An operational profile for the Cartridge Support Software

Abstract

This paper describes our experience and findings in constructing an operation profile for the Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft System's (LMTAS) Cartridge Support Software (CSS). The process is an adaptation of Musa's (1993) 5-step approach. The resulting operational profile was reviewed and evaluated by LMTAS's software product manager, system engineers, and software test engineers. An account of the findings and conclusions from the independent review and evaluation is discussed. This operational profile allowed the LMTAS software engineering team to derive some clear insights about the usage rate of the CSS functions from the customer's perspective.