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ISTAR Evaluation


Title: ISTAR Evaluation

Author(s): Graham, M., Miller, D.

Number: CMU/SEI-88-TR-3

Abstract: ISTAR is an integrated project support environment produced by Imperial Software Technology, Ltd. This evaluation of ISTAR is intended for software technologists considering the adoption of an integrated project support environment. Researchers and others interested in environments and evaluation methods will also benefit from this report.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
    • Summary of the Report
    • Description of the Method
  • Architecture
    • Contract Model
      • Project Organization
      • Data Organization
    • User Interface
    • Analysis
      • Contract Model
      • User Interface
  • Functional Areas
    • Project Management
      • Planning Process and Products
        • Work Breakdown Structure
        • Resource Management Centers
        • Schedules
      • Task Management
        • Assignment
        • Acceptance
        • Update, Cancel
        • Deliver
      • Tracking
        • Timesheets
        • Monitoring and Cost Control Centers
      • Quality Checklists
      • Analysis and Critique
        • Planning and Tracking
        • Accommodating Change
    • Configuration Management
      • Successor and Variant Control
      • User Defined Relationships
      • Problem Reporting
      • Libraries
      • Recorded System Building
      • Analysis and Critique of Configuration Management
    • Ada Workbench
      • Description of Ada Workbench
      • Analysis and Critique of Ada Workbench
  • Other Workbenches and Tools
    • UNIX/C
    • Pascal
    • APCR
    • SX1
    • SDL
    • VDM
    • RGL/RGT
  • Overall Quality and User Experience
  • Conclusions
  • Bibliography

  • Appendix A. Generic Experiment Steps
    • Configuration Management
      • Configuration Management Experiment #1
      • Configuration Management Experiment #2
      • Configuration Management Experiment #3
    • Project Management
      • The Experiment Setup
      • The Customers
      • The Manager for Product Maintenance
      • The System Analyst
      • Team 1
      • Team 2
      • Team 3
      • Documentation Group
      • QA Group
    • Design and Coding
    • System Administration
      • System Management Experiment #1
      • System Management Experiment #2
      • System Management Experiment #3
      • System Management Experiment #4
  • Appendix B. Phase 4: Develop Environment-Specific Experiments
    • Introduction
    • Configuration Management
    • Project Management
    • Design and Coding
    • System Administration
  • Appendix C. Phase 5: Execute Environment-Specific Experiments
    • Checklists
    • Configuration Management
      • Functionality Questions
      • Performance Questions
      • User Interface Questions
      • System Interface Questions
      • General Questions
    • Project Management
      • Functionality Questions
      • Performance Questions
      • User Interface Questions
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