Software Engineering

8.2 
Operational analysis tasks
The operational analysis tasks involve gathering the detailed information regarding 
the business or operational processes the software product is intended to facilitate. 
Characteristics of the business or operational processes should be traced to stake-
holder needs. The operational environment should be identified in terms of the 
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See Entertainment Software Rating Board, 
http://www.esrb.org/
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Operational analysis tasks
facilities, systems, equipment, data networks, etc. within which the software prod-
uct will execute. This operational analysis should be described from the perspective 
of the software product and address its role, functions, and interactions with exter-
nal systems, personnel, and resource providers (e.g., power, data sources).
During the architecture definition phases, the operational model is elaborated to 
address the behaviors of the software product within the operational environment. 
Extension of the operational model is addressed in Chapter 11.