Effective Software Project Management

The Monitoring and Controlling Phase of an Iterative SDPM Strategy for the Dynamic Systems Development Method

The Monitoring and Controlling Phase of an Iterative SDPM strategy for the Dynamic Systems Development method is highlighted in Figure 21-8.

Figure 21-8. The Monitoring and Controlling Phase of an Iterative SDPM strategy for the Dynamic Systems Development Method

As you can see, the Monitoring and Controlling Phase of an Iterative SDPM strategy for the Dynamic Systems Development Method can be iterative itself. That will happen if the current Implementation Phase concludes that the Functional Model Phase must be repeated. That can dramatically alter the project going forward. The current model must be revised; in fact, it might be scrapped and a new one might take its place. That would be a rather drastic turn of events. The more likely result is a partial redesign of the functional model. This comes about as a result of having to eliminate some functionality from the solution in order to meet an aggressive implementation date. If that functionality is deemed necessary for the complete solution, the Functional Model Phase is repeated. Similarly, the Design and Build Iteration Phase is repeated if some of the details of the design had to be left out in order to meet an aggressive implementation date.

The metrics used to track the likelihood of completing both the functional ...