6 Part 6: V-Modell Reference Activities

6.3 Activities

6.3.5 Evaluation

6.3.5.9 Preparing Evaluation Specification System Element

Purpose

The »Evaluation Specification System Element will be based on the requirements and the interfaces in the »System Specification and the »External Unit specification and the »System Implementation, Integration and Evaluation Concept, respectively the »Enabling System.

From the System or enabling system Implementation, Integration and Evaluation Concept the evaluation strategy for the concrete system element shall be derived so that no unnecessary redundant tests will be performed and that the tests will be well-balanced. The evaluation strategy of the system element will then determine the nature and degree of detailing of the evaluation cases to be defined for the system element. These evaluation cases will be derived from the requirements and interfaces of the System Specification, Hardware Specification, Software Specification, External Unit Specification, External Hardware Module Specification or External Software Module Specification. They will be used to verify that the evaluation object meets the above-mentioned specifications.

For a consistency check the allocation of the evaluation cases to the requirements shall be described, for example in a coverage matrix.

As far as tests are concerned that present an environmental hazard or pose a danger to the persons performing these tests, protective measures shall be defined and considered. This may be for example protective shelters for destructive testing or breathing protection or sound insulation.

A major influence on evaluation strategy and evaluation cases will have the evaluation environment, which shall be explicitly determined at this point.

Activity Flow

Figure 13: Activity Diagram "Preparing Evaluation Specification System Element"

6.3.5.9.1 Specifying Evaluation Strategy

See Specifying Evaluation Strategy in activity Preparing Evaluation Specification Delivery.

6.3.5.9.2 Deriving Evaluation Cases

See Deriving Evaluation Cases in activity Preparing Evaluation Specification Usability.

6.3.5.9.3 Allocating Evaluation Cases to Requirements

See Allocating Evaluation Cases to Requirements in activity Preparing Evaluation Specification Usability.

6.3.5.9.4 Identifying and Determining Protective Measures

See Identifying and Determining Protective Measures in activity Preparing Evaluation Specification Delivery.

6.3.5.9.5 Determining Evaluation Environment

See Determining Evaluation Environment in activity Preparing Evaluation Specification Usability.