diff --git a/documentation/GUIDELINES.txt b/documentation/GUIDELINES.txt
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+File to cover guidelines for NEO project.
+
+[============================================================================]
+                                C++ usage
+[============================================================================]
+
+- use c++ style casts instead of c style casts.
+- do not use default parameters
+- prefer using over typedef
+- avoid defines for constants, use constexpr
+- prefer forward declarations in headers
+- avoid includes in headers unless absolutely necessary
+
+[============================================================================]
+                                Naming conventions
+[============================================================================]
+
+- use camelCase for variables names
+
+- prefer verbose variable names
+bad examples : sld, elws, aws
+good examples : sourceLevelDebugger, enqueuedLocalWorkGroupSize, actualWorkGroupSize
+
+- follow givenWhenThen test naming pattern, indicate what is interesting in the test
+
+bad examples :
+TEST(CsrTests, initialize)
+TEST(CQTests, simple)
+TEST(CQTests, basic)
+TEST(CQTests, works)
+
+good examples:
+TEST(CommandStreamReceiverTests, givenCommandStreamReceiverWhenItIsInitializedThenProperFieldsAreSet)
+TEST(CommandQueueTests, givenCommandQueueWhenEnqueueIsDoneThenTaskLevelIsModifed)
+TEST(CommandQueueTests, givenCommandQueueWithDefaultParamtersWhenEnqueueIsDoneThenTaskCountIncreases)
+TEST(CommandQueueTests, givenCommandQueueWhenEnqueueWithBlockingFlagIsSetThenDriverWaitsUntilAllCommandsAreCompleted)
+
+[============================================================================]
+                                Testing mindset
+[============================================================================]
+
+- Test behaviors instead of implementations, do not focus on adding a test per every function in the 
+class (avoid tests for setters and getters), focus on the functionality you are adding and how it changes
+the driver behavior, do not bind tests to implementation.
+
+- Make sure that test is fast, our test suite needs to complete in seconds for efficient development pace, as 
+a general rule test shouldn't be longer then 1ms in Debug driver.
+
diff --git a/runtime/guidelines/CMakeLists.txt b/runtime/guidelines/CMakeLists.txt
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+# Copyright (c) 2018, Intel Corporation
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+# the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+# in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+# OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+# THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
+# OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
+# ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+# OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+set(RUNTIME_CODING_GUIDELINES
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../documentation/GUIDELINES.txt
+)
+target_sources(${NEO_STATIC_LIB_NAME} PRIVATE ${RUNTIME_CODING_GUIDELINES})
+set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY RUNTIME_CODING_GUIDELINES ${RUNTIME_CODING_GUIDELINES})