Operability Requirements
An
operability requirement is a
utility requirement that
specifies a required amount of operability, which is a
quality factor that is defined as follows:
- Operability
- adj.[quality factor] the degree to which something
enables its
operators to perform their tasks in accordance with the
operations manual.
The typical objectives of a operability requirement are
to:
- Ensure that the system operator shall be able to operate
the application or component.
- Ensure that the operations manual is consistent with the
application or component.
The following are typical examples of operability
requirements:
- “The application shall enable the system operator
to run all monthly reports in batch mode from the
operator’s console.”
The following guidelines have been found to be useful when
producing operability requirements:
- The scope of an operability requirement can be:
- Work with a systems operator when eliciting and
specifying operability requirements.
- The operability requirements drive the contents of the
operations manual.