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Script STRAT1 - Cycle 1 Development Strategy

Purpose To guide a team through producing a TSPi development strategy and preliminary size and time estimates
Entry Criteria
  • The students have read textbook Chapter 4.
  • The instructor has reviewed and iscussed the TSPi process.
  • The isntructor has described the overall prouct objectives.
  • evelopment teams have been forme and roles assigned.
  • The teams have agreed on goals for their work.
General The development strategy specifies the order inwhich product funtions are defined, designed, implemnted, and tested.
  • The way the product will beenhanced in future cycles
  • How to divide the development work among the team members
The development strategy is produced at the beginning of the process to guide size estimating and resource planning.
  • If the development strategy changes during planning, requirements, or development, it must be iupdated.
The preliminary size and time estimates
  • Cover the planned work for each development cycle
  • Provide the basis for allocating work among team members
Step Activities Description
1 Strategy Overview The isntructor describes the development strategy.
  • What the strategy is, how it isproduced, and how it is used
  • Criteria for an effective strategy
  • The need for and ways to produce the size and time estimates
2 Establish Strategy Criteriea  
  • The development manager leads discussion of strategy criteria
  • The meeting reporter (quality/process manager) documents these criteria and provides copies to the team mebmers and instructor
3 Produce the Conceptual Desgin The development manager leads the team in producing the conceptual design for the overall product.
4 Select the Development Strategy The development manager leads the team through producing the development strategy. This involves
  • Proposing and evaluating alternative strategies
  • Allocting product functions to each development cycle
  • Defining how to subdivide and later integrate the product
5 Produce the Preliminary Estimate The planning manager leads the team through producing the preliminary size and time estimates, which must include
  • Size and time estimates for all the current-cycle products
  • Rought estimates for the products of subsequent cycles
6 Asses Risks Identify and asses project risks and enter them in ITL.
7 Document the Strategy The meeting reporter documents the selected strategy (STRAT)
8 Produce the Configuration Management Plan The support manager produces the configuration management plan.
  • Identifies the configuration control board and its procedures
  • Specifies any needed support tools and facilities
  • Reviews the procedures with the team for their agreement
Exit Criteria
  • A completed and documented development strategy
  • Completed and documented size and time estimates for all product elements to be produced during the next cycle
  • Completed and documented estimates for the products to be produced in subsequent development sycles
  • Documented configuration management procedure
  • Risks and issues entered in the ITL log
  • Conceptual design and completed STRAT form
  • Updated project notebook


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Last page update: 3/12/2010