Table of Contents

1 -  AS/NZS 14598.4:2000 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY-SOFTWARE PRODUCT EVALUATION - PROCESS FOR ACQUIRERS
4 -  PREFACE
5 -  CONTENTS
7 -  1 Scope
7 -  2 Conformance
8 -  3 Normative references
8 -  4 Terms and definitions
8 -  4.1 commercial-off-the-shelf software (COTS)
8 -  4.2 custom software
8 -  4.3 existing software
8 -  5 Software product evaluation - General considerations
8 -  5.1 Correlation between evaluation and acquisition processes
9 -  5.2 Inputs to the evaluation process
9 -  5.2.1 System requirements
10 -  5.2.2 Integrity level requirements
10 -  5.2.3 Software requirements specification
11 -  5.2.4 Evaluations performed by others
11 -  5.3 Tailoring
12 -  6 Evaluation during acquisition of “off-the-shelf” software products
13 -  6.1 Step 1 - Establish evaluation requirements
13 -  6.1.1 Establish the purpose and scope of the evaluation
14 -  6.1.2 Specify evaluation requirements
15 -  6.2 Step 2 - Specify the evaluation
15 -  6.2.1 Select metrics
16 -  6.2.2 Select the evaluation methods
17 -  6.2.3 Evaluations performed by others
17 -  6.3 Step 3 - Design the evaluation
19 -  6.4 Step 4 - Execute the evaluation
19 -  6.4.1 Execute the evaluation methods
19 -  6.4.2 Analyze the evaluation results
20 -  6.4.3 Draw conclusions
20 -  7 Evaluation during acquisition of custom software and modifications to existing software
21 -  7.1 Step 1 - Establish evaluation requirements
21 -  7.2 Step 2 - Specify the evaluation
21 -  7.3 Step 3 - Design the evaluation
21 -  7.4 Step 4 - Execute the evaluation
22 -  Annex A - Definitions from other standards
22 -  A.1 acquirer
22 -  A.2 acquisition
22 -  A.3 attribute
22 -  A.4 audit
22 -  A.5 baseline
22 -  A.6 CASE tool
22 -  A.7 configuration item
22 -  A.8 contract
23 -  A.9 developer
23 -  A.10 direct measure
23 -  A.11 evaluation module
23 -  A.12 external measure
23 -  A.13 external quality
23 -  A.14 failure
23 -  A.15 fault
23 -  A.16 firmware
23 -  A.17 implied needs
23 -  A.18 indicator
24 -  A.19 indirect measure
24 -  A.20 integrity level
24 -  A.21 intermediate software product
24 -  A.22 internal measure
24 -  A.23 internal quality
24 -  A.24 measure (verb)
24 -  A.25 measure (noun)
24 -  A.26 measurement
24 -  A.27 metric
24 -  A.28 “off-the-shelf” product
24 -  A.29 operator
24 -  A.30 quality
25 -  A.31 quality evaluation
25 -  A.32 quality in use
25 -  A.33 quality model
25 -  A.34 rating
25 -  A.35 rating level
25 -  A.36 request for proposal [tender]
25 -  A.37 scale
26 -  A.38 software
26 -  A.39 software product
26 -  A.40 supplier
26 -  A.41 system
26 -  A.42 user
26 -  A.43 validation
26 -  A.44 verification
27 -  Annex B - Tables
27 -  Table B.1 - Example tailoring of evaluation / acquisition activities per target software integrity
28 -  Table B.2 - Example specifying software quality characteristics, subcharacteristics, external metrics
29 -  Table B.3 - Example specifying Software Quality in Use Metrics
30 -  Table B.4 - Example of Cost-Effectiveness Ranking of Evaluation Methods
31 -  Annex C - Figures
31 -  Figure C.1 - Example evaluation/acquisition process for “off-the-shelf” products
32 -  Figure C.2 - Example evaluation/acquisition process for custom software or modifications to existing software
33 -  Annex D - Evaluation methods
33 -  D.1 Review of user and technical product documentation (including on-line documentation)
33 -  D.2 Evaluation based on supplier courses and training
33 -  D.3 Assessment of software engineering process
35 -  D.4 Review of operating history with the supplier
36 -  D.5 Review of operating history with customers
36 -  D.6 Review of supplier capability, support, and quality system
37 -  D.7 Prototyping and other evaluation methods
38 -  Annex E - Example of staged evaluation process
38 -  E.1 Stage 1: Planning - Requirements Stage
38 -  E.2 Stage 2: Design - Acquisition Stage
39 -  E.3 Stage 3: Full Evaluation Stage
40 -  Bibliography
40 -  Standards
40 -  Other References

Abstract

Specifies the requirements and recommendations for the systematic measurement, assessment and evaluation of software product quality [Bring the acquisition of "off-the-shelf" software products, custom software products or modification of existing software products. This Standard is identical with and reproduced from ISO/IEC 14598-4:1999.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards Australia
Pages
ISBN
Committee	IT-015
Supersedes	DR 00199-00203 CP DR 00202 CP