Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Policy and Standards
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OPM System Development Life Cycle Policy and Standards Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Purpose............................................................................................................................ 4 1.1.1 OPM SDLC Policy ......................................................................................................... 4 1.1.2 Key Concepts and Principles ........................................................................................ 4 1.2 Scope and Applicability ................................................................................................. 5 1.3 Compliance, Enforcement and Exceptions .................................................................. 6 2. ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND GOVERNANCE ........................................... 7 3. PROJECT INITIATION............................................................................................ 16 3.1 Need Identified ............................................................................................................. 16 3.2 Executive Sponsor, Business Program Manager, Business Project Manager adopts the need ......................................................................................................................... 16 3.3 Executive Sponsorship Approval ............................................................................... 17 3.4 Initiate the OPM SDLC ............................................................................................... 17 3.5 Critical Prerequisites to Investment Success ............................................................. 17 4. OPM SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE (SDLC) .................................... 19 4.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 19 4.2 SDLC Phases ................................................................................................................. 20 4.2.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 20 4.2.2 Determine System Needs Phase....................................................................................... 20 4.2.3 Define System Requirements Phase ................................................................................ 21 4.2.4 Design System Components Phase .................................................................................. 22 4.2.5 Build System Components Phase .................................................................................... 23 4.2.6 Evaluate System Readiness Phase ................................................................................... 24 4.2.7 Deploy the System Phase ................................................................................................. 25 4.2.8 Decommission the System Phase..................................................................................... 26 5. METHODOLOGIES .................................................................................................. 26 5.1 Waterfall ....................................................................................................................... 27 5.1.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 27 5.1.2 Strengths .......................................................................................................................... 27 5.1.3 Weaknesses ...................................................................................................................... 27 5.2 Incremental ................................................................................................................... 27 5.2.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 27 5.2.2 Strengths .......................................................................................................................... 28 5.2.3 Weaknesses ...................................................................................................................... 28 Version 1.1 April 2013 Page 1 OPM System Development Life Cycle Policy and Standards 5.3 Agile (Scrum) ............................................................................................................... 28 5.3.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................... 28 5.3.2 Strengths: ........................................................................................................................ 31 5.3.3 Weaknesses: .................................................................................................................... 31 6. PROJECT MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK ........................................................ 31 7. CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK ........................................ 34 8. QUALITY ASSURANCE FRAMEWORK .............................................................. 36 9. RECORDS MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK ....................................................... 37 APPENDIX A: ACRONYMS ................................................................................................... 43 APPENDIX B: GLOSSARY ..................................................................................................... 46 APPENDIX C: REFERENCES ................................................................................................ 55 APPENDIX D : OPM SDLC PHASE ACTIVITIES ............................................................... 57 Appendix D.1: Determine System Needs Phase Activities ....................................................... 57 Appendix D.2 : Define System Requirements Phase Activities ................................................ 67 Appendix D.3: Design System Components Phase Activities ................................................... 79 Appendix D.4: Build System Components Phase Activities ..................................................... 87 Appendix D.5: Evaluate System Readiness Phase Activities .................................................... 98 Appendix D.6 : Deploy the System Phase Activities .............................................................. 106 Appendix D.7: Decommission the System Phase ................................................................... 113 APPENDIX E: PROJECT CATEGORIES AND PROJECT DOCUMENTATION LEVEL ....... 115 Appendix E.2.1: Project Documentation Level 1 .................................................................... 118 Appendix E.2.2: Project Documentation Level 2 .................................................................... 118 Appendix E.2.3: Project Documentation Level 3 .................................................................... 119 Appendix E.2.4: Project Documentation Level 4 .................................................................... 121 Appendix E.2.5: Project Documentation Level 5 .................................................................... 122 APPENDIX F: SCRUM PROCESS DETAILS .................................................................... 124 Appendix F.1 Determine Systems Needs / Idea Proposed ...................................................... 125 Appendix F.2 Develop and Prioritize Product Backlog.......................................................... 125 Appendix F.3 Sprint Planning Meeting Process ..................................................................... 126 Appendix F.4 Daily Scrum Process ........................................................................................ 126 Appendix F.5 Sprint Functionality Review Process ................................................................ 126 Appendix F.6 Monthly Business-related Performance Metric Reviews ................................ 127 Version 1.1 April 2013 Page 2 OPM System Development Life Cycle Policy and Standards Revision History Version Number Version Date Revision Summary 1.0 June 2012 Official first OPM version of this document 1.1 April 2013 Address OPM’s Office of Inspector General audit recommendations especially the one regarding “We recommend that the OCIO establish an SDLC review process in which the OCIO must review and formally approve SDLC work at various milestones for all OPM system implementation projects.” as well as others. Executive Summary The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Federal Chief Information Officer and the Congress have set ever higher standards for the management and performance of information technology investments within the Federal government. Those standards require IT programs and projects to achieve consistently successful outcomes that maximize alignment with business objectives and meet key cost, schedule and performance objectives. A key to successful IT management is a solid program and project management methodology that incorporates best government and commercial practices through a consistent and repeatable process, and provides a standard structure for planning, managing and overseeing IT programs and projects over their entire life cycle. Industry and government experience demonstrates that the quality of IT investments is directly proportional to the quality of the management processes used to acquire and operate the IT products those investments produce. 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