This International Standard supports the interest of software users in receiving consistent, complete, accurate,
and usable documentation. This International Standard defines the process in which user documentation
products are tested.
This International Standard is intended neither to encourage nor discourage the use of either printed or
electronic (on-screen) media for documentation, or of any particular documentation testing or management
tools or methodologies.
This International Standard specifies processes for use in testing and reviewing of user documentation
(Clause 5). It is not limited to the test and review phase of the life cycle, but includes activities throughout the
Information Management and Documentation Management processes.
This International Standard provides the minimum requirements for the testing and reviewing of user
documentation (Clause 6), including both printed and on-screen documents used in the work environment by
the users of systems software. It applies to printed user manuals, online help, tutorials, and user reference
documentation.
The order of clauses in this International Standard does not imply that the software user documentation
should be tested in this order.
In each clause, the requirements are media-independent, as far as possible. The informative checklists found
in Annexes A and B may be used at each phase of the documentation process to verify that the appropriate
steps have been carried out, and that the finished product has acceptable quality.
IEEE 26513-2010 history
2017IEEE 26513-2017 Systems and software engineering - Requirements for testers and reviewers of information for users (IEEE Computer Society)
2010IEEE 26513-2010 Systems and Software Engineering— Requirements for Testers and Reviewers of Documentation