Effective Software Project Management

Chapter 18. The Iterative SDPM Scoping Phase

To improve is to change, to be perfect is to change often.

—Winston Churchill British Prime Minister, writer, and soldier

Chapter Learning Objectives

After reading this chapter, you will be able to: Explain the Scoping Phase of the Iterative SDPM strategy Conduct the Scoping Phase of the Evolutionary Waterfall model Conduct the Scoping Phase of the SCRUM model Conduct the Scoping Phase of the Rational Unified Process (RUP) model Conduct the Scoping of the Dynamic Systems Development Method

The Scoping Phase of the Iterative SDPM strategy is the beginning of the project life cycle for these types of systems development projects. In this phase, you establish the parameters for the project and prepare a high-level plan for how you are going to approach the project. While you did the same for the Incremental SDPM strategy, you’ll find significant differences for the Iterative project. Project uncertainty has increased as a result of gaps between what you know to be the solution and what actually is the solution. Those gaps have to be discovered and removed through the conduct of the project itself. Therein lies the increase in complexity that comes with Iterative SDPM projects.