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Question
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Answer
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1.
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Is ISO/IEC 12207
life cycle dependent?
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ISO/IEC 12207 can
be used with any life cycle model. However,
you need to choose the model or models to be used, before beginning a
development program.
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2.
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Is it necessary to use all
the 325 tasks spelled out in ISO/IEC 12207 on a project?
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No! ISO/IEC 12207
was made to be flexible. You
choose the tasks that are right for your project.
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3.
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Can I use
this standard for producing shrink-wrap software?
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Yes.
Just select the tasks that are right for your business.
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4.
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ISO/IEC 12207
does not call out in detail the security related tasks. How do I accommodate these tasks?
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Just add
the additional tasks as a addendum to the contract or statement of work.
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How do
I use ISO/IEC 12207 and ISO/IEC 90003 together to
achieve ISO 9001 registration? |
When establishing a quality system that will
meet the requirements of 9001, a firm should use all three documents.
9001,
ISO/IEC 90003 and ISO/IEC 12207 are all important to completely understand the requirements of 9001 for a
software project. 90003 gives a software project further guidance
on how to apply 9001 on a software project Each one of the 90003
clauses that are software unique point to ISO/IEC 12207 to provide more
details on software issues and to further clarify issues pertain to
software. |
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Is
there a Certification scheme on ISO/IEC 12207 ? |
At
this time there is no Certification scheme for ISO/IEC 12207.
However South Africa has one in
development. |
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What is the relationship between ISO/IEC 12207
and DoD 498 |
ISO/IEC 12207 was adopted by the DoD to
use on all new contract and it supplants standard DoD 498. |
