PRODUCT (HARDWARE/SOFTWARE) DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

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• MIL-STD-498, Software Development and Documentation - The purpose of this standard is to establish uniform requirements for software development and documentation. This standard merges DOD-STD-2167A and DOD-STD-7935A to define a set of activities and documentation suitable for the development of both weapon systems and Automated Information Systems. A conversion guide from these standards to MIL-STD-498 is provided in Appendix l. Other changes include improved compatibility with incremental and evolutionary development models; improved compatibility with non-hierarchical design methods; improved compatibility with computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools; alternatives to, and more flexibility in, preparing documents; clearer requirements for incorporating reusable software; introduction of software management indicators; added emphasis on software supportablility; and improved links to systems engineering. This standard supersedes DOD-STD-2167A, DOD-STD-7935A, and DOD-STD-1703 (NS).MIL-STD-498 is available in the following downloadable formats: (1) .zip - Compressed file that can be uncompressed with PKZIP or compatible program; (2) .exe - DOS executable self-extracting compressed file; (3) .sea - Apple System 7 self-extracting archive; (4) .tar.z - UNIX compressed archive file; (5) .txt - text file; and (6) PDF - Portable Document Format viewable with Adobe Acrobat.