Retirement Evaluation
Retirement evaluation is the
quality control
task during which the
retirement work products are evaluated.
The typical objectives of the retirement evaluation task are
to:
- Determine if the deliverable retirement work products are:
- Correct.
- Complete
- Consistent (internally, externally with other work
products, and externally with related conventions)
- Understandable.
- Identify defects in the deliverable retirement work
products so that:
- The defects can be fixed.
- Defect trend analysis can be performed to improve the
process and staff training.
- Determine if the
retirement tasks are:
- Completed.
- Effective.
- Efficient.
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The retirement evaluation task can typically begin when the
following preconditions hold:
- The
retirement evaluation team is adequately:
- Staffed.
- Trained in the retirement evaluation task.
- Trained in its associated techniques (e.g.,
inspection).
- At least one retirement work product is ready for
evaluation.
The retirement evaluation task is typically complete when the
following postconditions hold:
- The following retirement work products have passed their
evaluations (e.g., inspection):
The retirement evaluation task typically involves the
following teams performing the following steps:
- The
retirement team informally evaluates their work products in
accordance with the associated technique used.
- The
retirement evaluation team evaluates these requirements work
products in accordance with the associated technique(s)
used.
The retirement evaluation task can typically be performed
using the following techniques:
- Quality Evaluation Techniques:
The retirement evaluation task typically results in the
production of the following work products:
- Inspecting tends to be the most effective quality
evaluation technique for identifying defects.
- Evaluations can be incremental and are typically
iterative.