Chapter 5 Product planning.ppt

山东大学齐鲁软件学院 Chapter 5 Product planning In the chapter How to use time log data to make product plan; Job Number Log（作业编号日志） Track historical product data The need for product plans Making plans had a dramatic effect. Planning is a critical part of a software engineer’s job To be an effective engineer,you need to know how to make plans The key is practice! Start making plan now! Purpose of product plan Help you judge how much time the work will take and when you will finish. Plans also help you track progress while doing the work. When you’re among a team, you need product plan to coordinate your work on joint products. Businesses use product plan to plan and manage their workto estimate, to schedule. A well-made plan includes a project cost estimate. Purpose of product plan Engineers use product plan to understand project status. Judge where a project stands against the plan When engineers make plans, they can better organize their time and avoid last time crises What is a product plan？ A properly produced product plan includes three things: The size and important features of the product to be produced; An estimate of the time required to do the work; A projection of the schedule. Planning for large and small tasks Three basic plan elements: size estimates, projected hours, and the schedule.(规模估计、项目时间、项目日程) Product planning in this book Product planning is a skill that can be improved with practice. Develop your planning skills. The most basic product plan would consist of only the estimate of time needed to do a task or job. By gathering data in the past,you can predict how long similar tasks will likely take in the future. Some definitions Product: is something you produce for a co-worker, an employer or a customer. Project: typically produce a product. Task: is a defined element of work. Process: describe the way do the project. Plans: describe the way a specific project is to be done. How, when and at what cost Job: is something you do, either a product or