3.2 Technical Performance Checklist
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67
68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101
102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118
119 120 121 122 123
Table 3-1 is the Technical Performance Checklist. Use this table to check the
content of your plans and processes when planning the project or to confirm the
Technical Plan when the project is running. The Technical Recovery Checklist is
presented in Chapter 5 of this book.
T a b l e 3 - 1 — T e c h n i c a l P e r f o r m a n c e C h e c k l i s t
51 ARCHITECTURE Explain Yes
51a All Critical Success Factors (CSFs) such as Mean Time To Repair 41
(MTTR), Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), etc., have been
documented and understood
51b All modules/subsystems are well defined 41
51c All key functions such as time, length, weight, performance 42
requirements, and interfaces, etc., listed in the requirements are
appropriately covered
51d All major elements (physical and data) are described and justified 42
51e All key aspects of user interfaces are well defined 42
51f The Architecture hangs together conceptually 42
52 DESIGN Explain Yes
52a The design process is correct and traceable to enterprise, customer, 42
and standard processes
52b The design is correct and traceable to the requirements 43
52c The design is efficient 43
52d The design adequately addresses issues that were identified and 43
deferred to design at the architectural level
52e The design is partitioned into manageable segments 44
52f The design accounts for supportability, Life Cycle Cost (LCC), total 44
cost of ownership, and future expansions
52g Technical Performance Measures (TPMs) such as data retrieval 45
time, weight, error rate, etc., have been defined and accommodated
53 DESIGN REVIEWS Explain Yes
53a All Design Reviews were completed according to required processes 45
53b The customer approved each Design Review 45
54 IN-PROCESS REVIEWS Explain Yes
54a All required In-Process Reviews were conducted according to 45
required processes
54b Each In-Process Review was approved by the appropriate authority 46
55 PROTOTYPES Explain Yes
55a The prototypes reflect the requirements 46
55b Prototypes were constructed incrementally 47
55c Prototype changes were incorporated into the design using the 47
Change Control Process
55d Each prototype change was reviewed and accepted by the originator 47
of the requirements
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T a b l e 3 - 1 — ( C o n t i n u e d )
56 SUBCONTRACTS Explain Yes
56a The sum of all subcontracts reflects all tasks allocated 48
56b Each subcontract contains all tasks allocated 48
57 PURCHASE ORDERS Explain Yes
57a The sum of all Purchase Orders reflects all purchases to be made 48
57b Each Purchase Order is complete 49
58 PRODUCTION/MANUFACTURING Explain Yes
58a All production/manufacturing processes are traceable to standard, 49
customer, or enterprise processes
58b The line(s) were properly designed and set up for this (these) 50
product(s)
58c Shop orders were correct and thorough 50
58d The materials were proper for the processes and the product(s) and 50
do meet the requirements
59 UNIT TEST Explain Yes
59a Each Unit Test correctly reflects the requirement 51
59b Each design element that applies to the routine/module/subsystem 51
has its own test case
59c Unit Test findings were reviewed for completeness and forwarded 51
to be incorporated into Subsystem Tests and the System Test
59d All Problem Test Reports (PTRs) were captured, dispositioned 52
(allocated for action), and worked off
60 SYSTEM TEST Explain Yes
60a The System Test Plan/Procedure was approved by the customer 52
60b The System Test is traceable to the requirements 52
60c The System Test tested all elements of the system concurrently 52
60d The System Test was performed under appropriate load(s) 53
60e The System Test was performed using the same kind of personnel 53
that will be used by the customer
60f The System Test was properly documented and incorporated the 53
test results of all prior-level tests
61 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT Explain Yes
61a The Configuration Management Plan (CMP) is thorough, 53
complete, and authorized
61b Change requests were presented and approved by an appropriate 54
level of the Review Board
61c Version controls are in place and are reflected on (in) the product 54
62 SYSTEM EFFECTIVENESS FACTORS Explain Yes
62a All required System Effectiveness Factors have been appropriately 54
considered
Starting at 51a, read each assertion in the table. If you can answer YES to the
assertion, check it off and proceed to the next one. If you need an explanation
of the assertion, go to the page number listed under the ‘‘Explain’’ column for
that assertion.