AS/NZS 14102:1998

1 - AS/NZS 14102:1998 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - GUIDELINE FOR EVALUATION AND SELECTION OF CASE TOOLS
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
9 - 1 Scope
11 - 2 Normative references
12 - 3 Definitions and acronyms
12 - 3.1 Definitions
12 - 3.1.1 assessment:
12 - 3.1.2 atomic subcharacteristic:
12 - 3.1.3 CASE tool:
12 - 3.1.4 characteristic:
12 - 3.1.5 measurement:
13 - 3.1.6 metric:
13 - 3.1.7 rating:
13 - 3.1.8 rating level:
13 - 3.1.9 Software Engineering Environment:
13 - 3.2 Acronyms
14 - 4 Overview of evaluation and selection of CASE tools
14 - 4.1 Initiation process
15 - 4.2 Structuring process
15 - 4.3 Evaluation process
16 - 4.4 Selection process
16 - 4.5 General process considerations
16 - 4.5.1 Sequencing of processes
17 - 4.5.2 Reducing cost and risk
18 - 5 Initiation process
18 - 5.1 Goal setting
19 - 5.2 Establishing selection criteria
20 - 5.3 Project planning and control
21 - 6 Structuring process
21 - 6.1 Requirements definition
21 - 6.1.1 Organizational information gathering
22 - 6.1.2 Requirements identification
23 - 6.1.3 Requirements structuring
24 - 6.2 CASE tool information gathering
24 - 6.3 Identifying final candidate CASE tools
26 - 7 Evaluation process
26 - 7.1 Preparing for evaluation
27 - 7.2 Evaluating CASE tools
27 - 7.2.1 Measurement
28 - 7.2.2 Rating
28 - 7.2.3 Assessment
29 - 7.3 Evaluation reporting
31 - 8 Selection process
31 - 8.1 Preparing for selection
31 - 8.2 Applying the selection algorithm
32 - 8.3 Recommending a selection decision
32 - 8.4 Validating the selection decision
33 - 9 CASE tool characteristics
33 - 9.1 Functionality - characteristics related to life-cycle processes.
34 - 9.1.1 Characteristic: Management Process
34 - 9.1.2 Characteristic: Development Process
38 - 9.1.3 Characteristic: Maintenance Process
39 - 9.1.4 Characteristic: Documentation Process
39 - 9.1.5 Characteristic: Configuration Management Process
40 - 9.1.6 Characteristic: Quality Assurance Process
41 - 9.1.7 Characteristic: Verification Process
42 - 9.1.8 Characteristic: Validation Process
44 - 9.2 Functionality - characteristics related to CASE tool usage.
44 - 9.2.1 Characteristic: Environment in which the CASE tool operates.
45 - 9.2.2 Characteristic: CASE tool integrability.
47 - 9.2.3 Characteristic: Aspects of the CASE tool's application.
48 - 9.3 General quality characteristics
48 - 9.3.1 Characteristic: Functionality
49 - 9.3.2 Characteristic: Reliability
49 - 9.3.3 Characteristic: Usability
51 - 9.3.4 Characteristic: Efficiency
52 - 9.3.5 Characteristic: Maintainability
52 - 9.3.6 Characteristic: Portability
53 - 9.4 General characteristics not related to quality
53 - 9.4.1 Characteristic: Acquisition Process
54 - 9.4.2 Characteristic: Implementation
54 - 9.4.3 Characteristic: Support Indicators
55 - 9.4.4 Characteristic: Evaluation or Certification
56 - Annex A - Considerations on the use of this International Standard
56 - A.1 What is the scope of the CASE tool search?
56 - A.2 To what extent can existing evaluations be used?
57 - A.3 Other considerations
58 - Annex B - Examples of selection algorithms
58 - B.1 Considerations in assigning weights
58 - B.2 Types of algorithms
59 - B.3 Cost-based algorithms
59 - B.4 Example of the application of a cost-based algorithm
60 - B.5 Score and rank-based algorithms
61 - B.6 Profile algorithms
61 - B.7 Other applicable algorithms
63 - Annex C - Bibliography