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In system/software system engineering, (1) The process of defining a collection of hardware and software components and their interfaces to establish a framework for developing a system/ software system. (2) The result of the architectural design process. Also called high-level design, internal specification, preliminary design, system design, and top-level design.
Industry:Computer; Software
The individual or organization that specifies requirements for and accepts delivery of a new or modified software product and its documentation. The acquirer may be internal or external to the supplier organization. Acquisition of a software product may involve, but does not necessarily require, a legal contract or a financial transaction between acquirer and supplier.
Industry:Computer; Software
Any tangible item produced during the process of developing or modifying software. Examples of work products include the project plan, supporting process requirements, design documentation, source code, test plans, meeting minutes, schedules, budgets, and problem report. Some subset of the work products will be baselined and some will form the set of project deliverables.
Industry:Computer; Software
(1) An element of configuration management consisting of selecting the configuration items for a software system and recording their functional and physical characteristics in technical documentation. (2) The current approved technical documentation for a software configuration item as set forth in specifica¬tions, drawings, associated lists, and documents referenced therein.
Industry:Computer; Software
A collection of work tasks spanning a fixed duration within the schedule of a software project. Work activities may contain other work activities, as in a work breakdown structure. The lowest-level work activities in a hierarchy of activities are work tasks. Typical work activities include project planning, requirements specification, software design, implementation, and testing.
Industry:Computer; Software
(1) Defines a family of systems in terms of a pattern of structural organization. Commonly used styles include pipes and filters, layers, rule-based systems, and blackboards. (2) Characterizes a family of systems that are related by sharing structural and semantic properties. architectural view. A representation of a whole system from the perspective of a related set of concerns.
Industry:Computer; Software
Identifies all system and software products affected by a change request and develops an estimate of the resources needed to accomplish the change. This includes (1) determining the scope of the changes in order to plan and implement work, (2) developing an accurate estimate of resources need to perform the work, and (3) analyzing the cost and/or benefits of the requested changes.
Industry:Computer; Software
The process through which the software acquirers (customers or users) and the suppliers (contractor) of a software system discover, review, articulate, understand and document the users' needs and the constraints on the software system and the development activity. See also concept of operation analysis and concept of operations (ConOps) documents. Sometimes called needs analysis.
Industry:Computer; Software
A review is a process or meeting during which a work product, or set of work products, is presented to project personnel, managers, users, customers, or other interested parties for comment or approval. Types include joint acquirer-supplier reviews (sometime called milestone reviews), management reviews, technical reviews, peer reviews (includes inspections and walkthroughs), and audits.
Industry:Computer; Software
A technique that studies how changes in the values of estimated parameters affect an alternative’s desirability. Parameters where small changes in estimated values cause larger changes in desirability are said to be more sensitive. Sensitivity analysis guides the decision maker in identifying the estimated parameters that deserve more careful study to make sure those estimates are accurate.
Industry:Computer; Software
