03-Design

Design Process

Objectives

• Design and create specification

Pre-requisites

• A formal expression of the needs is available

Inputs

• Existing specification and design of module
• Existing specification and design of tool
• Existing platform architecture and design
• Change requests (issue)
• Management of documentation process

Actions

• Design the modules hierarchy, that means, will Test Management inherit from existing Gazelle modules, which are the dependencies with other modules/third-party libraries, which are the new modules to be developed and that it would be convenient to keep as much as independant as possible for possible reuse.
• Design the Test Management model: which are the needed entities, how they are linked together.
• Analyse and change state of changement requests
• Analyse impact on other module other than those specify on the change request

Outputs

• Interactions diagram
• Class and components diagrams
• Specification and design of module
• Specification and design of tool
• Platform architecture and design
• Document index up to date