INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS (CHAPTER 2)

Chapter 2 describes the roles, responsibilities, and institutional requirements relevant to the requirements in this directive. This chapter describes the responsibilities for maintaining and advancing organizational capability in software engineering practices to effectively meet the scientific and technological objectives of the Agency. Chapter 2 defines the roles and responsibilities of key officials in software engineering management, the software development and management processes, and the software life cycle management processes. Specific software classification applicability, if any, for the requirements in Chapter 2 are contained in the requirement wording. The requirements in Chapter 2 are not part of the Requirements Mapping Matrix in Appendix C. Approval of any tailoring of requirements designated in Chapter 2 can be done by the appropriate organization per the defined roles and responsibilities.

Each SWE contains six tabs: 

1. Requirement - along with the Notes (if any), and a link to the SWE history
2. Rationale 
3. Guidance - information on how the requirement may be satisfied
4. Small Projects - how the requirement may be satisfied for small projects
5. Resources - References and other associated information
6. Lessons Learned