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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ed to accomplish the quality assurance function. The plan should identify suitable facilities, equipment, methods, techniques and tools to facilitate the performance of the QA work. Computer equipment and software used to perform the QA work should be specified. Standards requires a method to ensure that approved standards, methods and tools are applied throughout the software life cycle. The plan should provide a method to establish and maintain the standards and methods for software QA, software V&V and software configuration management (CM). d. Software Integration Plan The software integration plan should exhibit the management, implementation, and resource characteristics listed below. Management Characteristics The management characteristics that the software integration plan should exhibit include purpose, organization and responsibilities. Appendix 7-A Rev. 4 — June 1997 BTP HICB-14-15 Purpose requires a general description of the software integration process, the hardware/software integration process and the goals of those processes. The plan should include a general description of the software integration process and of the hardware/software integration process. Organization requires a description of the software integration organization. The plan should describe the boundaries between the software integration organization and other company organizations. Reporting channels should be described. It is acceptable for the integration organization to report to the development organization, or to be part of the development organization. Responsibilities requires a definition of the responsibilities and authority of the software integration organization. Implementation Characteristics The implementation characteristics that the software integration plan should exhibit include measurement and procedures. Measurement requires a set of indicators used to determine the success or failure of the integration effort. The plan should require that data associated with