Defect Status Reporting

Definition

Defect status reporting is the maintenance task during which defects and their status are reported.

Objectives

The typical objectives of defect status reporting are to:

• Provide quality metrics for the work products.
• Provide effectiveness metrics for the maintenance team.

Preconditions

Defect status reporting typically can begin when the following preconditions hold:

• The usage phase has started.
• The initial conventions for defect status reporting (e.g., guidelines, standards) have been produced during the process engineering activity.
• The maintenance team has been adequately staffed and trained in defect status reporting.

Completion Criteria

Defect status reporting is typically complete when the following postconditions hold:

• The retirement phase has started.

Steps

Defect status reporting typically involves the following teams performing the following steps in an iterative, incremental, parallel, and time-boxed manner:

• Maintenance Team:
  • TBD

Techniques

Defect status reporting typically can be performed using the following techniques:

• TBD

Work Products

Defect status reporting typically results in the production of the following work products:

• TBD

Guidelines

• TBD