TABLE OF CONTENTS This document contains basic information on the continuous architecture Appraisal Method. It is broken into six Sections with Annexes A through H.
Section 1 contains introductory information and assumptions used in creating the Appraisal Method.
Section 2 contains a brief overview of the important aspects of initiating, preparing for, and conducting an appraisal.
Sections 3, 4, and 5 contain summaries of each of the major phases and process activities of the Appraisal Method. They begin with activity objectives, expected duration, brief descriptions of what to do and how to do it, and end with closure criteria. One page summary checklists for most activities are included in Annex E.
Section 6 contains guidance information that is helpful in preparing for and conducting an appraisal.
The Annexes contain templates and instructions for using support tools, including the Appraisal Method questionnaire.
Sections 1 and 2 are informative. Sections 3, 4, and 5 are normative but tailorable. Section 6 is informative, and all annexes are informative except the questionnaire, which is normative but tailorable in format and media.
The Appraisal Method description is based on the following assumptions, both procedural and model-based, that are relevant to using the Appraisal Method:
The SECM is the reference model for the Appraisal Method.
Readers are familiar with the content and concepts of Systems Engineering Capability Model.
Facilitators intending to use the Appraisal Method have been trained in basic organizational appraisal techniques.
The focus and tone of the Appraisal Method is self-improvement versus audit.
