SE 477: Software and Systems Project Management
Assignment 2,  Due: January 25, 2017

Assignment: Discuss the integration of the Iterative/Evolutionary Process with Project Management

• Description – write a one- to two-page critical analysis that directly addresses the question posed: "Show how the Iterative/Evolutionary Process can be integrated with project management."
• Motivation – understand the iterative/evolutionary process and how it works, and how to manage such a project.

1. Reading

1. Read the following two Gartner Reports, available on the DePaul Libraries Web site:
• Waterfalls, Products and Projects: A Primer to Software Development Methods by Matthew Hotle (Gartner document ID: G00155147) [Note: a copy of this report has been loaded on D2L > Documents to save you the effort.]
• 'Just Enough Process' for Applications by Matthew Hotle (Gartner document ID: G00145561)  [Note: a copy of this report has been loaded on D2L > Documents to save you the effort.]
2. See also: Kruchten, P (2002, Oct 15) Planning an Iterative Project: <http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/2831.html>
3. PMBOK-SWE Ch. 2.4.2.3

2. Files

• HW2Template MS Word document template.

3. Assignment: Critical Analysis: "Show how the Iterative/Evolutionary Process can be integrated with Project Management"

We have discussed very briefly the waterfall software development process/life-cycle and more extensively discussed the iterative/evolutionary software development process/life-cycle. We’ve also discussed the basic structure of the project management life-cycle. Your assignment is to write a one- to two-page critical analysis that directly addresses the question posed at the top of this section: "Show how the Iterative/Evolutionary Process can be integrated with project management." Essentially, you will state your educated, considered opinion on using the iterative/evolutionary process as the SDLC for project management integration. The purpose of the assignment is to show how to integrate the Project Management with the Iterative/Evolutionary Process. Note: I do not want a discussion of Waterfall vs. Iterative!

Hints:

1. Use Waterfalls, Products and Projects: A Primer to Software Development Methods to identify common and differing characteristics between the two SDLCs and the characteristics of project management processes we discussed in SE 477 lecture 2.
2. Use 'Just Enough Process' for Applications to provide you with more insight into strengths and limitations of the two SDLCs.
   
3. Look at slides 45-51, 92-96 of lecture 2.
4. Read Krutchen.
5. Review PMBOK-SWE Ch. 2.4.2.3
6. Planning in the iterative development model needs to take into consideration the iteration; consider each iteration as a separate project.
7. Discuss how to integrate PM into the Iterative/Evolutionary SDLC Process.  I am looking for how the Project Life Cycle works with the Iterative/Evolutionary SDLC.
   

Deliverable Requirements: The submission should have your name, date and assignment title  on the front page. Use headers and footers, and have your name and title on each page.

• Layout and format. The layout and format for the assignment are defined in the HW2Template MS Word document template.   Use the template.
• Analysis. Provides a discussion on how to integrate PM and  the Iterative/Evolutionary SDLC Process. See above for additional information.
• References (optional). If you consult other references for the assignment, cite them here, using the APA style. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APA_style , specifically the Reference list section of the entry.