Comments on ISO 14102: the standard for CASE-tool evaluation

Authors:
Björn Lundell;Brian Lings
Affiliations:
Department of Computer Science, University of Skövde, P.O. Box 408, 54128 Skövde, Sweden;Department of Computer Science, University of Exeter, UK
Venue:
Computer Standards & Interfaces
Year:
2002

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Abstract

In this paper, we comment on the ISO standard for evaluation and selection of CASE-tools (ISO 14102), focusing on the important task of establishing a relevant set of requirements for any specific use of the standard. We review the literature related to CASE-tool evaluation and illuminate our findings by comparing CASE-tool requirements developed for a company with the suggested set of characteristics in the standard. We identify two weaknesses in the standard. Firstly, we note a lack of method support for evaluation framework development. Secondly, we note a number of weaknesses in the way decision frameworks are treated. The paper concludes with recommendations for improvement, as submitted to ITS/AG7.