Title :
Towards effective management of expert system projects
Author :
Arora, Vikas ; Cooke, John E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Saskatchewan Univ., Saskatoon, Sask., Canada
fDate :
30 Sep-2 Oct 1991
Abstract :
Based on the development of PRXDM, an expert system for the fault diagnosis of the PRX/A electronic telephone exchange, a development life-cycle for expert system development is proposed. Seven phases are identified: domain definition, general design, detailed design, prototype development, integration, field testing, and operation. Provision is made for the extensive iteration and incrementation that is an essential part of all expert system development. A framework for testing. verifying, and validating expert systems is presented, and relevant metrics that could be collected in each phase of development are suggested
Keywords :
DP management; electronic switching systems; expert systems; fault location; project engineering; systems analysis; PRX/A electronic telephone exchange; PRXDM; detailed design; development life-cycle; domain definition; effective management; expert system projects; field testing; general design; integration; metrics; operation; prototype development; Application software; Costs; Diagnostic expert systems; Expert systems; Fault diagnosis; Programming; Project management; Prototypes; Telephony; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Developing and Managing Expert System Programs, 1991., Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2250-4
DOI :
10.1109/DMESP.1991.171703
