Component Vendor Monitoring

Definition

Component Vendor Monitoring

the component product acquisition task during which the vendors of first candidate and then selected components are monitored

Classification

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

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

Responsibilities

The typical responsibilities of the Component Vendor Monitoring task are to:

• Minimize risks due to vendor caused problems with the components.

Preconditions

Component Vendor 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 ComponentVendorMonitoring.

Completion Criteria

Component Vendor Monitoring is typically complete when the following postconditions hold:

• TBD.

Steps

Component Vendor 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 Vendor Monitoring can typically be performed using the following techniques:

• TBD

Work Products

Component Vendor 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.