IEEE 1012a:1998

Amendment Standard - Superseded.
The relationship between the two sets of requirements on plans for verification and validation of software, found in IEEE Std 1012-1998 and IEEE/EIA 12207.1-1997, is explained so that users may produce documents that comply with both standards.

To establish a correlation between the content of software V&V plans as defined in 1012 and the content of such plans as defined in IEEE 12207.1, Guide for Information Technology - Software Life Cycle Processes - Life Cycle Data by adding an annex which will correlate the assumptions relating to content of the two documents and trace contenct between submect documentation.
To achieve harmonization of the content definition for software life cycle process results among the IEEE software engineering standards and with related international standards.