SQ

Providing a set of tools for Software Assurance practitioners in the NASA community

Software Quality (SQ)

Module 1
Processes, Reporting, and Records

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Class 1 Overview
• Quality Processes
• Process Map
• Reporting (two work instructions)
– Assessments and Reports
• Records
• Work Product Tools
• Software Assurance Web Site
• Acronym list

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Quality Processes
Procedure [303-PG-7120.2.1]

Work Instructions Assessment

Product & Process Report &
Reporting
Checklists Form

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 Process Map
SQ

Outputs

- Schedule - Completed Checklist - Assessment Report

- Approved SQA Plan - Findings/Observations/Risks - Reporting Form
- Assessment Plan (optional) - Status: Weekly/Mthly/Qtrly

SO
Write Repository
Develop Conduct Assessment and
SQA Plan Assessments Reports Records

- MAR/SOW - Work Instruction - Report Template - Findings repository

Inputs

- Surveillance Plan - Checklist - Findings - Assessment Rpt

-303-WI-7120.2.3 - Product/Process Items - Observations - Checklists
- SQAP Template - Standards - Risks - Reporting Form
- Project Doc’s - other items - Recommendations

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Reporting
Assessment WI Reporting WI
• Planning • Software Quality Reporting Form
– Input data (required)
– Assessment Plan (optional)
• Conducting – Complete Form within 5 business
– In-Brief (optional) days
– Assessment Methods – Send softcopy to Sue Sekira
– Work Instructions and Checklists (Susan.J.Sekira@nasa.gov)
• Reporting
– Out-Brief (optional) • Generate and Maintain Metrics
– Assessment Report (required) (required)
• Finding Priority (P1, P2)
• Follow-up – Software Assurance Lead
• Share with OSSMA
• Tracking management
– Tracking Repository (required) – Software Quality Personnel
• States (Open, Awaiting • Shared with Systems
Approval, Closed) Assurance Manager
• Escalation
– States (0, 1, 2)
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Quality Records in WIs

• Assessment Report
Other Artifacts
• Completed Checklists
• SQA Plan
• Assessment Artifacts
• Schedules
• Completed Reporting Form
• Status Reports
• Assessment Plan(s)
• Assessment In-Brief and
Other Records
Out-Brief packages
• Tracking Repository
• Metrics

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Work Product Tools

• 303-PG-7120.2.1, Procedure for Developing and Implementing Software Quality (GDMS)
• 303-WI-7120.2.3, Software Quality Assessment Process (GDMS review cycle)
• 303-WI-7120.2.2, Software Quality Reporting Process (GDMS)
• 303-FRM1_RPT, Software Quality Reporting Form (Web Site)
• Rev 1.0, Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Plan Template (Web Site)
• 11/20/03, Software Quality Activity Matrix (Web Site)
• Checklists (Web Site)
• Version 2.1, Software Quality Reporting Form (Web Site)
• Version 1.0, Findings Tracking Repository (Web Site)
• Version 1.0, SQ Training Module 1 – Processes, Reporting, and Records (Web Site)

http://gdms.gsfc.nasa.gov/gdms
http://sw-assurance.gsfc.nasa.gov

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SW-Assurance Web Site

• The Software Assurance web site was developed as a tool for Practitioners (software
assurance personnel) http://sw-assurance.gsfc.nasa.gov

• This site has been designed to be a one stop resource that provides the latest tools or
links required to perform software assurance activities and tasks

• The site is currently available to NASA GSFC only -- with plans to open it up to all
the NASA centers after all of the disciplines (quality, reliability, safety, V&V, and
IV&V) sections are populated

• The majority of the content today resides under the Quality section and pertains to
software quality tools. Any request for new data, general comments, or corrections,
may be sent to Susan Sekira at “Susan.J.Sekira@nasa.gov”

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Links under
Quality:
1) Procedures
and Guidelines
2) Work
Instructions
3) Checklists
4) Forms and
Templates
5) Training
6) Conferences
7) Presentations

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Module 2 Preview
PPQA
• SEI CMMI Model and GSFC Initiative
• PPQA Process Area (GG, GP, SP, & SG)
• Mapping SQ processes and records to PPQA
• Goals for PPQA pre-assessment 4Q 2004
• Role of SQ Personnel in PPQA

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Acronym List
• CMMI – Capability Maturity Model Integration
• GDMS – Goddard Directives Management System
• GG – Generic Goals
• GP – Generic Practices by Goal
• IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
• IV&V – Independent Verification and Validation
• OSSMA – Office of Systems Safety and Mission Assurance
• PPQA – Process and Product Quality Assurance
• SEI – Software Engineering Institute
• SG – Specific Goals
• SP – Specific Practices by Goal
• SQA – Software Quality Assurance
• SQ – Software Quality
• SW - Software
• V&V – Verification and Validation

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