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Effective Software Project Management
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Effective Software Project Management

by Robert K. Wysocki Ph.D.
March 2006
Beginner to intermediate
618 pages
15h 20m
English
Wiley
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Chapter 5. The Linear SDPM Planning Phase

Let all things be done decently and in order.

1 Corinthians 14:40

Chapter Learning Objectives

After reading this chapter, you will be able to:

  • Understand when to use alternative forms of the work breakdown structure

  • Decompose a deliverables-based Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for the Rapid Development Waterfall model

The output from the Scoping Phase is a Project Overview Statement (POS) and a clearly defined requirements document. Using these documents as input to the Planning Phase, you develop a plan following accepted principles and practices of Traditional Project Management. With the design, build, and test phases as the highest level of decomposition in the WBS a complete decomposition down to the task level is done. To complete the Planning Phase, estimates of task duration and resource requirements are made, and an initial project schedule is put together.

So, the requirements have been specified and the choice made to follow the Linear SDPM strategy. Now what?

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