APPARATUS, AND AN ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR QUANTIFYING A QUALITY OF A USE CASE
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1. An apparatus for facilitating quality analysis of a use case, said apparatus comprising:
- a determiner configured to permit determination of whether the use case conforms with at least a first use-case quality rule; and
a calculator configured to calculate a quality index responsive to determination made by said determiner.
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Abstract
A use case quality index tool, and an associated method, analyzes the specifications of use cases. Determinations are made of conformity of a use case with use-case quality rules. And, a calculator calculates a use case quality index value that quantifies the conformity of the use case to the use-case quality rules.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for facilitating quality analysis of a use case, said apparatus comprising:
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a determiner configured to permit determination of whether the use case conforms with at least a first use-case quality rule; and a calculator configured to calculate a quality index responsive to determination made by said determiner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for facilitating quality analysis of a use case, said method comprising:
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determining whether the use case conforms with at least a first use-case quality rule; and calculating a quality index responsive to determination made during said determining. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for facilitating system estimation, said method comprising:
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creating a plurality of use-case quality rules; determining whether a use case representative of a system goal conforms with the plurality of use-case quality rule; and quantifying conformity of the use case with the use-case quality rules determined during said determining.
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