Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: c90016c6-e03f-4224-8ff3-87a6f7d3ca42
Document Type: srp
Title: Appendix 7-A
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0525/ML052500547.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 7
Section ID: 7
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f the quality of the plans provide a means of judging the competency of the development organization and management. It may be the case, particularly when the applicant/licensee is planning for future plants, that the software plans are created in stages as information becomes available. For example, budget and schedule information may not be available when the initial plans are created. This is acceptable, provided that the information is added to the plans prior to the time the information is needed to carry out the plans. a. Software Management Plan The software management plan describes the management aspects of the software development project. It may be part of a general company software management plan, a project engineering management plan, or may be split among various management plans and company procedures. The software management plan should exhibit the management, implementation and resource characteristics listed below. Management Characteristics Rev. 4 — June 1997 Appendix 7-A BTP HICB-14-10 The management characteristics that the software management plan should exhibit include purpose, organization, oversight, responsibilities, and security. Purpose requires that the intent of the software project be defined in the software management plan. The plan should list the general functions the software will be expected to provide, and should provide an overview of the system within which the software will reside. A general overview of the project should be provided. The assumptions upon which the project is based should be stated. The scope of work for the software project, and the product and process goals, should be discussed. Organization requires a description of the software project planning organization. The plan should describe the software project organizational structure, and should describe the interfaces and boundaries between the project organization and other company organizations. Management reporting channels should be described. The