The WaterSluice

Before we descend into the definition of the WaterSluice methodology, we need to ground the meanings of some of the fundamental steps and the environment in which the methodology resides.

• Four Fundamental Phases
  • The Analysis Phase
    • Things
    • Actions
    • States
    • Typical Scenarios
    • Atypical Scenarios
    • Incomplete and Non-Monotonic Requirements
  • The Design Phase
    • Architecture
    • Implementation Plan
    • Critical Priority Analysis
    • Performance Analysis
    • Test Plan
  • The Implementation Phase
    • Critical Error Removal
  • Testing
    • Regression Test
    • Internal Testing
    • Unit Testing
    • Application Testing
    • Stress Testing
• How the WaterSluice Methodology Works
  • Introduction
  • The Process
    • Proof of Principle Stage
    • Prototype Stage
    • Alpha and Beta Release Stage
    • Product
• Why It Works
• Why It Does Not Work
• Supporting Foundations
  • Story Board
  • Documentation
  • Change Order Control
  • Versions
  • The Supporting Engineering Environment
    • People
    • Tools
    • Strategies
    • Measurements
    • Control