canadian patrol frigate software maintenance testing by lcdr t.l. williams
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CANADIAN PATROL FRIGATESOFTWARE MAINTENANCE
TESTING
BY
LCDR T.L. WILLIAMS
CPF SOFTWARE
• 1,100,000 SLOC
• 223 MODULES
• 10 YEAR DEVELOPMENT
• TESTED AS PART OF SIX YEAR AT SEA TRIALS PROGRAM
• BUILD 36 FINAL CPF CONTRACT BUILD
CPF MAINTENANCE CONTRACT ISSUES
• GOVERNMENT OWNED CONTRACTOR OPERATED (GOCO)
• MOVE PGC TO HALIFAX
• CM REMAINED IN MONTREAL
• NAVY VERSION 1.0 PROMISE
• DND REORGANIZATION/STAFFING
• TRANSITION OF CPF SOFTWARE TO IN-SERVICE AUTHORITY
COMMS
TECHNICALAUTHORITY
SOFTWAREMANAGER
SENSORS
PROGRAM GENERATION
CENTER
CM SUPPORT TEWA
ASWCOMMAND SUPPORT
TRACK MANAGEMENT
QAADMIN
ASSISTANT
SMaRT
NAVAL
COMMUNITY
HSSF ORGANIZATION
TESTING
“TESTING SHALL BE AT THE SAME LEVEL AS THE CPF PRIME
CONTRACT”
CPF MAINTENANCE CONTRACT STATED:
NAVY VERSION 1.0 PROBLEMS
• REQUIREMENTS
• WORK SPLIT BETWEEN SITES• POOR PLANNING• FACILITY SCHEDULING • VERSION RELEASE DOCUMENT
NAVY VERSION 1.0 PROBLEMS (CONT)
• RELEASING AUTHORITY
• CONTRACTOR TESTING
• AT SEA TESTING
• NUMEROUS DEFECTS
• STAFFING/EXPERIENCE LEVELS
• NO MEANINGFUL METRICS COLLECTED
SUCCESS OR FAILURE?
• POLITICALLY FACILITY WAS JUDGED TO BE A SUCCESS
• STANDING UP THE FACILITY– SUCCESS
• PRODUCING THE FIRST IN-SERVICE BUILD– FAILURE
CHANGES TO FACILITY
• REQUIREMENTS GROUP STOOD-UP
• CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT GROUP ESTABLISH
• INDEPENDENT TESTING GROUP ESTABLISHED
• INCREASED STAFFING FOR SMaRT
CHANGES TO FALICITY (CONTINUED)
• MINI-SYSTEM INSTALLED
• AUTOMATED CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
• CLOSER TIES TO REQUIREMENTS GROUP DEVELOPED
• TRANSITION OF SOFTWARE TO IN-SERVICE AUTHORITY
• FACILITY REORGANIZED
TECHNICALAUTHORITY
CSST(H)
SOFTWAREMANAGER
ADMIN ASSISTANT
SOFTWARE SYSTEM
ENGINEER
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
MANAGER
SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER
INTEGRATED SUPPORT
MANAGER
ASW/COMM/TM
TEWA/SENSOR
LINK
SUPPORT
COMMAND SUPPORT
QUALITY ASSURANCE
CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
TESTING
NAVAL COMMUNITY
HSSF(H) REORGANIZATION
SOFTWARE SYSTEMS ENGINEER RESPONSIBILITIES
• ASSESS IMPACT OF SOFTWARE AND SYSTEM CHANGES
• COORDINATE SYSTEM STUDIES AND INVESTIGATIONS
• REVIEW TEST PLANS AND TEST PROCEDURES
• OBSERVE ALL FORMAL TESTS
QUALITY ASSURANCE
• QUALITY MANAGEMENT– DOCUMENT, V & V SOFTWARE
PROCESS– INCREASE PROCESS CAPABILITY AND
MATURITY– RAISE QUALITY AWARENESS AND
PROVIDE TRAINING– CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
QUALITY ASSURANCE (CONTINUED)
• QUALITY CONTROL– VERIFY ALL DEFECTS AND
ENHANCEMENTS ARE DOCUMENTED AND TRACKED
– WITNESS SPR CLOSURES, DELTA, AND SYSTEM TESTS
– MONITOR SOFTWARE BUILDS AND DELIVERY PREPARATION
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
• REQUIREMENTS REVIEW
• PEER REVIEWS
• TRAINING– 247 HOURS PROGRAMMERS– 173 HOURS TESTERS
• NEW VERSION RELEASE PROCESS
• INCREMENTAL BUILDS
• NEW TESTING PROCESS
SOFTWARE TEST PROCESS
Beta Site Testing
SPR Closure
Program Debug
Shipboard At Sea Testing
Shipboard Alongside
Testing
Beta Site Testing
Development Testing
Operational Evaluation
System Test
Delta Test
Survivability Test
Version Testing
BETA TESTING
• OCCURS ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS
• CFNOS AND CFNES INVOLVED
• DEFECTS ARE DOCUMENTED– ATTEMPT TO REPRODUCE ON PREVIOUS
VERSION
• FREE PLAY
VERSION TESTING
• VERSION SURVIVABILITY TEST– COMPARES SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
WITH PREVIOUS VERSION PERFORMANCE
– FULLY AUTOMATED– FOCUSES ON MISSILE THREAT
PROFILES, TEWA PROCESSING– REPORT PRODUCED AND REVIEWED
DELTA TEST
• INTEGRATION TESTING
• WHITE BOX FOCUS
• DEMONSTRATES ALL CHANGES FUNCTION CORRECTLY IN THE SAME BUILD
• TEST REPORT PRODUCED/REVIEWED
SYSTEM TEST
• NORMALLY STATIC
• FOUR PHASES– EW/ASW (8 HRS)– AWW/RADAR (8 HRS)– FULL LOAD TRACKING (2 HRS)– OVERALL (6 HRS)
• REPORT PRODUCED/REVIEWED
TESTING IMPROVEMENT S
• TEST CELL ENHANCEMENT STUDY– FULLY DOCUMENT PROCESS
• DEVELOMENT AND USE OF METRICS
• FORMALIZATION OF PEER REVIEWS
• AUTOMATED TESTING
• DEFECT REPORTING
• DEFECT DATA COLLECTING
• TESTING/PROGRAMMING TOOLS
CONCLUSION
• INITIAL TESTING POOR
• TRYING TO DO TOO MUCH AT ONCE
• TESTING PROCESS NOW IN PLACE
• OBTAINING REPEATABLE RESULTS
• FINE TUNING PROCESS STAGE