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This is a working page to build the list of activities and the SWEs and topics that define them.

The table below was built from the activity descriptions in NPR 7150.2D chapters 3 thru 5. These are highlighted in yellow.

Additional activities were derived from chapter 2 and are highlighted blue below as the first 7 activities. These chapter 2 activities were then copied into the activities highlighted in yellow where they seemed most likely to belong.

Distribution Of SWEs Into Activities

All SWEs in NPR 7150.2D are represented in an activity in the yellow group. SWEs that come from chapter 2 represent things that are done at the Institutional level to enable projects to perform a SWE at the project level. In a sense, they are enabling SWEs.

Distribution Of Topics And PATs Into Activities

All topics are represented in at least one activity.
Some topics are associated with multiple SWEs and may appear in more than one activity. For example, topic 8.5 - SW Failure Modes and Effects Analysis deals with design as well as has safety related considerations as well. It appears in both the 3.7 Safety-Critical Software and 4.3 Software Design activities.
All PATs are represented in at least one activity. Some PATs may appear in multiple activities depending on the same criteria as topics.

Topics That Don't Fit Into Activities

There are a few topics that don't fit into the activity scheme. They are listed in the next to last row in the red highlight.

Activities That Are Not Represented In This Model

There are a few topics that are not represented in this activity model. They are listed in the last row in the green highlight. If we want this activity model to match more closely with the way projects do their work, it may be necessary to add these activities into the model and move the appropriate SWEs, Topics, PATs, etc. into them.

Additional Considerations Moving Forward

3.8 Automatic Generation of Software Source Code content might be better to put into the activity 4.3 Software Design or 4.4 Software Implementation
3.12 Software Bi-Directional Traceability has only one SWE and no other topics or other materials associated with it. It may be more appropriate to put this SWE under 4.1 Software Requirements
4.2 Software Architecture and 4.3 Software Design might be better to consider as a single activity.

