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Use Case Develope Requirements, 000324
Use Case Method Define Requirement, 000324
Use Case Analysis Determine Requirements

0805 -
0805 -    ..
0806 - Summary/Objective
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080701 - Follow up ref SDS 12 4933
080702 -
080703 - Received ref DRT 1 0001 from Lee Iverson at SRI, which provides use
080704 - case planning guide for open source software projects, using a link
080705 - to....
080706 -
080707 -        http://www.ai.sri.com/~leei/OHS/ossusecases.html
080708 -
080709 - ...that lists out project management and marketing steps to develop
080710 - software, which is attached to Lee's letter, ref DRT 1 0002, under
080711 - the title...
080712 -
080714 -        ..
080715 -       Use Case Scenarios for Open Source Software Development
080716 -
080718 -  ..
080719 - This accomplishes action item from meeting on 000420, ref SDS 11 0006,
080720 - where Lee gave an overview of use case processes for software.
080721 - ref SDS 11 4933
080723 -  ..
080724 - The guidance material has no date, author, nor organization; so, made
080725 - it an attachment to Lee's transmittal letter for identification.
080726 -
080728 -  ..
080729 - Use Cases for Software Project Management has Broader Application
080730 - Software Project Uses Cases have Broader Application
080731 -
080732 - On 000406 Eric Armstrong requested examples of use cases that can be
080733 - augmented by technology, ref SDS 9 3722 and the DKR team set a goal to
080734 - initially augment software development, ref SDS 9 5078, per Doug's
080735 - objectives set at the meeting on 000324. ref SDS 8 6992  On 000423
080736 - Eric submitted atomic data structures that do not expressly relate to
080737 - software programming, ref SDS 12 4933, and on 000424 Eric advised that
080738 - use case analysis will develop the correlation with software
080739 - programming. ref SDS 13 0005
080741 -  ..
080742 - Examination indicates Lee's checklist of work steps is an excellent
080743 - guide for managing open source software projects.
080745 -  ..
080746 - There is no evident information on "use cases" or scenarios that are
080747 - peculiar to software programming which can be automated in a software
080748 - program to improve productivity of creating software programs.
080749 -
080750 -     [On 000516 use case criteria submitted by Eugene Kim seems similar
080751 -     to Lee's submission today. ref SDS 16 4393
080753 -  ..
080754 - For example, the guidance says...
080755 -         ..
080756 -     1.  Developer solicits interest in a new software project,
080757 -         ref DRT 1 1710
080759 -             ..
080760 -            How is this different from soliciting interest in other
080761 -            types of projects?
080762 -
080763 -               [On 000516 use case criteria submitted by Eugene Kim
080764 -               seems similar to Lee's submission today. ref SDS 16 8223
080766 -             ..
080767 -            Where are use cases to support this task?
080769 -             ..
080770 -            Use case might show how software will improve ability to
080771 -            solicit interest, i.e., how it will aid research to support
080772 -            soliticiation, and improve ability to fashion an appealing
080773 -            solitication, per Eric's ideas on 000423, ref SDS 12 5735,
080774 -            and on 000424, ref SDS 13 0037, communication to convey,
080775 -            manage and follow up in building interest in new software
080776 -            project.
080778 -          ..
080779 -         Articulates goals and requirements
080780 -
080781 -            Use case might show how software can aid formulation of
080782 -            goals, define and manage requirements that are useful and
080783 -            marketable, per Jack's points on architecture reported
080784 -            000426. ref SDS 14 0304
080786 -             ..
080787 -            Scope creep is a major problem in IT projects, reported on
080788 -            980613, ref SDS 1 5208, How does it occur and what can we
080789 -            design into a software program to aid the busy manager in
080790 -            recognizing when this problem begins so it can be treated
080791 -            before it becomes overwhelming?
080793 -          ..
080794 -         Relates plans and goals to existing projects
080796 -          ..
