Effective Software Project Management

Chapter 16. The Incremental SDPM Strategy Summary

People who produce good results feel good about themselves.

—Kenneth H. Blanchard Chairman, Blanchard Training and Development

Chapter Learning Objectives

After reading this chapter, you will: Understand risk and how it affects the Incremental SDPM strategies Understand scope change and how it affects the Incremental SDPM strategies Understand team structure and how it affects the Incremental SDPM strategies Know why there is a communications gap built into the Incremental SDPM strategy

You’ve spent the last five chapters getting to know the Incremental SDPM strategy and in particular looking at variations around the Staged Delivery Waterfall model and the Feature-Driven Development model. In this summary chapter, I’ll discuss a few major points regarding both models and draw some conclusions about their further use and adaptation.