软件项目管理03_Step_Wise.pptVIP

We have noted already that it is not feasible to produce a detailed plan for all stages of the project right at the beginning of the project planning process and not all the information needed for the detailed planning of the later stages is available at the outset. Initially an outline plan for the whole project would be produced, plus a detailed plan for the first stage. * Software Project Management Chapter 3 Step Wise: An approach to planning software projects SPM (5e) Step Wise: an introduction to project planning? The McGraw-Hill Companies, 2009 * ‘Step Wise’ - aspirations Practicality tries to answer the question ‘what do I do now?’ Scalability useful for small project as well as large Range of application Accepted techniques e.g. borrowed from PRINCE etc SPM (5e) Step Wise: an introduction to project planning? The McGraw-Hill Companies, 2009 * ‘Step Wise’ - an overview 0.Select project 1. Identify project objectives 2. Identify project infrastructure 3. Analyse project characteristics 4. Identify products and activities 5. Estimate effort for activity 8. Review/ publicize plan 6. Identify activity risks 7. Allocate resources 9. Execute plan 10. Lower level planning Review Lower level detail For each activity SPM (5e) Step Wise: an introduction to project planning? The McGraw-Hill Companies, 2009 * A project scenario: Brightmouth College Payroll College currently has payroll processing carried out by a services company This is very expensive and does not allow detailed analysis of personnel data to be carried out Decision made to bring payroll ‘in-house’ by acquiring an ‘off-the-shelf’ application SPM (5e) Step Wise: an introduction to project planning? The McGraw-Hill Companies, 2009 * Project scenario - continued The use of the off-the-shelf system will require a new, internal, payroll office to be set up There will be a need to develop some software ‘add-ons’: one will take payroll data and combine it with time-table data to calcul