Integrated specification and quality assurance for large business information systems

ABSTRACT

We present the "specification framework" of Capgemini sd&m. It consists of our specification method which serves as the constructive basis for creating complex software specifications, and its concerted analytical counterpart, the "specification quality gate". Since this framework is tailored to the specification of large business information systems (BIS), it allows a quick ramp-up phase for software engineering projects without the need for extensive tailoring or extension.

REFERENCES

• 1: IEEE Std. 830-1998 -- Recommended Practice for Software Requirements Specifications. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. New York (1998)
• 2: Frank Salger , Marcel Bennicke , Gregor Engels , Claus Lewerentz, Comprehensive Architecture Evaluation and Management in Large Software-Systems, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Quality of Software-Architectures: Models and Architectures, October 14-17, 2008, Karlsruhe, Germany [doi>10.1007/978-3-540-87879-7_13]

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  D. Software
  D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
      D.2.1 Requirements/Specifications
          Subjects: Methodologies (e.g., object-oriented, structured)

Additional Classification:
  D. Software
  D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
      D.2.9 Management
          Subjects: Software quality assurance (SQA)

General Terms:
Design, Documentation, Management, Measurement, Reliability

Keywords:
quality assurance, software specification