Activity Name	SWEs	Related Topics, Document Structures, Principles, Checklists, and PATs
Benchmarking and Appraisals 3.9 Software Development Processes and Practices	SWE-004 - OCE Benchmarking SWE-129 - OCE NPR Appraisals SWE-209 - Benchmarking Software Assurance and Software Safety Capabilities SWE-221 - OSMA NPR Appraisals	8.12 - Basics of Software Auditing
Licensing, Sharing and Reuse Also see 3.10 Software Reuse	SWE-215 - Software License Rights SWE-216 - Internal Software Sharing List SWE-217 - List of All Contributors and Disclaimer Notice SWE-214 - Internal Software Sharing and Reuse SWE-218 - Contracting Officers	8.8 - COTS Software Safety Considerations
Measurements and Metrics Also see 5.4 Software Measurements	SWE-091 - Establish and Maintain Measurement Repository SWE-092 - Using Measurement Data SWE-142 - Software Cost Repositories	7.14 - Implementing Measurement Requirements and Analysis for Projects 7.18 - Metrics - Software Metrics Report
Process Definition 3.9 Software Development Processes and Practices	SWE-002 - Software Engineering Initiative SWE-208 - Advancing Software Assurance and Software Safety Practices SWE-003 - Center Improvement Plans SWE-005 - Software Processes SWE-095 - Report Engineering Discipline Status SWE-006 - Center Software Inventory	7.1 - History and Overview of the Software Process Improvement (SPI) Effort
Process Library 3.9 Software Development Processes and Practices	SWE-098 - Agency Process Asset Library SWE-144 - Software Engineering Process Assets SWE-153 - ETA Define Document Content
Requirement Mapping, Tailoring, and Classification Also see 3.5 Software Classification Assessments	SWE-152 - Review Requirements Mapping Matrices SWE-212 - NASA-STD-8739 Mapping Matrices SWE-223 - Tailoring IV&V project selections SWE-140 - Comply with Requirements SWE-126 - Tailoring Considerations SWE-150 - Review Changes To Tailored Requirements SWE-021 - Transition to a Higher Class	7.2 - Classification and Safety-Criticality 7.13 - Transitioning to a Higher Class 7.16 - Appendix C. Requirements Mapping and Compliance Matrix
Training Also see 3.4 Software Training	SWE-100 - Software Training Funding SWE-222 - Software Assurance Training	7.18 - Train - Software Training Plan
3.1 Software Life Cycle Planning	SWE-033 - Acquisition vs. Development Assessment SWE-013 - Software Plans SWE-024 - Plan Tracking SWE-034 - Acceptance Criteria SWE-036 - Software Process Determination SWE-037 - Software Milestones SWE-039 - Software Supplier Insight SWE-040 - Access to Software Products SWE-042 - Source Code Electronic Access SWE-139 - Shall Statements SWE-121 - Document Tailored Requirements SWE-125 - Requirements Compliance Matrix SWE-027 - Use of Commercial, Government, and Legacy Software	7.3 - Acquisition Guidance 7.4 - Flow Down of NPR Requirements on Contracts and to Other Centers in Multi-Center Projects 7.5 - Work Breakdown Structures That Include Software 7.8 - Maturity of Life Cycle Products at Milestone Reviews 7.9 - Entrance and Exit Criteria 7.18 - SDP-SMP - Software Development - Management Plan 8.16 - Software Assurance Plan PAT-024 - Checklist for Choosing Off-The Shelf Software PAT-025 - Checklist for Choosing a Real Time Operating System (RTOS)
3.2 Software Cost Estimation	SWE-015 - Cost Estimation SWE-151 - Cost Estimate Conditions SWE-174 - Software Planning Parameters	7.5 - Work Breakdown Structures That Include Software 7.6 - Software Test Estimation and Testing Levels
3.3 Software Schedules	SWE-016 - Software Schedule SWE-018 - Software Activities Review SWE-046 - Supplier Software Schedule	7.5 - Work Breakdown Structures That Include Software 7.8 - Maturity of Life Cycle Products at Milestone Reviews 7.9 - Entrance and Exit Criteria 8.15 - SA Tasking Checklist Tool
3.4 Software Training	SWE-017 - Project and Software Training SWEs from Ch 2 - Institutional Requirements SWE-100 - Software Training Funding SWE-222 - Software Assurance Training	7.18 - Train - Software Training Plan
3.5 Software Classification Assessments	SWE-020 - Software Classification SWE-176 - Software Records SWEs from Ch 2 - Institutional Requirements SWE-152 - Review Requirements Mapping Matrices SWE-212 - NASA-STD-8739 Mapping Matrices SWE-223 - Tailoring IV&V project selections SWE-140 - Comply with Requirements SWE-126 - Tailoring Considerations SWE-150 - Review Changes To Tailored Requirements SWE-021 - Transition to a Higher Class	7.2 - Classification and Safety-Criticality 7.13 - Transitioning to a Higher Class 7.16 - Appendix C. Requirements Mapping and Compliance Matrix 8.15 - SA Tasking Checklist Tool PAT-028 - NPR 7150.2D Compliance Matrix
3.6 Software Assurance and Software Independent Verification & Validation	SWE-022 - Software Assurance SWE-141 - Software Independent Verification and Validation SWE-131 - Independent Verification and Validation Project Execution Plan SWE-178 - IV&V Artifacts SWE-179 - IV&V Submitted Issues and Risks	8.16 - Software Assurance Plan 8.16 - IV&V Project Execution Plan
