This standard specifies the requirements and guidelines for the preparation of the reliability growth program. For reliability to grow, weak links in hardware and software need to be exposed and eliminated. This standard is appropriate when the specification requires a reliability program for the equipment (electronic, electromechanical, mechanical hardware, and software), or when the design is known to be immature and cannot meet the requirements of proof testing without modification. After explaining the basic concepts, the required management, planning, testing (laboratory and field testing), failure analysis and improvement techniques are described. In order to estimate the level of reliability achieved after growth, the mathematical model is also briefly outlined. This standard applies to occasions where reliability improvement is carried out through testing, and its general principles are equally applicable to other activities. Improvement work can be carried out on the basis of the following results: - theoretical studies (such as failure mode and effects analysis); - field tests; - user experience; - projects whose main purpose is not devoted to reliability improvement .