Introduction to the "Family relationships" demo

The "Family relationships" KBS project is a toy example, which we use to demonstrate how verification and validation (V&V) can be performed by utililization of ViVaWeb (the ViVa method/toolset product).

KBS V&V has three stages:

  1. V&V requirements definition
  2. V&V plan construction
  3. V&V plan execution
The performance of the three stages together constitutes the V&V process.

The V&V process for the "Family relationships" example is demonstrated here, although not in the detail required for a real-life V&V process. The demonstration uses

Move this browser window to the top right of the screen, NOW!

Click on the substep "Open ViVaWeb", NOW!

The second browser window opens, move it to the top left, NOW!

Resize this browser window, so that it does not overlap the ViVaWeb window, and give it full height, NOW! <*if you have less screen width than appr. 1200 pixels, the two windows will have to overlap more or less*>

You should browse the ViVa method introduction before going further in the demo. Click on "Introduction" in the left frame of ViVaWeb, NOW!

Especially notice "The approach to V&V", which is the core of the method introduction, showing how project concepts and V&V concepts relate in the V&V process.

You should also take a look at the ViVa model, which is central in the V&V requirements definition and the V&V plan construction. It gives details and linkings of life cycle phases, products, quality properties, V&V phases and V&V techniques. Click on "ViVa model" in the left frame of ViVaWeb, NOW!

The rest of the demo will take you through the Family demo steps above.

Click on "The project life", NOW!


vivawww@cri.dk Last update: 8 March 1997.