Software Project Management (CS615)
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LECTURE # 25
4. PLANNING
4.7.4 Elements of SDP
Project Plan is iteratively defined through Concept & Requirements Phase. Initial
estimates are refined as scope and requirements become clearer. There are two
phases of project plan:
1. Preliminary
2. Final
Following are some elements of Software Project Plan:
a) Scope Planning
• Scope planning is the process of progressively elaborating and documenting
the project work (project scope) that produces the product of the project.
• Project Scope Planning starts with the initial inputs of product description, the
project charter, and the initial definition of constraints and assumptions.
• Note that the product description incorporates product requirements that
reflect agreed-upon customer needs and the product design that meets the
product requirements.
• The outputs of scope planning are the scope statement and scope management
plan, with the supporting detail.
• The scope statement forms the basis for an agreement between the project and
the project customer by identifying both the project objectives and the project
deliverables.
• Project teams develop multiple scope statements that are appropriate for the
level of project work decomposition.
b) Objectives – Business Requirements
– Could be “Mission Statement”
– Defines Business objectives for project
– Includes Business Case (NPV Model) & Detailed Description of assumptions.
c) Technical Approach
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