Definition:
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Entry-Conditions are usually found in sets. The relevant set of Entry-Conditions is evaluated in an Entry-Process. They are used to determine if there is entry permission to a task Process.
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Entry-Condition 1: The Requirement-Specification shall have exited from SQC with a maximum estimated Remaining-Major-Defects/Page of less than one.
Notes
1. Entry-Conditions are used to decide if it is economic and safe to enter the main task of a Process. They are designed to:
• prevent entry into a task Process if it would be failure-prone
• cause us to remove obstacles to successful task Process execution
• provide a “Standard,” which we can continuously update whenever we get experience or knowledge to improve our Productivity.
2. All the Entry-Conditions must normally be met for permission to enter into the main Process task.
3. For any Work-Process, there are usually several Entry-Conditions, which should apply. They can be grouped in sets into “generic” and “specific” Entry-Conditions.
4. Entry-Conditions are one Type of Work-Process-Standard. They are one Means of “Process-Improvement” since they provide a mechanism for “organizational learning”. (Any experiences of Conditions that warn of impending problems can be noted in the form of Entry-Conditions. They are then available to anyone in an organization, even those people, who have not personally had the “bad” experience, which may have led to the establishment of the Entry-Condition.)
5. Note: Nov 1 2003 Gate is a Generic word for both Entry and Exit-Conditions. <-McConnell
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This Concept entered by Diane O'Brien.