Re: Documentation Standards

[Jerry Petrey <"jdpetrey<NOSPAM>"@west.raytheon.com>]

Mark Johnson wrote:
> 
> "John R. Strohm" wrote:
> 
> > Back in the Middle Ages of military software development, we had
> > DOD-STD-2167A and all the related Data Item Descriptions.  It used to be
> > possible to go out on the Web and download a full set of same, or you could
> > get it from your friendly neighborhood company specifications and standards
> > library.  (I went through that exercise, a few times, with MIL-STD-1679,
> > DOD-STD-2167, and DOD-STD-2167A.)
> >
> > Last I heard, DOD-STD-2167A had been dropped, and the successor project,
> > DOD-STD-SDS, was terminated, with the idea being instead to use equivalent
> > commercial specification standards.
> >
> > Does anyone know what the "equivalent" standards are, and where I can scrape
> > up a set, and how much it will cost me?  ("Free" is a very good answer: this
> > is something I'm doing on my own, rather than something my employer wants me
> > to spend time and money doing.)
> >
> > Alternatively, if anyone can point me at a bootleg site with the full set
> > for DOD-STD-2167A, i.e., the standard and all the related DIDs, that would
> > also be good.
> >
> > Thanks for all answers.
> >
> > --John R. Strohm
> 
> A couple minute search using Altavista found a copy of the following "notice of
> cancellation" for MIL-STD-498 (the successor to 2167A). As mentioned below, the
> IEEE has current standards that you can purchase, subscribe to, etc. I doubt
> the pricing is current :-).
>   --Mark
> -----
> 
> Notice of
>       Cancellation
>                                      IEEE/EIA 12207 Standard for
>                                      Software Life Cycle Processing
> 
> MIL-STD-498
> 
> Notice 1
> 
> May 27, 1998
> 
>       MIL-STD-498, dated 5 December 1994 has been cancelled as of May 27, 1998.
> Information regarding software development and
>       documentation is now contained in IEEE/EIA 12207, "Information
> Technology-Software Life Cycle Processes." The most reliable sources for
>       IEEE/EIA 12207 are:
> 
>           IEEE OPERATIONS CENTER
>           445 HOES LANE
>           PO BOX 1331
>           PISCATAWAY NJ 08855-1331
>           1-800-678-4333
>           http://www.ieee.org or
>           http://standards.ieee.org/catalog/contents.html
>           customer.service@ieee.org
> 
>           OR
> 
>           GLOBAL ENGINEERING
>           15 INVERNESS WAY EAST
>           ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
>           Tel: 800-854-7179
>           Fax: 303-397-2740
>           http://global.ihs.com
> 
>           Ask for:
> 
>           IEEE/EIA 12207 Standard Series for Software Life Cycle Processes
> Package
> 
>             1.IEEE/EIA 12207.0, "Standard for Information Technology- Software
> Life Cycle Processes."
>             2.IEEE/EIA 12207.1, "Guide for ISO/IEC 12207, "Standard for
> Information Technology-Software Life Cycle Processes-Life
>               Cycle Data."
>             3.IEEE/EIA 12207.2, "Guide for ISO/IEC 12207, "Standard for
> Information Technology-Software Life Cycle
>               Processes-Implementation Considerations."
> 
>           Product No. SH94603 (at the IEEE/EIA Piscataway NJ Office)
>           Non-member cost: $153.00 plus $8.00 Handling
>           Free UPS ground shipping within the US


There is also a good guidebook to IEEE 12207 available from Abelia for 
$48.  Might be worth looking at.  See:

http://www.abelia.com/12207gd.htm


Jerry
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