APF: Cycle plan and build Chapters 15 & 16

1. APF: Cycle plan and buildChapters 15 & 16 CSSE 372 28.October.2008

2. Outline • Cycle plan • Cycle build

3. Cycle plan overview

4. Cycle plan • Develop low-level WBS • Micromanaging • Estimate task duration • Estimate resource requirements • Sequence tasks Image from www.motivatedphotos.com/?id=807&src=rt1 .

5. PDQ, cntd • Version scope activity gives the mid-level WBS: • And the req-gathering activity can be detailed:

6. PDQ, cntd • And, for the first cycle, 2-weeks long, the detailed WBS would look like this:

7. Cycle build overview

8. Micro-level plan Post-it Notes!

9. Monitoring • Scope bank • Issues log • Prioritized scope matrix • Team meetings • Status reports

10. PDQ, cntd • How did this plan go? • The requirements-gathering swim lane slipped!

11. What to do in crisis • Finish the current cycle • Cancel the current cycle and move to the next Cycle Plan Phase • Cancel the project

12. Questions?