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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 20. The Iterative SDPM Launching Phase

The purpose of organizations is to exploit the fact that many decisions require the participation of many individuals for their effectiveness.

Kenneth J. Arrow Nobel laureate in economics

Chapter Learning Objectives

After reading this chapter, you will be able to:

  • Understand the complications added to the Launching Phase when using an Iterative SDPM strategy

  • Know how to plan for scope change requests

  • Anticipate and mitigate resource scheduling situations

  • Anticipate and mitigate iteration scheduling changes

  • Know how to launch an Iterative SDPM strategy for the Evolutionary Waterfall Development model

  • Know how to launch an Iterative SDPM strategy for the SCRUM model

  • Know how to launch an Iterative SDPM strategy for the Rational Unified Process model

  • Know how to launch an Iterative SDPM strategy for the Dynamic Systems Development Method

All of the Launching Phase discussion for the Linear and Incremental SDPM strategy situations apply to the Iterative SDPM strategy and will not be repeated here (you can see discussions of Linear and Incremental Launching Phases in Parts II and III). Iterative SDPM strategy projects follow the same procedures as by-the-book projects, except they repeat those procedures several times over the life of the project. Within a single repetition all of the launching activities that are done in the Linear and Incremental SDPM strategies are done in the Iterative SDPM strategy. However, you do have some additional ...

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