Requirements framework for the Software Systems Safety Review Panel (SSSTRP)

Abstract

This paper describes the research and progress made during FY09 at the Naval Postgraduate School on a Software Systems Safety Review Panel (SSSTRP) Requirements Framework. Accomplishments made in FY09 include the discovery of the primary causes for the high level of vendor failure rates during the SSSTRP process. Research showed that the lack of structure associated with the vendor-provided Technical Review Package (TRP) led to inconsistent documentation and standards in the SSSTRP process of evaluating the vendor's software safety risk. The development of a domain-specific Requirements Framework designed to work with the SSSTRP process will both help the vendor fully understand the measurable requirements for the TRP, and the SSSTRP members to understand the measurable standard by which the TRP is evaluated. This process should result in a reduction of SSSTRP failures.