Ieee 1028 software reviews and audits

Definitions and uniform procedures for review and audit applicable to both critical and noncritical software are provided. The processes include management review, technical review, software inspection, walkthrough, and audit. The processes defined are applicable throughout the software life cycle.

Christy Bahn. This standard is concerned only with the reviews; it does not define procedures for determining the necessity of a review, nor does it specify the disposition of the results of the review. Skip to Main Content. A not-for-profit organization, IEEE is the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.

Use of this web site signifies your agreement to the terms and conditions. The processes include management review, technical review, software inspection, walkthrough, and audit. This standard provides definitions, requirements, and procedures that are applicable to the reviews of software development products throughout the software life cycle.

Users of this standard shall specify where and when this standard applies and any intended deviations from this standard. This standard may be used with other software engineering standards that determine the products to be reviewed, the timing of reviews, and the necessity of reviews.

Thus, if IEEE Std [B6] were used to carry out the verification and validation process, the procedure in IEEE Std [B6] could be followed until such time as instructions to carry out a specific review are encountered. This standard may also be used as a stand-alone definition of software review and audit procedures. In this case, local management must determine the events that precede and follow the actual software reviews and audits. Purpose: The purpose of this standard is to define systematic reviews and audits applicable to software acquisition, supply, development, operation, and maintenance.