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400.0 Welcome

• 401.0 The Value of Project Lifecycle Methodology

• 402.0 LifecycleStep Assumptions

• 403.0 LifecycleStep Caveats

• 404.0 LifecycleStep Overview

• 405.0 LifecycleStep Principles

• 406.0 Determine Project Size and Lifecycle Model

• 407.0 Project Roles and Responsibilities

  • 407.1 The Role of a Project Manager

  • 407.2 The Role of an Analyst

410.0 Analysis

• 410.1 What is a Requirement?

• 410.2 Use Cases

• 410.3 Asking Questions

• 410.4 Active Listening

• 411.0 Gather Requirements

  • 411.1 Elicitation

    • 411.1.1 One-on-One Interviews

    • 411.1.2 Group Interviews

    • 411.1.3 Facilitated Sessions

    • 411.1.4 JAD Sessions

    • 411.1.5 Questionnaires

    • 411.1.6 Prototyping

    • 411.1.7 Following People Around

  • 411.2 Validation

    • 411.2.1 Consolidate the Requirements

    • 411.2.2 Rationalize the Requirements

    • 411.2.3 Model the Requirements

      • 411.2.3.1 Process Models

      • 411.2.3.2 Data Models

      • 411.2.3.3 Other Models

  • 411.3 Specification

    • 411.3.1 Prioritize the Requirements

    • 411.3.2 Ensure Traceability

    • 411.3.3 Ensure Testability

    • 411.3.4 Create Business Requirements Report

  • 411.4 Verification

    • 411.4.1 Conduct Requirements Review

    • 411.4.2 Obtain Sponsor Signoff of Requirements

• 412.0 Evaluate Reuse, Buy (Rent), Build Alternatives

• 413.0 Create Requirements Management Process

• 414.0 Build Conceptual System Design

• 415.0 Define Project High-Level Strategies

  • 415.1 Create Testing Strategy

  • 415.2 Create Training Strategy

  • 415.3 Data Conversion Strategy

  • 415.4 Implementation Strategy

• 416.0 Capture Additional Client Information

  • 416.1 Develop Acceptance Criteria

  • 416.2 Develop Information Retention Criteria

  • 416.3 Create Security Risk Assessment

    • 416.3.1 Other Organizations with Security Responsibility

• 418.0 Re-Plan for the Remainder of the Project

• 419.0 Obtain Approval to Proceed

420.0 Design

440.0 Test Phase

• 440.1 Resolving Bugs

• 440.2 Creating Testing Metrics

• 440.3 Managing the Test Environment

• 440.4 Regression Testing

• 440.5 Automated Testing

• 440.6 Managing Test Cases

• 441.0 Validate Test Coverage

• 442.0 Integration Testing

• 443.0 System Testing

  • 443.1 Performance Testing

  • 443.2 Stress Testing

  • 443.3 Security Testing

  • 443.4 Requirements Testing

  • 443.5 Usability Testing

  • 443.6 Documentation Testing

  • 443.7 Training Testing

  • 443.8 Interface Testing

  • 443.9 Disaster Recovery Testing

  • 443.10 Multiple Site Testing

  • 443.11 Installation Testing

• 444.0 Acceptance Testing

• 448.0 Re-Plan for the Remainder of the Project

• 449.0 Obtain Approval to Proceed

450.0 Implement

• 451.0 Prepare for Implementation

• 452.0 Perform Training

• 453.0 Convert Data

• 454.0 Implement the Solution

  • 454.1 Pilot Test the Solution

• 455.0 Monitor the Solution

• 456.0 Turnover to Support

• 457.0 Obtain Final Approval

• 459.0 Terminate the Project

460.0 Other Project Lifecycles

• 461.0 Waterfall Lifecycle

• 462.0 Iterative Development Lifecycle

• 463.0 Agile ("Light") Lifecycle

  • 463.1 Develop in Short Development Cycles

  • 463.2 Value People

  • 463.3 Involve the Client

  • 463.4 Choose Simplicity over Complexity

• 464.0 Enhancement Lifecycle

• 465.0 Package Selection and Implementation

• 466.0 Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

• 467.0 Software Releases

• 468.0 Research and Development

480.0 Establishing a Reuse Environment

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