A Model of Pre-Requirements Specification (pre-RS) Traceability in the Department of Defense

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to explore the current DoD initial system development process and develop a model of Pre-Requirements Specification (Pre-RS) traceability. The model is based on a comprehensive study of stakeholder needs during development of large scale, software intensive systems. The motivation for this research is that current DoD standards require traceability and these standards do not specify information should be captured. A field study of nine independent DoD organizations involved in initial systems development was conducted to determine how traceability is used to ascertain the information needs of various stakeholders. The model developed in this research provides a basis for formulating guidelines on implementing Pre-RS traceability in DoD. Pre-Requirements specification traceability, Pre-RS Traceability, Requirements traceability, Traceability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA282265

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey S. Spearman
  • Robert C. Laubengayer

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Business Administration
  • Complex Systems
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Configuration Management
  • Control Systems
  • Databases
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Information Systems
  • Operations Research
  • Software Development
  • Standards
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management