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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Characteristics The implementation characteristics that the software V&V plan should exhibit include measurement and procedures. Measurement requires a set of indicators used to determine the success or failure of the software V&V effort. The plan should specify the criteria to be used to verify the completion of each V&V task. Evaluation criteria should be provided for test plans, test specifications, test procedures and test cases. Evaluation criteria should be provided for review plans, review specifications and review procedures. The plan should require that V&V analysis, review and testing data be systematically collected and analyzed to determine the effectiveness of the V&V effort. The error rate found during software reviews and software testing should be measured, recorded, analyzed and reported. Procedures requires a description of the software review and testing strategy. The plan should describe the management of the software V&V activities. It should specify the V&V tasks which will be carried out, including the planning assumptions for each task. It should establish the procedures and methods by which each V&V task will be performed, including the activities required to evaluate each software design output and each development activity in order to demonstrate that the system and software requirements have been met. It should establish procedures to ensure that systems in which errors are detected are appropriately analyzed, reported, corrected and reassessed. The plan should provide procedures for evaluating the risks associated with each project development activity. It should include a procedure for evaluating the effect of proposed software changes on planned reviews and tests. Anomaly reports should be generated and disseminated. A method should be specified for resolving discrepancies identified during the verification of each V&V task. Procedures should be specified for selecting test cases, and for software review activities. The plan should