Title :
Management aspect of software safety
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Trusted Comput. Syst., Aerosp. Corp., El Segundo, CA, USA
Abstract :
The author discusses how safety-critical software projects can be organized to enhance safety. He reviews current software safety practices, examines management´s roles, and identifies the areas that must be improved. The premise is based on the thesis that more significant and immediate software safety improvement on current safety-critical projects can be accomplished by addressing the management aspect of software safety rather than the technical aspect. A management hierarchy as recommended in the UK Interim Defense Standard 00-55 (1989) is discussed
Keywords :
DP management; safety; software reliability; UK Interim Defense Standard 00-55 (1989); management aspect; management hierarchy; safety-critical software projects; software safety; software safety practices; Aerospace control; Aerospace safety; Air traffic control; Aircraft; Computer industry; FAA; Fault tolerance; Hardware; Project management; Software safety;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Assurance, 1993. COMPASS '93, Practical Paths to Assurance. Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Conference on
Conference_Location :
Gaithersburg, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1251-1
DOI :
10.1109/CMPASS.1993.288860
