brian@ghp.UUCP (Brian Quigley) (08/08/90)
We have been working recently in the Canadian nuclear industry in the area of Software Quality Assurance. We want to compare the practices we have seen with those of other industries with high reliability or safety requirements. In particular, we are interested in commonly used SQA practices in the space industry. For example, is there an established approach to assessing the critical roles of software programs, as perhaps "safety-critical" or "mission-critical"? Are there prescribed techniques or procedures required by NASA on sub-contractors of software in order to demonstrate various quality attributes? Are sub-contractors required to comply with any particular Quality Assurance Plan for the software? Is software recognized as a component of the overall system which has some (unknown?) reliability, and hence a failure rate? We are interested in general approaches and concerns. We are not concerned about the details of any particular procedure or standard, but we are still interested in their existence. Any comments by e-mail are welcome and appreciated. If there is sufficient interest, I will summarize for the net. Thanks!! -Brian. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Quigley Gellman, Hayward & Partners 33 Yonge St. Suite 840 UUCP: ghp!brian@mnetor.uucp Toronto, Ontario BELL: (416) 862-0430 CANADA M5E 1G4 --------------------------------------------------------------------