CSIS 4850: Senior Project

Fall 2008

Scope Statement and Project Plan

Your ProjectEach group will play various roles throughout the development of the

project.

This semester, one projects has project supervisors (Customer). Please work with your project supervisor/client on a development plan outlining, among other, the project scope and project plan as per the posted Development Plan template.

Assume the role of the Analysis Team to analyze gathered customer requirements and derive the Software Requirements Specifications (SRS).

Assume the role of the Design Team to derive Software Design Document (SDD).

Assume the role of the Development Team to implement the system.

What is Scope Statement?

It is a relatively brief and precise description of the system to be developed. It is derived from customer meeting documents and/or use-case scenarios. Among others, it includes the followings information:

- Need/justification/background statement

- input and output data

- Basic functionality of the system (obvious requirements)

- Constraints and limitations that may be applicable to data

and functions

- Deliverables and Project Plan (Gantt chart and timetable of

milestones and deliverables)

- Others… (see posted article “Writing a Scope Statement”)

Scope Statement and Project Plan - URLs

Examples of scope statements. Some are very brief others are too elaborate. Your scope statement should reasonably and adequately describe your project system.

http://www.ncccs.cc.nc.us/IT_Projects/docs/Data Warehouse/Phase I/dw_project_scope_statement.pdf

http://www.cs.usask.ca/resources/tutorials/csconcepts/1999_9/tutorial/html/intro/2-2.htm

http://home.att.net/~tkbowler/PSS.htm

http://www.ucsf.edu/its/planning/infrastructure_scope.html

http://www.tensteppb.com/5.0ProjectScopeManagement.htm

http://www.enr.state.nc.us/its/pdf/PMHandbk/scope.pdf

Software Develop Plan

Each team will develop a Software Development Plan. The plan meets milestone #1 stated in the course syllabus.

A revised RUB template is posted on the Templates page.

Feel free to use other SDP templates on this site:

http://jdbv.sourceforge.net/RUP.html

Software Development Plan - due date: TBD.

Please bring printed professional copy of your SDP to class.