1. Fundamentals of Software Development 1Slide 1 Project Lifecycle Product go through a life cycle just like butterfliesProduct go through a life cycle just like butterflies Source http://www.enchantedlearnin g.com/subjects/butterfly/acti vities/printouts/lifecycle.shtmlSource http://www.enchantedlearnin g.com/subjects/butterfly/acti vities/printouts/lifecycle.shtml

2. Fundamentals of Software Development 1Slide 2 The Project Life Cylce Your deliverable a the end of the quarter will be Release 1Your deliverable a the end of the quarter will be Release 1 If you were planning further releases, you would follow a pattern similar to the one on the rightIf you were planning further releases, you would follow a pattern similar to the one on the right Source: http://www.comp.glam.ac.uk/Teaching/proj ectmanagement/lifecycles3f.htm

3. Fundamentals of Software Development 1Slide 3 Stages There are many templates for stages. For example (from http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cybrarianproject/background/stages.cfm)There are many templates for stages. For example (from http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cybrarianproject/background/stages.cfm) –Stage 1 – Project Set-up and Scoping –Stage 2 – Development of Proof of Concept –Stage 3 – Procurement –Stage 4 – Start of Main Project Note, main project starts after careful planning and data gatheringNote, main project starts after careful planning and data gathering –Stage 5 – Project Development –Stage 6 – Customisation and Pilot –Stage 7 – ‘Soft’ Launch –Stage 8 – Full Launch and Rollout

4. Fundamentals of Software Development 1Slide 4 Conventional Wisdom (On the lighter side) Phase 1:Phase 1: –Wild enthusiasm Phase 2:Phase 2: –Dejected disillusionment Phase 3:Phase 3: –Total confusion Phase 4:Phase 4: –Search for the guilty Phase 5:Phase 5: –Punishment of the innocent Phase 6:Phase 6: –Promotion of non-participants