9.1 Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria Definition
Advantages of A & E
Agile methodologies may require that all requirements be expressed in the form of testable criteria necessary when the requirements express contractual obligations.
Usage - 7.5 Validate Solutions
To evaluate the developed/deployed solution - does it meet the requirements
Usage - 7.3 Assess Organizational Readiness
determine if the organization is ready to make effective use of the solution
Usage - 6.5 Verify Requirements
ensure req. are constructed acurately so they may be used to eavluate the solution
Usage - 7.2 Allocate Requirements
evaluate the bundles of solution that are available in each release to ensure that they maximize business value
Usage - 7.1 Assess Proposed Solution
evaluate the proposed solution - does it meet the requirements
Usage -6.3 Specify & Model Requirements
identify requirements to eval the solution
Usage - 2.2 Conduct Stakeholder Analysis
identify stakeholders that must be engaged A & E eval
Disadvantage of A & E
may express contractual obligations and as such may be difficult to change for legal or political reasons
Testability of A & E
may require breaking them down into an atomic form such that test cases can be written to verify the solution against the criteria.
Acceptance Criteria
minimal set of requirements that must be met in order for a particular solution to be worth implementing; generally expressed as a pass or fail.
Ranking
process of determining the order of importance for all requirements
Evaluation Criteria
set of requirements that will be used to choose between multiple solutions; allow for a range of possible scores.
Usage - 6.6 Validate Requirements
test the solution according to the defined evaluation criteria
Scoring
the process of determining how well a solution meets a requirement using a scale
