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5. Design, Development, and Maintenance
QF Level
Code
Name
QF Level:
Level 1
No Item
QF Level:
Level 2
No Item
QF Level:
Level 3
No Item
QF Level:
Level 4
Code:
ITSWDM402A
Name:
Report discrepancies between software and its related document
QF Level:
Level 4
Code:
ITSWDM406A
Name:
Identify components that need to be managed in software decommissioning
QF Level:
Level 4
Code:
ITSWDM407A
Name:
Verify and validate that the remaining software are functioning properly
QF Level:
Level 4
Code:
111159L4
Name:
Verify and validate that the deployed / migrated software and the existing software are functioning properly
QF Level:
Level 4
Code:
111160L4
Name:
Perform system testing against user, technical and hosting requirements
QF Level:
Level 5
Code:
ITSWDM501A
Name:
Formulate, analyse, and develop requirements for the development of software products / services
QF Level:
Level 5
Code:
ITSWDM502A
Name:
Verify and validate requirements for the development of the software products
QF Level:
Level 5
Code:
ITSWDM504A
Name:
Develop programme modules of the software based on its design documents
QF Level:
Level 5
Code:
ITSWDM506A
Name:
Perform inspection for the programme code and software documents
(See Remark 1 for the meaning of “inspection”)
QF Level:
Level 5
Code:
ITSWDM507A
Name:
Develop test plans for various levels of testing
(See Remark for various levels of testing)
QF Level:
Level 5
Code:
ITSWDM508A
Name:
Identify extra functional requirements of an existing software
QF Level:
Level 5
Code:
ITSWDM509A
Name:
Identify extra non-functional requirements of an existing software
QF Level:
Level 5
Code:
ITSWDM510A
Name:
Identify the Standard Operating Environment (SOE) and related issues for a software to be deployed/migrated
QF Level:
Level 5
Code:
ITSWDM504A
Name:
Develop programme modules of the software based on its design documents
QF Level:
Level 5
Code:
111156L5
Name:
Develop data analysis programmes in enterprise intelligence systems
QF Level:
Level 5
Code:
111158L5
Name:
Perform statistical analysis and refine the operational decision-making process
QF Level:
Level 6
Code:
ITSWDM601A
Name:
Propose an architecture design (AD) of the software/system
QF Level:
Level 6
Code:
ITSWDM603A
Name:
Propose a detailed level design (DLD) of the software
QF Level:
Level 6
Code:
ITSWDM605A
Name:
Develop and implement software configuration management plan
QF Level:
Level 6
Code:
ITSWDM606A
Name:
Identify the requirements for software releases and control
QF Level:
Level 6
Code:
ITSWDM607A
Name:
Perform risk assessment on software releases and control
QF Level:
Level 6
Code:
ITSWDM609A
Name:
Execute and monitor the software releases and control plan
QF Level:
Level 7
No Item
Note:
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