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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN IEC 62960:2020
01-julij-2020
Pregledi zanesljivosti v življenjskem ciklu (IEC 62960:2020)
Dependability reviews during the life cycle (IEC 62960:2020)
Zuverlässigkeitsbewertungen während des Lebenszyklus (IEC 62960:2020)
Revues de la sûreté de fonctionnement au cours du cycle de vie (IEC 62960:2020)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 62960:2020
ICS:
13.020.60 Življenjski ciklusi izdelkov Product life-cycles
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 62960

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2020
ICS 03.120.01

English Version
Dependability reviews during the life cycle
(IEC 62960:2020)
Revues de la sûreté de fonctionnement au cours du cycle Zuverlässigkeitsbewertungen während des Lebenszyklus
de vie (IEC 62960:2020)
(IEC 62960:2020)
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European foreword
The text of document 56/1874/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 62960, prepared by IEC/TC 56
"Dependability" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as
EN IEC 62960:2020.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2021-01-22
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2023-04-22
document have to be withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62960:2020 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards
indicated:
IEC 60300-1:2014 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60300-1:2014 (not modified)
IEC 60300-3-3:2017 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60300-3-3:2017 (not modified)
IEC 62741:2015 NOTE Harmonized as EN 62741:2015 (not modified)
IEC 60812 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 60812
IEC 61025:2006 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61025:2007 (not modified)
IEC 62402:2019 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 62402:2019 (not modified)
IEC 62740:2015 NOTE Harmonized as EN 62740:2015 (not modified)
IEC 61014:2003 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61014:2003 (not modified)
IEC 61508-1:2010 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61508-1:2010 (not modified)
IEC 60706-2:2006 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60706-2:2006 (not modified)
IEC 61078:2016 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61078:2016 (not modified)
IEC 62853:2018 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 62853:2018 (not modified)
IEC 31010:2019 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 31010:2019 (not modified)
IEC 60300-3-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60300-3-2
IEC 60721-2 (series) NOTE Harmonized as EN 60721-2 (series)
IEC 60721-3 (series) NOTE Harmonized as EN 60721-3 (series)
ISO/IEC 27000:2018 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO/IEC 27000:2020 (not modified)
ISO 9000:2015 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 9000:2015 (not modified)
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Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60050-192 - International electrotechnical vocabulary - - -
Part 192: Dependability



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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions . 8
3.1 Terms and definitions . 8
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 11
4 Introducing dependability reviews . 11
4.1 General . 11
4.2 Technical reviews . 13
4.3 Status reviews . 13
4.4 Overview of the dependability review method . 14
4.4.1 Overview . 14
4.4.2 Identifying stakeholders . 14
4.4.3 Identifying what the requirements are . 15
4.4.4 Capturing information on actual performance . 15
4.4.5 Assessing the gap between requirements and actual performance . 15
4.4.6 Identifying risks and areas of concern . 15
4.4.7 Recommending actions . 16
4.5 Planning for and timing of dependability reviews . 16
4.6 Levels of dependability reviews . 17
4.6.1 Overview . 17
4.6.2 Team reviews . 18
4.6.3 Project reviews . 18
4.6.4 Status reviews . 19
5 Dependability review activities during the life cycle . 19
5.1 General . 19
5.2 Concept stage . 20
5.3 Development stage . 20
5.3.1 Overview . 20
5.3.2 Design reviews . 21
5.4 Realization stage . 22
5.5 Utilization stage . 23
5.6 Enhancement stage . 23
5.7 Retirement stage . 24
6 Implementing the dependability review process . 24
6.1 General . 24
6.2 Planning of the review . 24
6.3 Selection of the review team . 25
6.4 Preparation of the input package . 25
6.5 Meeting notification and agenda . 25
6.6 Conducting a review meeting . 26
6.6.1 General . 26
6.6.2 Meeting protocol . 26
6.6.3 Action points . 27
6.6.4 Recommendations . 27

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6.6.5 Rejected action points and recommendations . 27
6.6.6 Meeting conclusion . 27
6.7 Preparing and distributing review minutes . 27
6.7.1 General . 27
6.7.2 Minutes. 28
6.8 Actions and recommendations from a review . 28
6.9 Follow-up and completion of action points and recommendations . 29
Annex A (informative) Examples of an input package for a review . 30
A.1 Concept stage . 30
A.2 Development stage . 30
A.3 Realization stage . 30
A.4 Utilization stage . 31
A.5 Enhancement stage . 31
A.6 Retirement stage . 32
Annex B (informative) Examples of objectives for dependability reviews during the life

