Software Capability Evaluations Incorporating Trusted Software Methodology.

Abstract

This paper defines a method for evaluating a contractor's ability to comply with both the Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) Process Maturity Model and the Ballistic Missile Defense's (BMD) Trusted Software Methodology (TSM). The SEI model is used to evaluate the maturity of a contractor's software development process. The TSM is used to evaluate the contractor's ability to prevent inadvertent and malicious errors from occurring in software products. The method described in this paper identifies the commonality and differences between these two models and the additional activities that must occur during an SEI Software Capability Evaluation (SCE) to accommodate the TSM criteria. This method was developed after receiving appropriate SCE and TSM training and performing numerous SCEs. It is intended to be used throughout the BMD program to help identify software development risks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA298504

Entities

People

  • Beth Springsteen
  • Dennis W. Fife
  • Judy Popelas

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

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  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Software Design
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  • Computer science
  • Engineering

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