Level A and B projects require Independence for various activities.  On the surface it might appear that you just don´t have enough people to meet all the independence requirements for every activity or the guidelines in DO-178B may seem unclear, but there are multiple ways to get independence and CAST-26 provides additional guidance.

As the size of a software engineering project increases, the need for effective project management becomes more and more critical to the success of the project. There are a number of project management methodologies such as PMBOK and PRINCE2 that offer generic approaches that can be adapted to virtually any industry, company or project, but odds are none of them will be quite what you want or need right out of the box. Esteban Sánchez, Project Manager at Avionyx provides some tips on how to tailor a project management methodology that works for your company.