Avionics
Independent yet experienced
SQS can offer a comprehensive consulting and service package,
tailored exactly to this situation. Support is offered in
meeting the higher requirements of DO-178B/ED-12B and to help
you both to define the necessary software processes in compliance
with the relevant standards and to assure the safety and reliability
of your systems with the aid of constructive and analytical
quality assurance measures. As a result, not only do you improve
your software processes by bundling consulting and services,
you also relieve your employees' workload significantly at
the same time.
With SQS you benefit above all from the concentration on one critical item - Quality. Quality is our business. For over 20 years we have been supporting companies in the industrial sectors. Involvement in safety-critical systems and standards-compliant design of software processes are two of our main strengths.
Effective from the very beginning
With SQS you have support to help you move from the planning
phase through to the approval of your system. The range of
services we offer ranges from standard-compliant definition
of software processes to the selection and implementation
of suitable procedures and methods. Should you require assistance
with the development of suitable project management for the
introduction of change and configuration manage-ment, SQS
can provide standards-compliant support.
We assist you in handling your tasks by means of a structured approach that has proved successful in many projects. By analysing the existing processes we identify which improvement measures are necessary for your project and how these can be appropriately implemented. This analysis can be conducted in accordance with ISO-15504 (SPICE) or CMMI, taking particular consideration of the requirements of DO-178B/ED-12B. By means of a gap analysis we work with you to determine potential areas of improvement, draw up a prioritised list of process enhance-ment activities and implement these in collaboration with you.
SQS continues to consult you on the qualification and approval
of your systems. For the purposes of this consultation, what
matters is not which concrete processes you use for the development
of your software, but whether these processes fulfil the objectives
and requirements and whether you can offer proof of this.
Harmonisation with avionics authorities and customers at an
early stage is crucial here. This is the only way to achieve
a successful qualification and approval process.
Support as a service to customers
In addition to our consulting activities, SQS provides you
with comprehensive services in connection with the documentation
of processes for DO-178B/ED-12B and with the development and
enforcement of rules and standards. We implement qualified
processes for the management of requirements and assist you
with the introduction of constructive quality assurance methods
and the execution of authentication measures such as code
inspections and software quality assessments in compliance
with internal and external standards. We support you with
the set-up of test environments and with efficient low-level
tests, software integration tests, hardware/software integration
and system tests. If you need advice on establishing processes
and implementing traceability requirements, we are the right
people to contact.
SQS services
Consulting
- Conceptual design of software processes in compliance with DO-178B/ED-12B
- Consultation on standards such as ABD 100/200 or DO-254/ED-80
- Selection of efficient test procedures and tools
- Establishment of authentication measures
- Establishment of requirements management
- Establishment of constructive quality assurance methods
- Conceptual design of traceability systems
- Support on code and requirement coverage
Services
- Project management
- Management and coaching of defined development processes
- Monitoring of defined development processes
- DO-178B/ED-12B GAP analysis
- Assessment in compliance with ISO-15504 (SPICE) or CMMI
- Test execution, automation and support
- Code inspections and software quality assessments
Training
- Workshops on the introduction of DO-178B/ED-12B
- Seminars on testing safety-critical systems
- Seminars on testing embedded systems
- Seminars on the use of FMEA methods in software development
Benefits SQS can provide
- Manufacturer and product independent consulting
- Analysis, consulting, service and training from a single source
- 20 years of experience in software quality assurance
- Experience in numerous avionics projects
- Experience in safety-critical and embedded projects
- Experience in the qualification of avionics systems
- Continuous transfer of expertise during the project
- Structured procedure models for the implementation of standards
- Immediate support through relevant processes and real relief of your employees
- Assessment experience in industrial sectors
- Continuous progress monitoring
- Adherence to schedules
- Cost reduction
- Minimisation of risk