This document, within the context of methods and tools that support adoption, construction, operation, and management of product line maturity framework, specifies:

• processes for managing, operationalizing, and supporting product line maturity framework adoption (those processes are described in terms of purpose, inputs, tasks, and outcomes);
• method capabilities to support the defined tasks of each process;
• tool capabilities that automate or semi-automate tasks and methods.

This document does not concern the processes and capabilities of methods and tools for a single system but rather deals with those for a family of products.