1. Foundation Degree IT Project
Milestone 2: Design and Project Planning

2. Design specification
Map the logical models and produce a design specification
The design specification will be different for everyone but should reflect your project and the project area
Refer to your functional and non-functional requirements
This is basically the blueprint for implementing your system/solution and how to do it
Design techniques are used as part of this process
Richard Hancock
13/11/2018

3. Design techniques
Look at your methodology to see what advice it gives you about design techniques
Dependent upon the project
Could be:
Algorithms
State transition diagrams
Data dictionaries
Query design
Storyboards
Interface designs
Hierarchical sitemaps
Network diagrams
Floor plans/layout
Flow charts
Richard Hancock
13/11/2018

4. Project planning Production of some sort of project plan
Can be done using:
Microsoft Project
Open Workbench
Excel spreadsheet
Be realistic with your time planning!
You will need to revise your original project plan (baseline) as the project develops therefore you should end up with several plans over the course of the project
You will refer to your time plans in the evaluation (Milestone 3) in order to reflect upon your time management skills
Richard Hancock
13/11/2018

5. Project log book
Use the project log book to summarise your communication/progress/issues etc and include in the report for the submission
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Richard Hancock
13/11/2018

6. Summary Design specification
The blueprints from which a solution/system can be consistently developed
Project design techniques will vary considerably
The techniques are dependent upon what your project is about
If you gave your design to someone else, could they implement it?
Project planning
Make use of Gantt charts
Keep them up to date with changes to your plans
You should end up with a series of them as the project matures over time
Richard Hancock
13/11/2018

7. Questions...
...are there any?
Richard Hancock
13/11/2018

8. End!
Richard Hancock
13/11/2018