Context/Background
The system is a financial software application with multiple modules. A software development team needs to analyze and assess the impact of a proposed change to a specific module. The system’s analysability is crucial for efficient change management and maintenance. Tools and practices are in place to support code documentation, dependency mapping, and change simulation.
Source
A software development team initiates an impact analysis for a proposed change to a specific module of the financial software application.
Metric/Acceptance Criteria
The system’s analysability requirement will be considered met when the following precise metrics are achieved:
- Change Impact Assessment Time:
- The team must be able to assess the impact of the proposed change within 2 hours
- This time starts from the moment the team begins reviewing relevant documentation and source code
- The assessment should cover all potential areas affected by the change
- Code Comment Density:
- The affected module must have a minimum code comment density of 20%
- This density should be measured using automated code analysis tools
- Comments should be meaningful and provide clear explanations of code functionality
- Dependency Mapping:
- The system must provide a visual dependency map of the module, that indicates all dependencies on and from other components
- Generation time for the dependency map must not exceed 5 minutes
- The map should be accurate, showing 100% of actual dependencies
- Overall Compliance:
- All three criteria (assessment time, comment density, and dependency mapping) must be met for the requirement to be satisfied
- Compliance should be verified through at least 3 different change scenarios
- Any failures in meeting these criteria should be documented and addressed
- The system should maintain this level of analysability for at least 90% of all modules
Source: This scenario has been created with help from ChatGPT by using the prompt create a quality scenario to describe an analysability requirement.