System review toolset and method
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsGabriel Morgan, David Chandra, James Whittred
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Abstract
A method and toolset to conduct system review activities. The toolset may include a set of quality attributes for analysis of the system. For each quality attribute, a set of characteristics defining the attribute is provided. At least one external reference tool associated with at least a portion of the quality attributes and a deliverable template including a format are also provided. A method includes the steps of: selecting a set of quality attributes each having at least one aspect for review; reviewing a system according to defined characteristics of the attribute; and providing a system deliverable analyzing the system according to the set of quality attributes.
Claims20
A method for performing a system analysis, comprising:
- selecting a set of quality attributes each having at least one aspect for review;
- reviewing a system according to defined characteristics of the attribute;
- and
- providing a system deliverable analyzing the system according to the set of quality attributes.
A toolset for performing a system analysis:
- a set of quality attributes for analysis of the system;
- for each quality attribute, a set of characteristics defining the attribute;
- at least one external reference tool associated with at least a portion of the quality attributes;
- and
- a deliverable template including a format.
A method for creating a system analysis deliverable, comprising:
- positioning a system analysis by selecting a subset of quality attributes from a set of quality attributes, each having a definition and at least one characteristic for evaluation;
- evaluating the system by examining the system relative to the definition and characteristics of each quality attribute in the subset;
- generating a report reflecting the system analysis based on said step of evaluating;
- and
- modifying a characteristic of a quality attribute to include at least a portion of said report.
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