Given that providing focused evaluation feedback and achieving test-cycle closure are the objectives of this work,
ongoing prioritization of the work and strategic management of the test resources is required. Focus continually on
identifying and executing the minimum set of specific tasks to achieve the evaluation mission. Ongoing involvement by
the stakeholders in the test and evaluation effort is critical to ensure the appropriate focus is maintained and,
ultimately, that the work is successful.
Notice that for some iterations it may not be possible to achieve the Evaluation Mission as originally defined. Rather
than simply abandoning the test and evaluation effort, it is important to find an appropriate and agreeable revision of
the original Evaluation Mission based on the current situation, and attempt to provide useful evaluation information to
the stakeholders of the test effort.
This work typically starts toward the end of each test cycle as suitable breadth and depth is achieved in the testing
effort. For test cycles earlier in the project lifecycle, there is typically less work to be managed, therefore less
effort is required to address this activity. In later iterations-especially those toward the end of the Elaboration
phase and throughout the Construction phase-this work becomes more important and typically requires more focused
effort. See Activity: Test and Evaluate
The availability of analysis tools that provide accurate and timely results has an impact on resourcing this work.
Without the use of appropriate tools, this task quickly becomes unmanageable as the test effort progresses and
increasingly more detail needs to be analyzed and assessed manually.
|