080797 -         Identifies and evaluates software upon which the system
080798 -         will be built
080800 -          ..
080801 -         Gathers a community of users and developers
080803 -          ..
080804 -         Engages in detailed design discussions comprising face to
080805 -         face meetings, live chats and collaborative online development of
080806 -         specifications and architectural plans.
080807 -
080809 -  ..
080810 - On 000424 Eric indicated the focus of the SRI project is to produce a
080811 - software program that will be totally awsome. ref SDS 13 5460
080813 -  ..
080814 - The requirements in the use case guide appear mostly related to
080815 - communication and sound management practice.
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080818 -  ..
080819 - Open Source Projects Difficult to Manage
080820 -
080821 - The guide Lee submits today, states...
080822 -
080823 -     Typical open source developers are iconoclastic and come with a
080824 -     nontrivial amount of tool-oriented inertia. They are very attached
080825 -     to the development tools and host OS that they have used until
080826 -     now.  They are typically motivated in their choice of development
080827 -     efforts by a desire to use the tools they are developing.These
080828 -     observations lead to a series of requirements. ref DRT 1 2520
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080830 -        On 000120 resistance to using better tools was reported as
080831 -        problem of Pandora's Box, ushering in new problems, that
080832 -        requires pilot testing. ref SDS 5 2345
080834 -         ..
080835 -        On 981027 open source developers are like sanitary engineers,
080836 -        biotech engineers, construction managers, executives (see
080837 -        report on "psyche" problem reported 990625, ref SDS 4 4914),
080838 -        homemakers, doctors (see report on 990625, ref SDS 3 2652), and
080839 -        everyone; cost savings improving management are a miracle;
080840 -        managers do not like to improve their work, they want more
080841 -        money for doing what they already know how to do, even it costs
080842 -        $M of dollars. ref SDS 2 7315
080844 -      ..
080845 -     Any proposed solutions must:
080846 -
080847 -      a.  Integrate with existing tools
080848 -      b.  Augment existing tools
080849 -      c.  Be built on respected open source technology
080850 -      d.  Work toward the establishment of open standards
080851 -      e.  Be as cross-platform as possible
080853 -  ..
080854 - This indicates creating better program for software programming has
080855 - significant challenges, which aligns with reporting on 000413.
080856 - ref SDS 10 2124
080858 -  ..
080859 - SDS might offer some leverage on this point, since there is no other
080860 - program that manages chronology.  Of course people need to manage
080861 - chronology, and so go about it in a lot of ad hac ways, mostly from
080862 - personal recall.  Morris, and probably a lot of other people, use
080863 - Outlook to separate email into folders and track events based on the
080864 - dates of files.
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080868 - DKR Project Needs to Follow Guidance on Software Project Management
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0811 - 1558 received letter from Eric
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081202 -  ..
081203 - Received ref DRT 2 0001 from Eric Armstrong notifying Lee that the use
081204 - case guidance provided in Lee's letter today, ref DRT 1 0002, reported
081205 - above, ref SDS 0 1462, supports project needs, noting...
081206 -
081207 -     Thanks, Lee. I think this use case guidance for software projects]
081208 -     really begins to get us where we need to go.
081210 -  ..
081211 - On 000208 Eric asked for guidance on the core capability of the OHS,
081212 - DKR. ref SDS 6 8960
081214 -  ..
081215 - On 000212 Eric reported an innovation for OHS DKR. ref SDS 7 9790
081217 -  ..
081218 - On 000423 Eric proposed purpose of project is to augment human
081219 - reasoning, by improving ability to deliberate by capturing the record
081220 - of daily working information for guiding future projects. ref SDS 12
081221 - 5933
081223 -  ..
081224 - The correlation between Eric's view about where the project needs to
081225 - "go" and Lee's submission today, is not evident.
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081227 -     [On 000428 sent letter to Jack Park. ref SDS 15 0001
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