Life Cycle Plan

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Life Cycle Plan (LCP)

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction 1 1.1 Purpose of the Life Cycle Plan Document 1 1.2 Assumptions 1 1.3 References 1

2 Milestones and Products 3 2.1 Overall Life Cycle Strategy 3 2.2 Phase Milestones and Schedules 3 2.3 Project Deliverables 3

3 Responsibilities 5 3.1 Stakeholder Responsibilities 5 3.2 Development Responsibilities 5

4 Approach 7 4.1 Monitoring and Control 7 4.2 Methods, Tools and Facilities 7 4.3 Configuration Management 7 4.4 Quality Management 8

5 Resources 9 5.1 Work Breakdown Structure 9 5.2 Budgets 9

Appendix 11 A. COCOMO Results 11 B. Detailed Gantt Charts for milestones and schedules 11 Life Cycle Plan Version 0.1

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1 Introduction

1.1 Purpose of the Life Cycle Plan Document

The objectives of the life cycle plan are as follows: 1. Guide construction and transition efforts, and the subsequent client evolution effort 2. Help make the best use of people and resources throughout the life cycle. 3. Plan to overcome the difficulties likely to arise at the time of development. 4. Serve as the basis for controlling the project’s progress in achieving the software product objectives and as a plan for ensuring the timely execution of the project. 5. Ensure that the quality elements of the Feasibility Rationale including business-case analysis and resource level feasibility are met.

1.2 Assumptions

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1.3 References

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2 Milestones and Products

2.1 Overall Life Cycle Strategy

2.2 Phase Milestones and Schedules

2.2.1 Engineering Stage (Inception and Elaboration Phases)

2.2.2 Production Stage (Construction and Transition Phases)

2.2.3 Support Stage

2.3 Project Deliverables

2.3.1 Engineering Stage

2.3.2 Production Stage

3 Responsibilities

3.1 Stakeholder Responsibilities

3.1.1 Stakeholder Representatives

3.1.2 Engineering Stage Responsibilities

3.1.3 Production Stage Responsibilities

3.1.4 Support Stage Responsibilities

3.2 Development Responsibilities

3.2.1 Development Organization Charts

3.2.2 Staffing

3.2.3 Training

4 Approach

4.1 Monitoring and Control

4.1.1 Closed Loop Feedback Control

4.1.2 Reviews

4.1.3 Status Reporting

4.1.4 Risk Monitoring and Control

4.1.5 Project Communication

4.2 Methods, Tools and Facilities

4.3 Configuration Management

4.3.1 Product Element Identification

4.3.2 Configuration Change Management

4.3.3 Project Library Management

4.3.4 Configuration Status Management

4.4 Quality Management

4.4.1 Quality Assurance

4.4.2 Verification and Validation

5 Resources

5.1 Work Breakdown Structure

5.2 Budgets

Appendix

A. COCOMO Results

B. Detailed Gantt Charts for milestones and schedules