Standards that cover the entire system life cycle according to ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 or comparable.

• ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2023 – Systems and software engineering - System Life Cycle Processes
• ISO/IEC/IEEE 15289:2019 – Content of systems and software life-cycle nformation products
• ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 – Software and Systems Engineering 
• IEEE 1220-2005 – Application and Management of the SE Process
• ANSI/GEIA EIA-632 (2003) – Processes for Engineering a System
• EIA/IS 731.1 (2002) – Systems Engineering Capability Model
• ISO TC184/SC5 – Interoperability, integration, and architectures for enterprise systems and automation applications 

Specific standards for defense/DoD contexts.

• IEEE 15288.1-2014 – Application of SE on Defense Programs
• IEEE 15288.2-2014 – Technical Reviews and Audits of Defense Programs
• ANSI/AIAA G-043-1992 – Guide for the Preparation of Operational Concept Documents
• UML Profile for DoDAF/MODAF (UPDM) – Architecture modeling for defense systems

Supplementary guidelines on the application of existing standards.

• ISO/IEC TR 24748-1:2018 - Guidelines for Life Cycle Management
• ISO/IEC TR 24748-3:2020 - Guidelines for Application of ISO/IEC 12207

Assessment of the capability and maturity of processes.

• ISO/IEC 15504:2004 – Information Technology - Process Assessment
• ISO/IEC 29110 (VSE) – Systems and Software Engineering Standards and Guides for Very Small Entities (VSEs)
• CMMI – Capability Maturity Model Integration

Standards for the description, visualization and analysis of systems.

• OMG SysML – Systems Modeling Language
• ISO/IEC 19501 & 19505 – Unified Modeling Language
• ISO/PAS 19450:2015 – Automation systems and integration – Object-Process Methodology (OPM)
• IEEE 1471:2000 – Recommended Practice for Architectural Description of Software-Intensive Systems
• ISO 10303-AP233, Industrial automation systems and integration – Systems Engineering Data Representation

Other relevant standards from neighboring disciplines.

• ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207 – (Referenced by 24748-3) - Software Life Cycle Processes
• UML Profile for DoDAF/MODAF