Chapter 2
Project Management
Methodologies
A project life cycle
Plan
Design
Develop
Integrate (including test)
Deploy
Maintain
They can be iterative and incremental
Why it is a cycle– no ending
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Planning Phase
The “Idea”
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Brainstorming
Project Concept
Project Proposal
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Proposal “Greenlighted”
Define the Project
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Project Definition
Project Approval
Planning Phase (cont/d)
The Project Plan
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Define “how” the project will be implemented
The Project Approach
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Define the processes to be used during the
implementation of the project
Finalize the Budget
Design Phase
Design the Architecture
Design the Product and the Features
Create Specifications and Task Lists
Finalize the Project Schedule
Development Phase
Write & Test Code
Analyze and Report on Project Statistics
Status and Project Review Meetings
Feature Complete
Integration Phase
Integrate the Features into the Final
“Product”
Integration and End-to-End Testing
Stabilization & Optimization
Code Complete
Deployment Phase
Finalize Operations Documents
Training
Deployment and Acceptance
Project Handoff
Post Deployment
Operations Team Take Control of
“Product”
Lessons Learned Meeting
Project Closure
Disband the Project Team
Celebrate Success!
Standard Methodologies &
Processes
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Six sigma
CMMI
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Initial
Repeatable
Defined
Manageable
Optimized
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
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ISO-9000
ISO-1400