3.7 Safety-Critical Software	SWE-205 - Determination of Safety- Critical Software SWE-023 - Software Safety-Critical Requirements SWE-134 - Safety-Critical Software Design Requirements SWE-219 - Test Coverage for Safety Critical Software Components SWE-220 - Cyclomatic Complexity Values for Safety-Critical Software	7.21 - Multi-condition Software Requirements 8.1 - Off Nominal Testing 8.4 - Additional Requirements Considerations for Use with Safety-Critical Software 8.5 - SW Failure Modes and Effects Analysis 8.7 - Software Fault Tree Analysis 8.8 - COTS Software Safety Considerations 8.9 - Software Safety Analysis 8.10 - Facility Software Safety Considerations 8.15 - SA Tasking Checklist Tool 8.16 - Software Safety and Hazard Analysis 8.17 - Software Safety Audit Checklists 8.19 - Dead / Dormant Code and Safety-Critical Software 8.20 - Safety Specific Activities in Each Phase 8.21 - Software Hazard Causes 8.22 - Hazardous Commands 6.1 - Design for Safety Checklist 6.2 - Checklist for General Software Safety Requirements 6.11 - Examples of Programming Practices for Exception Handling Software Safety and Design Principles PAT-004 - Safety Requirements Analysis Checklist PAT-006 - Design Practices for Safety PAT-007 - Checklist for General Software Safety Requirements PAT-008 - Safety Considerations for Design Peer Reviews Checklist
3.8 Automatic Generation of Software Source Code	SWE-146 - Auto-generated Source Code SWE-206 - Auto-Generation Software Inputs	8.11 - Auto-Generated Code
3.9 Software Development Processes and Practices	SWE-032 - CMMI Levels for Class A and B Software SWEs from Ch 2 - Institutional Requirements SWE-004 - OCE Benchmarking SWE-129 - OCE NPR Appraisals SWE-209 - Benchmarking Software Assurance and Software Safety Capabilities SWE-221 - OSMA NPR Appraisals SWE-002 - Software Engineering Initiative SWE-208 - Advancing Software Assurance and Software Safety Practices SWE-003 - Center Improvement Plans SWE-005 - Software Processes SWE-095 - Report Engineering Discipline Status SWE-006 - Center Software Inventory SWE-098 - Agency Process Asset Library SWE-144 - Software Engineering Process Assets SWE-153 - ETA Define Document Content	8.12 - Basics of Software Auditing 8.16 - Audit Reports PAT-033 - TASKS NEEDING OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE 7.1 - History and Overview of the Software Process Improvement (SPI) Effort
3.10 Software Reuse	SWE-147 - Specify Reusability Requirements SWE-148 - Contribute to Agency Software Catalog SWEs from Ch 2 - Institutional Requirements SWE-215 - Software License Rights SWE-216 - Internal Software Sharing List SWE-217 - List of All Contributors and Disclaimer Notice SWE-214 - Internal Software Sharing and Reuse SWE-218 - Contracting Officers	8.8 - COTS Software Safety Considerations
3.11 Software Cybersecurity	SWE-156 - Evaluate Systems for Security Risks SWE-154 - Identify Security Risks SWE-157 - Protect Against Unauthorized Access SWE-159 - Verify and Validate Risk Mitigations SWE-207 - Secure Coding Practices SWE-185 - Verification of Software Code to Coding Standards SWE-210 - Detection of Adversarial Actions	PAT-012 - Detection of Adversarial Actions
3.12 Software Bi-Directional Traceability	SWE-052 - Bidirectional Traceability
4.1 Software Requirements	SWE-050 - Software Requirements SWE-051 - Software Requirements Analysis SWE-184 - Software-related Constraints and Assumptions SWE-053 - Manage Requirements Changes SWE-054 - Corrective Action for Inconsistencies SWE-055 - Requirements Validation	7.18 - SRS - Software Requirements Specification 8.16 - Software Requirements Analysis PAT-003 - Functional Requirements Checklist PAT-004 - Safety Requirements Analysis Checklist PAT-013 - Software Requirements Checklist
4.2 Software Architecture	SWE-057 - Software Architecture SWE-143 - Software Architecture Review	7.7 - Software Architecture Description 6.3 - Checklist for Choosing a Real Time Operating System (RTOS) 6.4 - Checklist for Choosing Off-The Shelf Software (OTS) PAT-023 - Preparing for a SARB Checklist PAT-024 - Checklist for Choosing Off-The Shelf Software PAT-025 - Checklist for Choosing a Real Time Operating System (RTOS) PAT-029 - Software Architecture Review Board Checklist PAT-030 - SARB Review Checklist with Guidance
4.3 Software Design	SWE-058 - Detailed Design	7.18 - IDD - Interface Design Description 7.18 - SDD - Software Data Dictionary 7.18 - SUM - Software User Manual 7.18 - SwDD - Software Design Description 8.2 - Software Reliability 8.5 - SW Failure Modes and Effects Analysis 8.7 - Software Fault Tree Analysis 8.16 - Software Design Analysis Software Safety and Design Principles PAT-005 - Software Component Design Analysis Checklist PAT-006 - Design Practices for Safety PAT-008 - Safety Considerations for Design Peer Reviews Checklist PAT-014 - Architecture Design Checklist PAT-015 - Detailed Design Checklist PAT-016 - Functional Design Checklist PAT-020 - Examples of Interface Problems PAT-021 - SADESIGN Checklist PAT-023 - Preparing for a SARB Checklist PAT-029 - Software Architecture Review Board Checklist PAT-030 - SARB Review Checklist with Guidance PAT-031 - Critical Design Analysis Checklist
