Effective Software Project Management

The Closing Phase of the Adaptive SDPM Strategy

Figure 29-1 illustrates the Closing Phase of the Adaptive SDPM strategy. Note that there are really two parts to the Closing Phase, just as there were in the Iterative SDPM strategy.

Figure 29-1. The Closing Phase of the Adaptive SDPM strategy

• The first is closure with respect to each of the cycles.

• The second is closure with respect to the completed project.

Obviously, there are some similarities between the Closing Phases of Iterative and Adaptive strategies, but there are some key differences as well.

The similarities center on requirements satisfaction at the completion of each cycle. In the Iterative SDPM strategy, these closings were focused on discovering the details of features that had been identified but were not acceptable to the customer. In the Adaptive SDPM strategy, the cycle closings were focused on the discovery of features and functions for later integration into the solution. This highlights the major difference between the two strategies. The Iterative SDPM strategy deals with known features that need change in order to be acceptable to the customer. Each of the proposed changes can be built into the solution and reviewed by the customer for any further changes. The Adaptive SDPM strategy is seeking new features and functionality that can then be built into the solution. So the Iterative SDPM strategy cycles constantly ...