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Evidence Guide: ICAPRG515A - Review developed software

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ICAPRG515A - Review developed software

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Review quality standards

  1. 1.1 Review copies of the organisation's quality standards and standards related to software development and prepare for use
  2. Contact appropriate person to discuss their involvement in the review and establish their role
  3. Determine and document the approach to be used to validate quality during the review
1.1 Review copies of the organisation's quality standards and standards related to software development and prepare for use

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Contact appropriate person to discuss their involvement in the review and establish their role

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Determine and document the approach to be used to validate quality during the review

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Determine development quality issues

  1. Examine and document processes that have a significant impact on the quality of a particular product under development
  2. Hold discussions on quality issues with development staff and establish agreed actions
  3. Allocate responsibilities to development staff
  4. Obtain agreement from appropriate person on procedures to ensure quality of development, where necessary
Examine and document processes that have a significant impact on the quality of a particular product under development

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Hold discussions on quality issues with development staff and establish agreed actions

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Allocate responsibilities to development staff

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Obtain agreement from appropriate person on procedures to ensure quality of development, where necessary

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Review specific quality areas

  1. Review plans to ensure that they are adequate to control the quality of the development process
  2. Review testing processes to ensure that defect-free software will be developed
  3. Examine documentation and methods for development to ensure that software will be supportable
  4. Monitor requirements to ensure that client needs are met
Review plans to ensure that they are adequate to control the quality of the development process

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Review testing processes to ensure that defect-free software will be developed

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Examine documentation and methods for development to ensure that software will be supportable

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Monitor requirements to ensure that client needs are met

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to:

determine quality standards and procedures that support the development of defect-free products to meet client requirements

apply appropriate quality standards to the development of products

conduct quality testing of developed software.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to:

data dictionaries

design specifications

data stream management system (DSMS)

simulated scenario

Australian and international software quality standards

appropriate learning and assessment support when required

modified equipment for people with special needs.

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

evaluation of quality testing processes

review of documented processes to ensure quality

verbal or written questioning on quality standards.

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, where appropriate.

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and suitable to the communication skill level, language, literacy and numeracy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed.

Indigenous people and other people from a non-English speaking background may need additional support.

In cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

communication skills to liaise with clients and development staff

literacy skills to interpret and write technical documents

planning and organisational skills to:

plan a project that addresses scope, time, cost, quality and risk

manage staff responsibilities

problem-solving skills to test processes during the development of defect-free software

technical skills to use data-modelling tools.

Required knowledge

client business domain

broad knowledge of industry accepted hardware and software products

input and output drivers

operating systems

programming languages: two or more procedural languages and three or more object-oriented languages

quality assurance practices and the identification of standards

real-time programming techniques

software application measuring and estimating methodology

software development and configuration-management processes

software-metrics development.

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Quality standards may include:

AS3925.1-1994 Software quality assurance - plans

AS4042-1992 Software configuration management plans

AS4043-1992 Software configuration management

AS/NZS14102:1998 Information technology - guideline for evaluation and selection of CASE tools

AS/NZS4258:1994 Software user documentation process

AS/NZS ISO/IEC 12207:1997 Information technology - Software life cycle processes

current international and Australian standards.

Standards may include:

Australian Standards (AS)

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

software development standards.

Appropriate person may include:

authorised business representative

client

supervisor.

Documentation may follow:

audit trails

ISO, IEC and AS standards

maintaining equipment inventory, client training and satisfaction reports

naming standards

project-management templates and report writing

version control.

Requirements may relate to:

business

database

network

people in the organisation

platform

system.

Client may include:

clubs

external organisations

individuals

internal departments

internal employees.