System Quality Requirements Engineering (SQUARE): Case Study on Asset Management System, Phase II
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Software Engineering Institute
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CMU/SEI-2005-SR-005DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6584543.v1Topic or Tag
Abstract
This report describes the second phase of an application of the System Quality Requirements Engineering (SQUARE) Methodology developed by the Software Engineering Institute's Networked Systems Survivability Program on an asset management system. An overview of the SQUARE process and the vendor is presented, followed by a description of the system under study. The research completed on Steps 4 through 9 of this nine-step process is then explained and feedback on its implementation is provided. The report concludes with a summary of findings and gives recommendations for future considerations of SQUARE testing.
This report is one of a series of reports resulting from research conducted by the SQUARE team as part of an independent research and development project of the Software Engineering Institute.
Cite This SEI Report
Gordon, D., Wattas, N., Yu, E., Stehney II, T., & Mead, N. (2005, May 1). System Quality Requirements Engineering (SQUARE): Case Study on Asset Management System, Phase II. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-2005-SR-005). Retrieved September 12, 2026, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6584543.v1.
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author={Gordon, Dan and Wattas, Neha and Yu, Eugene and Stehney II, Ted and Mead, Nancy},
title={System Quality Requirements Engineering (SQUARE): Case Study on Asset Management System, Phase II},
month={May},
year={2005},
number={{CMU/SEI-2005-SR-005},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
doi={10.1184/R1/6584543.v1},
url={https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6584543.v1},
note={Accessed: 2026-Sep-12}
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Gordon, Dan, Neha Wattas, Eugene Yu, Ted Stehney II, and Nancy Mead. "System Quality Requirements Engineering (SQUARE): Case Study on Asset Management System, Phase II." (CMU/SEI-2005-SR-005). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, May 1, 2005. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6584543.v1.
D. Gordon, N. Wattas, E. Yu, T. Stehney II, and N. Mead, "System Quality Requirements Engineering (SQUARE): Case Study on Asset Management System, Phase II," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-2005-SR-005, 1-May-2005 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6584543.v1. [Accessed: 12-Sep-2026].
Gordon, Dan, Neha Wattas, Eugene Yu, Ted Stehney II, and Nancy Mead. "System Quality Requirements Engineering (SQUARE): Case Study on Asset Management System, Phase II." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-2005-SR-005). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 May. 2005. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6584543.v1. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.
Gordon, Dan; Wattas, Neha; Yu, Eugene; Stehney II, Ted; & Mead, Nancy. System Quality Requirements Engineering (SQUARE): Case Study on Asset Management System, Phase II. CMU/SEI-2005-SR-005. Software Engineering Institute. 2005. DOI: 10.1184/R1/6584543.v1. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6584543.v1