P. Nieminen & M.G. Pia. Assessment on the Milestones 2000 Maria Grazia Pia Geant4 Workshop Paris, October

P. Nieminen & M.G. Pia. Physics and SPI 4Assessment and improvements of the current physics implementation (mandatory) LImplementation of the Auger effect (mandatory) LLow energy extensions for positrons (mandatory) 4Extensions to lower energies of protons and ions and simulation of straggling (mandatory) 4Extension to lower energies of antiprotons (mandatory) KLow energy extensions for negative ions (desirable) KExtensions to lower energies of electrons and photons (optional) 4Explicit definition and documentation of procedures (mandatory) 4Major improvement of the design (mandatory) 4Major improvement of the software quality (desirable) KImprovement of performance in critical areas (desirable) LSet-up of a full testing suite and thorough testing of the software and physics (mandatory) 4Defect analysis and prevention (desirable) 4Complete and accurate documentation coverage (desirable) 4Internal training (desirable)

P. Nieminen & M.G. Pia. Publications and design 4Preprint on antiprotons (mandatory) KPreprint on negative ions (desirable) KPreprint on positrons (desirable) KPreprints on further extensions and updates (desirable) KPreprint on design (desirable) KPreprint on software process (desirable) LPaper on refereed journal on electrons, positrons, photons (mandatory) LPaper on refereed journal on hadrons (mandatory) LPaper on refereed journal on ions (mandatory) LOO design iteration in the data domain (mandatory) KOO design iteration in the electron- photon domain (desirable) 4OO design iteration in the hadron- ion domain (mandatory) KOO design iteration at the top level of electromagnetic processes to remove Standard and Low Energy cross-dependencies (desirable) 4Reorganisation of the physical design of the electromagnetic package (desirable)

P. Nieminen & M.G. Pia. Testing  Clear separation of the testing from the examples (mandatory)  Distinction of debugging, software testing and physics testing (desirable)  Definition and documentation of testing requirements (mandatory)  Definition and documentation of testing procedures (mandatory)  Integration of testing into the software lifecycle (desirable)  Test planning (mandatory)  Clear assignment of responsibilities for testing tools developments and testing execution (mandatory)  Development of unit testing tools (mandatory)  Development of integration testing tools (optional)  Improvement of system testing tools (desirable)  Improvement of physics testing tools (desirable)  Verification of compliance with requirements (optional)  Documentation of testing tools and reference test results (desirable)  Creation and maintenance of a test case repository (desirable)  Collaboration with users in the testing process (optional)  Continuous improvement of the testing system, based on defect analysis and contacts with users (optional)