cycle . 33
B.1 General . 33
B.2 Concept stage . 33
B.3 Development stage . 33
B.3.1 Conceptual design review . 33
B.3.2 Detail design review . 33
B.3.3 Final design review . 34
B.4 Realization stage . 34
B.5 Utilization stage . 35
B.5.1 Operation . 35
B.5.2 Maintenance . 35
B.6 Enhancement stage . 35
B.7 Retirement stage . 36
Annex C (informative) Considerations during dependability reviews through the life
cycle . 37
C.1 General . 37
C.2 Examples of dependability review considerations in the concept stage . 37
C.3 Examples of dependability review considerations in the development stage . 38
C.4 Examples of dependability review considerations in the realization stage . 39
C.5 Examples of dependability review considerations in the utilization stage . 40
C.6 Examples of dependability review considerations in the enhancement stage . 41
C.7 Examples of dependability review considerations in the retirement stage . 42
Annex D (informative) Functions and responsibilities of some key persons for a
technical review . 43
D.1 General . 43
D.2 Chair . 43
D.3 Secretary . 44
D.4 Relevant specialists . 44
D.5 Project or team manager and members . 45
D.6 Customers and users . 45
Annex E (informative) Dependability topics for a review . 46
E.1 General . 46
E.2 Reliability . 46
E.3 Maintainability . 46

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E.4 Maintenance . 47
E.5 Maintenance support. 47
E.6 Availability . 47
E.7 Quality assurance . 48
E.8 Environmental effects . 49
E.9 Product safety . 50
E.10 Human factors . 50
E.11 Legal matters . 51
E.12 Durability . 52
E.13 Security . 52
E.14 Property damage . 52
E.15 Accountability . 53
Bibliography . 54

Figure 1 – Flow of reviews during a life cycle stage . 18
Figure 2 – Implementing the review process . 24

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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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DEPENDABILITY REVIEWS DURING THE LIFE CYCLE

FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 62960 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 56:
Dependability.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
56/1874/FDIS 56/1878/RVD

Full information on the voting for the approval of this International Standard can be found in the
report on voting indicated in the above table.
This document has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.

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INTRODUCTION
Dependability is the ability to perform as and when required. Dependability has many attributes
but is usually characterized in terms of reliability, maintainability, supportability (including
maintenance and support) and availability. These attributes are subject to change over the life
cycle and can benefit from regular review.
Benefits of dependability review throughout the life cycle include:
– discovering and mitigating or eliminating weaknesses in the early life cycle stages before
they manifest as dependability problems in later stages;
– identifying and treating problems which might occur later in the life cycle, and providing
feedback to prevent their recurrence and to adapt systems to changes in environment and
other factors;
– providing assurance of dependability and of the systems and processes that aim to achieve
dependability;
– continually improving the dependability of the system in order to maintain or improve a
commercial advantage.
Systems are becoming increasingly complex and constantly changing. This raises specific
problems that need attention. Systems are changing in the following ways. A system is often
developed, and/or utilized, in organizations across national borders and industry sectors.
Changes such as legislation affecting one country or industry sector may necessitate a change
to the system. System requirements can also change over time as technology, environmental
conditions and societal demands change.
Dependability reviews are mainly used for large systems, but even small products such as
mobile phones are complicated systems that may require dependability reviews.
Organizations involved in different parts of the life cycle might not be able to share a common
purpose. For example, an engineering design company during the development and realization
stages may not be able to fully anticipate the needs of stakeholders at the utilization stage.
More generally, it is becoming increasingly difficult to predict at some earlier stage potential
dependability problems that can occur at a later life cycle stage. Dependability reviews carried
out at appropriate points during the life cycle can assist in addressing all of the above issues.
This document provides guidance on dependability reviews as part of an organization’s
technical review processes. It provides a coherent set of principles for dependability reviews
which could be useful in addition to, and in support of, general monitoring and dependability
assurance carried out by various organizations at different life cycle stages.
In many cases dependability aspects of a system are covered in other reviews such as design
reviews or manufacturability reviews. In these cases, the procedures given in this document
can be applied. The informative annexes can be used as checklists to cover all technical
relevant aspects.
Dependability reviews described in this document are a key part of a dependability management
system as described in IEC 60300-1.

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DEPENDABILITY REVIEWS DURING THE LIFE CYCLE



1 Scope
This document provides guidance on a review methodology for dependability from a technical
perspective that is applicable at all stages of a system life cycle. Its application can improve
the dependability of a system throughout its life cycle by triggering appropriate actions at
appropriate times to address potential dependability problems.
It provides guidance for developers, manufacturers, users and third-party independent
reviewers such as consulting organizations.
This document describes a dependability review methodology focusing on:
– coherence of review activities across life cycle stages and their impact on dependability;
– stakeholder identification and how this affects dependability review activities;
– the relationships between different types of reviews;
– procedures for effective dependability reviews;
– examples of dependability review activities.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies.
For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
IEC 60050-192, International electrotechnical vocabulary – Part 192: Dependability
(available at http://www.electropedia.org)
3 Terms and definitions
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in IEC 60050-192 and the
following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following
addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.o
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