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Practical Software
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Robert Fantina
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Contents
1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Beginning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 FormatandUseofthisBook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.3 TheAssessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Reference 11
2 Software Requirements Management/Requirements
Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.1 GapAnalysisforRequirementsManagement . . . . . . . . . 14
2.1.1 ResponsibilityforRequirementsIsAssigned . . . . . . . . 17
2.1.2 RequirementsAreCreatedonaStandardTemplatefor
EaseofDocumentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.1.3 TheRequirementsDocumentIsBaselined . . . . . . . . . 19
2.1.4 ChangestotheRequirementsDocumentAreReviewedand
IncorporatedintotheSoftwareProject. . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.2 RequirementsManagementFlowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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2.3 SoftwareRequirementsManagement/Requirements
ManagementChecklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
SelectedBibliography 24
References 25
3 Software Project Planning/Project Planning. . . . . . 27
3.1 GapAnalysisforSoftwareProjectPlanning/ProjectPlanning . . 29
3.1.1 ADocumentedProcedureforAssigningProjectPlanning
ResponsibilityIsEstablished. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3.1.2 AStandard,TailorableFormatforAllProjectPlansIs
EstablishedandDocumented . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3.1.3 ScheduleEstimatesAreMadeasPartofProjectPlanning,
AccordingtoaDocumentedProcedure . . . . . . . . . . 36
3.1.4 CostEstimatesAreMadeasPartofProjectPlanning,
AccordingtoaDocumentedProcedure . . . . . . . . . . 38
3.1.5 TheProjectPlanIsBaselinedAccordingtoaDocumented
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.1.6 ChangeRequestsMustUndergoImpactAnalysisandApproval
ofanyBudgetorScheduleAdjustments,Accordingtoa
DocumentedProcedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
3.2 SoftwareProjectPlanning/ProjectPlanningFlowchart . . . . . 43
3.3 SoftwareProjectPlanning/ProjectPlanningChecklist . . . . . 44
SelectedBibliography 46
References 46
4 Software Project Tracking and Oversight/Project
Monitoring and Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
4.1 GapAnalysisforProjectTrackingandOversight/Project
MonitoringandControl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
4.1.1 TheProjectPlanIsUsedforTracking . . . . . . . . . . . 52
4.1.2 FormalReviewsAreHeld. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
4.1.3 BudgetActualsAreTracked. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
4.1.4 ScheduleActualsAreTracked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
4.1.5 IdentifiedRisksAreTracked. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
4.1.6 ChangestotheProjectPlanAreMadeAccordingtoa
DocumentedProcedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
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4.2 ProjectTrackingandOversight/Planning,Monitoring,and
ControlFlowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
4.3 SoftwareProjectTrackingandOversight/ProjectMonitoring
andControlChecklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
References 63
5 Software Subcontract Management/Supplier
Agreement Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
5.1 GapAnalysisforSoftwareSubcontractorManagement/Supplier
AgreementManagement;Part1:SubcontractorSelection. . . . 68
5.2 SoftwareSubcontractorManagement/SupplierAgreement
Management;Part1:SelectingtheSubcontractor . . . . . . . 71
5.2.1 ProjectOutsourcingDecisionsAreMadeAccordingtoa
DocumentedProcedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
5.2.2 CandidateVendorsAreSelectedBasedonaDocumented
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
5.2.3 ProposalsAreReceivedfromAllSubcontractorsUnder
Consideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
5.2.4 TheSubcontractorsUnderConsiderationHavetheResources—
PersonnelandFacilities—toPerformtheWork . . . . . . . 74
5.2.5 EithertheWorktobePerformedorManagementIsLocated
SufficientlyConvenienttothePrimeContractorforFace-to-
FaceMeetingsAsMayBeNecessary . . . . . . . . . . . 75
5.2.6 TheSubcontractorProvidesAdequateReferencesfromSatisfied
Customers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
5.3 SoftwareSubcontractorManagement/SupplierAgreement
Management;Part2:MonitoringtheWorkoftheSubcontractor. 75
5.4 GapAnalysisforSoftwareSubcontractorManagement/Supplier
AgreementManagement;Part2:SubcontractorManagement . . 76
5.4.1 TheSubcontractorWorksfromaProjectPlanThatIs
SubmittedtothePrimeContractor . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
5.4.2 ThePrimeContractor’sProjectManagerMonitorsthe
Subcontractor’sProjectPlantoAssureThattheProjectIs
BeingPerformedasAgreed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
5.4.3 ThePrimeContractor’sProjectManagerFacilitatesPeriodic
TechnicalReviewswiththeSubcontractor . . . . . . . . . 81
