The terms "DOD-STD-2167" and "DOD-STD-2168" (often mistakenly referred to as "MIL-STD-2167" and "MIL-STD-2168" respectively) are the official specification numbers for superseded U.S.
DoD military standards describing documents and procedures required for developing
military computer
This article specifically addresses U.S. armed forces military computers and their use.
History
Some of the earliest computers were military computers.
Military requirements for portability and ruggedness led to some of the earliest transistori ...
systems. Specifically:
[
"Frameworks for quality software process: SEI
Capability Maturity...", Springerlink.com, 2007, webpage PDF:
]
SL6-PDF
states, "MIL-STD-2167 is the standard many DoD contractors
have had to deliver...whereas MIL-STD-2168 is the DoD's quality
assurance standard."
* DOD-STD-2167 described the necessary project documentation to be delivered when developing a "Mission-Critical" computer software system.
* DOD-STD-2168 was the DoD's
software quality assurance
Software quality assurance (SQA) is a means and practice of monitoring all software engineering processes, methods, and work products to ensure compliance against defined standards. It may include ensuring conformance to standards or models, suc ...
standard, titled "Defense System Software Quality Program".
On December 5, 1994, the standards
DOD-STD-2167A
DOD-STD-2167A (Department of Defense Standard 2167A), titled "Defense Systems Software Development", was a United States defense standard, published on February 29, 1988, which updated the less well known DOD-STD-2167 published 4 June 1985. This ...
and DOD-STD-2168 were superseded by
MIL-STD-498
MIL-STD-498, ''Military Standard Software Development and Documentation'', was a United States military standard whose purpose was to "establish uniform requirements for software development and documentation." It was released Nov. 8, 1994, and re ...
, which merged DOD-STD-2167A,
DOD-STD-7935A, and DOD-STD-2168 into a single document while also incorporating changes to address vendor criticisms.
See also
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MIL-STD-498
MIL-STD-498, ''Military Standard Software Development and Documentation'', was a United States military standard whose purpose was to "establish uniform requirements for software development and documentation." It was released Nov. 8, 1994, and re ...
- standard which superseded DOD-STD-2167A and DOD-STD-2168
*
DOD-STD-2167A
DOD-STD-2167A (Department of Defense Standard 2167A), titled "Defense Systems Software Development", was a United States defense standard, published on February 29, 1988, which updated the less well known DOD-STD-2167 published 4 June 1985. This ...
- the succeeding revision
*
Capability Maturity Model The Capability Maturity Model (CMM) is a development model created in 1986 after a study of data collected from organizations that contracted with the U.S. Department of Defense, who funded the research. The term "maturity" relates to the degree of ...
(CMM)
Notes
References
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* {{cite web , title=MIL-HDBK-287, MILITARY HANDBOOK: A TAILORING GUIDE FOR DOD-STD-2167A , url=http://www.everyspec.com/MIL-HDBK/MIL-HDBK-0200-0299/MIL_HDBK_287_60/ , format=PDF , publisher=
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national secu ...
, date=11 Aug 1989
* "Frameworks for quality software process: SEI Capability Maturity Model...", Springerlink.com, 2007, webpage PDF
SL6-PDF states, "MIL-STD-2167 is the standard many DoD contractors have had to deliver...whereas MIL-STD-2168 is the DoD's quality assurance standard."
Military of the United States standards
Software engineering publications