4.4 Software Implementation	SWE-060 - Coding Software SWE-061 - Coding Standards SWE-135 - Static Analysis SWE-062 - Unit Test SWE-186 - Unit Test Repeatability SWE-063 - Release Version Description SWE-136 - Software Tool Accreditation	7.18 - SUM - Software User Manual 7.18 - VDD - Version Description Document 8.2 - Software Reliability 8.16 - Source Code Quality Analysis 6.5 - Checklist for C Programming Practices 6.6 - Checklist for C++ Programming Practices 6.7 - Checklist for Ada Programming Practices 6.8 - Checklist for Fortran Programming Practices 6.9 - Checklist for Generic (Non-Language-Specific) Programming Practices 6.10 - Checklist for General Good Programming Practices 6.11 - Examples of Programming Practices for Exception Handling PAT-017 - C Code Inspection Checklist PAT-022 - Programming Practices Checklist PAT-032 - Considerations When Using Interrupts
4.5 Software Testing	SWE-065 - Test Plan, Procedures, Reports SWE-066 - Perform Testing SWE-187 - Control of Software Items SWE-068 - Evaluate Test Results SWE-070 - Models, Simulations, Tools SWE-071 - Update Test Plans and Procedures SWE-073 - Platform or Hi-Fidelity Simulations SWE-189 - Code Coverage Measurements SWE-190 - Verify Code Coverage SWE-191 - Software Regression Testing SWE-192 - Software Hazardous Requirements SWE-193 - Acceptance Testing for Affected Behavior SWE-211 - Testing Levels of Non-Custom Developed Software	7.6 - Software Test Estimation and Testing Levels 7.15 - Relationship Between NPR 7150.2 and NASA-STD-7009 7.21 - Multi-condition Software Requirements 7.18 - STP - Software Test Plan 7.18 - STR - Software Test Report 7.18 - Test - Software Test Procedures 8.1 - Off Nominal Testing 8.2 - Software Reliability 8.13 - Test Witnessing 8.16 - Testing Analysis 8.16 - Software Assurance Status Reports PAT-018 - Test Plan Checklist PAT-019 - Test Procedure Checklist PAT-026 - Test Review Checklist For Test Leads PAT-027 - Test Review Checklist For Review Teams
4.6 Software Operations, Maintenance, and Retirement	SWE-075 - Plan Operations, Maintenance, Retirement SWE-077 - Deliver Software Products SWE-194 - Delivery Requirements Verification SWE-195 - Software Maintenance Phase SWE-196 - Software Retirement Archival	7.18 - Maint - Software Maintenance Plan 7.18 - VDD - Version Description Document 8.23 - Software Contents of a Certification of Flight Readiness
5.1 Software Configuration Management (SCM)	SWE-079 - Develop CM Plan SWE-080 - Track and Evaluate Changes SWE-081 - Identify Software CM Items SWE-082 - Authorizing Changes SWE-083 - Status Accounting SWE-084 - Configuration Audits SWE-085 - Release Management SWE-045 - Project Participation in Audits	7.18 - CR-PR - Software Change Request - Problem Report 7.18 - SCMP - Software Configuration Management Plan PAT-001 - FCA Checklist PAT-002 - PCA Checklist
5.2 Software Risk Management	SWE-086 - Continuous Risk Management	7.19 - Software Risk Management Checklists 7.20 - Assessing - Meets the Intent 8.6 - IV&V Surveillance
5.3 Software Peer Reviews and Inspections	SWE-087 - Software Peer Reviews and Inspections for Requirements, Plans, Design, Code, and Test Procedures SWE-088 - Software Peer Reviews and Inspections - Checklist Criteria and Tracking SWE-089 - Software Peer Reviews and Inspections - Basic Measurements	7.10 - Peer Review and Inspections Including Checklists 7.18 - Inspect - Software Inspection, Peer Reviews, Inspections PAT-003 - Functional Requirements Checklist PAT-008 - Safety Considerations for Design Peer Reviews Checklist PAT-013 - Software Requirements Checklist PAT-014 - Architecture Design Checklist PAT-015 - Detailed Design Checklist PAT-016 - Functional Design Checklist PAT-017 - C Code Inspection Checklist PAT-018 - Test Plan Checklist PAT-019 - Test Procedure Checklist
5.4 Software Measurements	SWE-090 - Management and Technical Measurements SWE-093 - Analysis of Measurement Data SWE-094 - Reporting of Measurement Analysis SWE-199 - Performance Measures SWE-200 - Software Requirements Volatility Metrics SWEs from Ch 2 - Institutional Requirements SWE-091 - Establish and Maintain Measurement Repository SWE-092 - Using Measurement Data SWE-142 - Software Cost Repositories	7.14 - Implementing Measurement Requirements and Analysis for Projects 7.18 - Metrics - Software Metrics Report 8.3 - Organizational Goals of Software Assurance Metrics 8.18 - SA Suggested Metrics
5.5 Software Non-conformance or Defect Management	SWE-201 - Software Non-Conformances SWE-202 - Software Severity Levels SWE-203 - Mandatory Assessments for Non-Conformances SWE-204 - Process Assessments	7.18 - CR-PR - Software Change Request - Problem Report
Other SWEHB pages that don't fit into the "activity" model		7.11 - SWE History 7.12 - Retired 7.15 - Relationship Between NPR 7150.2 and NASA-STD-7009 7.17 - 7150.2D Appendices (Definitions, References, etc.) 8.14 - SA Tasking for NPR 7150.2B
Other Activities for consideration: Acquisition - found in existing activities such as Planning and Architecture Monitor and Control - found in Planning and 5.5 Software Non-conformance or Defect Management