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18-xx
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.. std_req:: 18-00 Standard
   :id: std_req__aspice_40__iic-18-00
   :status: valid

   Standard may have the following characteristics:

   - Identification of to whom/what they apply
   - Expectations for conformance are identified
   - Conformance to requirements can be demonstrated
   - Provisions for tailoring or exception to the requirements are included

.. std_req:: 18-06 Product release criteria
   :id: std_req__aspice_40__iic-18-06
   :status: valid

   Product release criteria may have the following characteristics:

   - Defines expectations for product release:
       - release type and status
       - required elements of the release
       - product completeness including documentation
       - adequacy and coverage of testing
       - limit for open defects
       - change control status

.. std_req:: 18-07 Quality criteria
   :id: std_req__aspice_40__iic-18-07
   :status: valid

   Quality criteria may have the following characteristics:

   - Defines the expectations for work products and process performance
   - Including thresholds/tolerance levels, required measurements, required checkpoints
   - Defines what is an adequate work product (required elements, completeness expected, accuracy, etc.)
   - Defines what constitutes the completeness of the defined tasks
   - Defines what constitutes the performance of the defined tasks
   - Establishes expected performance attributes

.. std_req:: 18-52 Escalation path
   :id: std_req__aspice_40__iic-18-52
   :status: valid

   Escalation path may have the following characteristics:

   - Defined mechanisms to report and confirm escalation relevant issues
   - Identifies stakeholders to be included in the escalation path
   - Identifies levels of escalation

.. std_req:: 18-53 Configuration item selection criteria
   :id: std_req__aspice_40__iic-18-53
   :status: valid

   Configuration item selection criteria may have the following characteristics:

   - Identify types of work products to be subject to configuration control

.. std_req:: 18-57 Change analysis criteria
   :id: std_req__aspice_40__iic-18-57
   :status: valid

   Change analysis criteria may have the following characteristics:

   - Defines analysis criteria, such as
       - resource requirements
       - scheduling issues
       - risks
       - benefits

.. std_req:: 18-58 Process performance objectives
   :id: std_req__aspice_40__iic-18-58
   :status: valid

   Process performance objectives may have the following characteristics:

   - Objectives for the process of creating the process outcomes and capability level 2 achievements, and corresponding evaluation criteria
   - Assumptions and constraints, if applicable
   - Used as the basis for deriving a detailed planning
   - Examples:
       - Effort, costs, or budget targets (e.g., min/max limits)
       - Process-specific deadlines in line with milestones, or frequency of activities (o e.g., dates for deliveries to the customer, quality gates)
       - Metrics (e.g., max. number of open change requests per release, max. ratio of configuration items in status “in work” at certain milestones before next delivery / release date)

.. std_req:: 18-59 Review and approval criteria for work products
   :id: std_req__aspice_40__iic-18-59
   :status: valid

   Process performance objectives may have the following characteristics:

   - Specifies for each type of work products review and approval needs
      - If and when a review is required
      - Who shall review it
      - Who shall approve it
      - Review method(s) to be used
      - Criteria for approval

.. std_req:: 18-70 Business goals
   :id: std_req__aspice_40__iic-18-70
   :status: valid

   Business goals may have the following characteristics:

   - Explanation of the business goals
   - Requirements for the business needs
   - Associations to other goals
   - Reasons for the existence of the goals and needs, level of degree of the need and effect on the business not having that need
   - Conditions, constraints, assumptions
   - Timeframe for achievement
   - Authorization at the highest level

.. std_req:: 18-80 Improvement opportunity
   :id: std_req__aspice_40__iic-18-80
   :status: valid

   Improvement opportunity may have the following characteristics:

   - Cause of the improvement need, e.g.,
       - from qualitative or quantitative process performance analysis, evaluations, and monitoring
       - industry best practice review, state-of-the-art observations, market studies etc.
   - Improvement objectives derived from organizational business goals and improvement needs
   - Organizational scope
   - Process scope
   - Activities to be performed to keep all those affected by the improvement informed
   - Priorities

.. std_req:: 18-81 Improvement evaluation results
   :id: std_req__aspice_40__iic-18-81
   :status: valid

   Improvement evaluation results may have the following characteristics:

   - Operational impacts of identified changes on the product(s) and processes
   - Expected benefit
   - Conditions, constraints, assumptions