ISO 9000-3 Digest          Tuesday, 18 March 1997       Volume 01 : Number 041

In this issue:

	A serial mini-survey (No.4)
	A serial mini-survey (No.4)
	A serial mini-survey (No.5)

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Dear colleagues,

- - A Survey of Base Process Activities Towards Software Process Excellency

Attached please find the mini-survey No.4. 
Thank you very much! 

Best regards,

Yingxu Wang
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Research Centre for Systems Engineering | Email:wang_s@solent.ac.uk  or
Southampton Institute                   |       yingxu.wang@comlab.ox.ac.uk
Southampton SO14 0YN, UK                | Tel:  +44 1703 319773
In collaboration with IVF, IBM, and ESI | Fax:  +44 1703 334441
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Questionnaire 1: Base process activities on organisation processes (4/4) 
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1.3.3 Software/system delivery
65. (1.3.3.1) Define software replication procedure
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

66. (1.3.3.2) Define installation procedure
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

67. (1.3.3.3) Define delivery procedure 
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

68. (1.3.3.4) Identify installation requirements
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

69. (1.3.3.5) Prepare site for installation
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

70. (1.3.3.6) Pack software package
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

71. (1.3.3.7) Deliver after conformance verified
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

72. (1.3.3.8) Document acceptance of software
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

73. (1.3.3.9) Deliver software on time
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

74. (1.3.3.10) Verify correct receipt
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

75. (1.3.3.11) Provide handling and storage procedures
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

1.3.4 Service evaluation
76. (1.3.4.1) SQA review with customers 
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

77. (1.3.4.2) Feedback customer information
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

78. (1.3.4.3) Determine customer satisfaction level
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

79. (1.3.4.4) Compare with competitors
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

80. (1.3.4.5) Review customer satisfaction
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

81. (1.3.4.6) Record customer failure reports
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................



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From: Yingxu Wang 
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 11:30:20 -0800
Subject: A serial mini-survey (No.4)

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Dear colleagues,

- - A Survey of Base Process Activities Towards Software Process Excellency

Attached please find the mini-survey No.4. 
Thank you very much! 

Best regards,

Yingxu Wang
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Research Centre for Systems Engineering | Email:wang_s@solent.ac.uk  or
Southampton Institute                   |       yingxu.wang@comlab.ox.ac.uk
Southampton SO14 0YN, UK                | Tel:  +44 1703 319773
In collaboration with IVF, IBM, and ESI | Fax:  +44 1703 334441
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***********************************************************************
Questionnaire 1: Base process activities on organisation processes (4/4) 
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1.3.3 Software/system delivery
65. (1.3.3.1) Define software replication procedure
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

66. (1.3.3.2) Define installation procedure
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

67. (1.3.3.3) Define delivery procedure 
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

68. (1.3.3.4) Identify installation requirements
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

69. (1.3.3.5) Prepare site for installation
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

70. (1.3.3.6) Pack software package
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

71. (1.3.3.7) Deliver after conformance verified
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

72. (1.3.3.8) Document acceptance of software
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

73. (1.3.3.9) Deliver software on time
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

74. (1.3.3.10) Verify correct receipt
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

75. (1.3.3.11) Provide handling and storage procedures
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

1.3.4 Service evaluation
76. (1.3.4.1) SQA review with customers 
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

77. (1.3.4.2) Feedback customer information
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

78. (1.3.4.3) Determine customer satisfaction level
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

79. (1.3.4.4) Compare with competitors
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

80. (1.3.4.5) Review customer satisfaction
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

81. (1.3.4.6) Record customer failure reports
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................



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From: Yingxu Wang 
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 10:37:49 -0800
Subject: A serial mini-survey (No.5)

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Dear colleagues,

- - A Survey of Base Process Activities Towards Software Process Excellency

Attached please find the mini-survey No.5. 
Thank you very much! 

Best regards,

Yingxu Wang
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Research Centre for Systems Engineering | Email:wang_s@solent.ac.uk  or
Southampton Institute                   |       yingxu.wang@comlab.ox.ac.uk
Southampton SO14 0YN, UK                | Tel:  +44 1703 319773
In collaboration with IVF, IBM, and ESI | Fax:  +44 1703 334441
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Questionnaire 2: Base process activities on engineering processes (1/5) 
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2. Software Engineering Processes
2.1 Software engineering methodologies
2.1.1 Software engineering modelling 

82. (2.1.1.1) Aware state-of-the-art in software engineering
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

83. (2.1.1.2) Survey methodologies/technologies adopted external
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

84. (2.1.1.3) Evaluate life cycle model
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

85. (2.1.1.4) Evaluate prototyping model
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

86. (2.1.1.5) Evaluate OOP model
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

87. (2.1.1.6) Evaluate combined model
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

88. (2.1.1.7) Evaluate CASE model
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

89. (2.1.1.8) Integrate methodologies and tools into process
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

90. (2.1.1.9) Distinguish development category:  system prototype/
              new system/improved version
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

2.1.2 Reuse methodologies
91. (2.1.2.1) Determine organisational reuse strategy
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

92. (2.1.2.2) Identify reusable components
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

93. (2.1.2.3) Develop reusable components
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

94. (2.1.2.4) Establish reuse library
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

95. (2.1.2.5) Certify reusable components
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

96. (2.1.2.6) Integrate reuse into life cycle
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

97. (2.1.2.7) Propagate change carefully
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................


2.1.3 Technology innovation
98. (2.1.3.1) Plan technology change
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

99. (2.1.3.2) Identify processes needed tech. change
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

100. (2.1.3.3) Identify/replace obsolete technology/process
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

101. (2.1.3.4) Select new technology
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

102. (2.1.3.5) Introduce new technology/metrics/process
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

103. (2.1.3.6) Pilot trial of new technology
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................

104. (2.1.3.7) Incorporate trailed technology into current process
Importance in process:      (least) [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (most)  
Experience:                 Practised  [ ]       Not practised [ ]
Effectiveness:              Yes  [ ]                        No [ ] 
Comments (if  any): ..............................................



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