5.6 Documented information

5.7 Operation

5.8 Performance evaluation and improvement

6 Programme design

6.1 General

6.2 Coordination and integration

6.3 Trade-offs

6.4 Tailoring a technical programme of dependability activities

6.5 Key success factors

7 Programme management activities

7.1 Overview

7.2 Plan dependability activities

7.2.1 Purpose

7.2.2 Outcomes

7.2.3 Tasks

7.3 Implement the plan

7.3.1 Purpose

7.3.2 Outcomes

7.3.3 Tasks

7.4 Review and improve

7.4.1 Purpose

7.4.2 Outcomes

7.4.3 Tasks

7.5 Providing assurance

7.5.1 Purpose

7.5.2 Outcomes

7.5.3 Tasks

7.6 Achieving accountability

7.6.1 Purpose

7.6.2 Outcomes

7.6.3 Tasks

8 Technical dependability activities

8.1 Overview

8.2 Stakeholder engagement, consensus building and communication

8.2.1 Purpose

8.2.2 Outcomes

8.2.3 Tasks

8.3 Managing opportunities, threats and risks

8.3.1 Purpose

8.3.2 Outcomes

8.3.3 Tasks

8.4 Dependability analysis

8.4.1 Purpose

8.4.2 Outcomes

8.4.3 Tasks

8.5 Dependability assessment

8.5.1 Purpose

8.5.2 Outcomes

8.5.3 Tasks

8.6 Maintenance, support and improvement

8.6.1 Purpose

8.6.2 Outcomes

8.6.3 Tasks

Annex A (informative) IEC standards related to dependability

Annex B (informative) Life cycle models

Annex C (informative) Stakeholders

Annex D (informative) Dependability maturity assessment

Annex E (informative) Dependability through the life cycle

Annex F (informative) Comparison of approach of ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 with that of IEC 60300-1

Annex G (informative) Testing

Bibliography

Figure 1 — Dependability and security attributes

Figure 2 — Relationship between management system standards and dependability standards

Figure 3 — Integration of dependability into a management system

Figure B.1 — Generic life cycle model

Figure B.2 — Life cycle model with some of the possible progressions

Figure B.3 — Managing change through the life cycle

Figure B.4 — Example of hardware life cycle model

Figure B.5 — Example of software life cycle model

Figure B.6 — Example of service life cycle model

Figure B.7 — Simplified life cycle model for an open system

Figure F.1 — System life cycle processes according to ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288

Figure G.1 — Verification and validation methods or practices

Table A.1 — Classification of dependability standards by topic and life cycle stage

Table B.1 — Stages of generic model, their purpose and outputs