Development Process, Standards, And Tools | Quality Metrics, v1.0

Defines conformance and assessment criteria for verifying that an organization requires the developer of the information system, system component, or information system service to: (a) Define quality metrics at the beginning of the development process; and (b) Provide evidence of meeting the quality metrics [Selection (one or more): organization-defined frequency; organization-defined program review milestones; upon delivery. .
If an assessment step references organization-defined elements (E.g. <organization-defined personnel or roles>, <organization-defined frequency>, etc.), corresponding citations/excerpts must be provided to confirm that the organization has established and documented these values and that they apply as referenced in the conformance criteria.

Similarly, if a "Selection" among multiple options (e.g. [Selection (one or more): as needed; ]) is specified, evidence must be provided to establish that the option(s) implemented by the organization have been defined and documented.

The assessment step shall not be marked as satisfied without this evidence.

Assessment Step

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Development Process, Standards, And Tools | Quality Metrics (DevelopmentProcessStandardsAndToolsQualityMetrics)
Does the organization require the developer of the information system, system component, or information system service to: (a) Define quality metrics at the beginning of the development process; and (b) Provide evidence of meeting the quality metrics [Selection (one or more): [Assignment: organization-defined frequency]; [Assignment: organization-defined program review milestones]; upon delivery]?
Artifact
A1
Provide evidence (e.g. organizational policies, procedures, compliance/assessment reports, etc.) that support the assessor's response to this assessment step.
Parameter
Metric Evaluation Frequency
NUMBER : Provide the frequency (in days) at which quality metrics are evaluated for the system.
If conformance criteria reference organization-defined elements (e.g. <organization-defined personnel or roles>, <organization-defined frequency>, etc.), these values must be defined and documented by the organization.

Similarly, if the criteria specify a "Selection" among multiple options (e.g. [Selection (one or more): as needed; ]), the option(s) implemented by the organization must also be defined and documented.

Conformance Criteria (1)

C1
The organization requires the developer of the information system, system component, or information system service to: (a) Define quality metrics at the beginning of the development process; and (b) Provide evidence of meeting the quality metrics [Selection (one or more): [Assignment: organization-defined frequency]; [Assignment: organization-defined program review milestones]; upon delivery].
Citation
SP800-53R4
Appendix F, SA-15 (1)