Software Quality Mission Operations Review (MOR) Checklist

Date(s) of Assessment: ______________ Project: _____________________________________

Y, N, F, O Comments
NA
REVIEW PREPARATION
1 Have standards been identified to
clearly define the review process?
2 Were guidelines used to prepare for the
review?
3 Has the project submitted any request
for deviations or waivers to the defined
process?
4 Have entrance and exit criteria been
established for the review
5 Was an agenda prepared and distributed
in advance of the review?
6 Was the review package provided with
ample time to review?
7 Were the appropriate stakeholders in
attendance?
REVIEW CONTENT
8 Were the goals of the review and any
review prerequisites provided?
9 Was the review process addressed,
including the method for capturing
Requests for Action (RFAs), risks, or
issues?
10 Was an overview of the software
project/system provided (e.g., mission
goals, key functionality, operational
characteristics)?
11 Was status given on action items from
previous reviews?
12 Was IV & V status provided?
13 Are system components identified?
14 Are the ground systems components
identified?

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Y, N, F, O Comments
NA
15 Are the pertinent stakeholders involved
in approval of the review material?
16 Is the operational interface presented?
17 Were security issues presented?
18 Were safety issues presented?
19 Has the Flight Software Maintenance
approach been identified, drafted or
formalized?
20 Have interface and pre-launch test plans
been established (i.e., end-to-end tests,
simulations)?
21 Has mission planning and scheduling
plans and procedures been developed?
22 Have mission planning and scheduling
tools been developed and/or tested?
23 Have Ground and Flight software
releases, capabilities and planned test
been identified?
24 Have plans and status for flight
operations and science operations
preparations been identified?
25 Has on-board data memory management
been identified?
26 Have real-time health and safety
monitoring and safe mode operations
been identified, planned and/or tested?
27 Are there any outstanding software
21 quality issues?
28 Are there any outstanding Configuration
22 Management (CM) issues?
29 Is there evidence that the software is
22 under CM control and change
procedures are being implemented as
specified in the CM Plan?
30 Is there evidence that software quality
23 procedures are being implemented as
specified in the SQ Plan?
31 Are technical risks, mitigation plans,
24 and issues documented with plans for
tracking and closure?

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Y, N, F, O Comments
NA
SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION STATUS
32 Does the review package include
25 software documentation as specified in
the project plan? (i.e., flight ops plans,
contingency plans, spacecraft ops
concept)
33 Is supporting documentation for
26 operational interfaces provided in the
review package?
34 Is supporting documentation for the
27 system components provided in the
review package?
35 Is supporting documentation on ground
28 systems provided in the review
package?
POST REVIEW ACTIVITIES
36 At the conclusion of the review is an
29 understanding reached on the validity
and degree of completeness of the
Mission Operations Review?
37 Did all designated parties concur in the
30 acceptability of the Mission Operations
Review?
38 Are there any risks, issues, or request
31 for actions (RFAs) that require follow-
up?
39 Is there a process in place for reviewing
32 and tracking the closure of risks, issues,
or RFAs?
40 Have all artifacts been placed under
33 formal configuration control (e.g.,
review packages)?
41 Were Lessons Learned addressed and
34 captured?

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REFERENCE ITEMS/DOCUMENTS
IEEE Standard for Software Reviews, IEEE Std 1028-1997
GSFC System Review Office Design Review Guidelines

Review Definition – The MOR is the first of two reviews that concentrate on the ground system
and flight operations preparations. All mission-oriented operations should be addressed: science,
spacecraft and ground system operations. The overall design and status of the ground system
should be reviewed to assure that requirements for the science and spacecraft operations support
and data processing and analysis support are understood and the proposed approach will meet the
requirements. The operational interfaces between the ground and flight system should be
reviewed for proper system engineering of the operational trade-offs, signal link margins,
constraints and modes of operations, including safe modes. Mission integration or pre-launch test
planning to include all planned tests between the flight segment and the ground system should be
reviewed. Ground and Flight software releases, capabilities, and planned tests should be included
in the review. Plans and status for flight operations and science operations should be included.

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Date(s) of Assessment: ______________ Project: _______________________________________

COMMENTS PAGE _____ of _____

# Comments from assessment

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