Effective Software Project Management

The Scoping Phase of the Extreme SDPM Strategy for the INSPIRE Model

Figure 32-2 illustrates the integration of the project management Scope Phase and the INSPIRE Initiate Phase. This Extreme SDPM Scoping Phase for the INSPIRE Model is the beginning of the project. As you can see, the initial Scoping Phase is done once for the INSPIRE project. There are two major parts to it: a defining part and a planning part. The defining can effectively be completed by two parties: a requestor and a provider. These may each be single individuals or small groups that represent the two parties. In either case the critical factor is that they not only represent their constituency but also speak for their constituency and can make decisions and commitments for their constituency.

Figure 32-2. Scoping Phase of the Extreme SDPM strategy for the INSPIRE model

An INSPIRE project begins with a business-critical need. There are five artifacts that are produced in the Scoping Phase of the Extreme SDPM strategy for the INSPIRE model. They are as follows:

• The Project Overview Statement (POS)— The POS, which you have encountered in all previous SDPM strategies, is the documentation you use to sell the idea.

• A definition of the project goal— Because you know so little about the goal, this definition will not be much more than a desired end state. As the project proceeds, you will get more clarity on that ...