Component Monitoring

Definition

Component Monitoring

the component product acquisition task during which candidate and selected components are monitored for changes that might affect their suitability for inclusion in the a component solution or system architecture respectively

Classification

As illustrated in the preceding figure, Component Monitoring is part of the following inheritance hierarchy:

• Type: Concrete
• Superclass: Task
• Subclasses: None

Responsibilities

The typical responsibilities of the Component Monitoring task are to:

• Identify changes in components that might affect their suitability for inclusion in the a component solution or system architecture.

Preconditions

Component Monitoring can typically begin when the following preconditions hold:

• The initiation phase has begun.
• The component product acquisition team has been adequately:
  • Staffed.
  • Trained in Component Monitoring.
• Candidate components have been identified.

Completion Criteria

Component Monitoring is typically complete when the following postconditions hold:

• The system containing vendor-supplied components has been retired.

Steps

Component Monitoring typically involves the following teams performing the following steps in an interative, incremental, parallel, and time-boxed manner:

• Component Product Acquisition Team:
  • TBD

Techniques

Component Monitoring can typically be performed using the following techniques:

• TBD

Work Products

Component Monitoring typically results in the production of all or part of the following work products:

• TBD

Guidelines

• This task is typically needed whenever the system or software application may contain Off-the-shelf products.