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Table of Contents

1 Introduction 11.1 Purpose of the Life Cycle Plan Document 11.2 Assumptions 11.3 References 1

2 Milestones and Products 32.1 Overall Life Cycle Strategy 32.2 Phase Milestones and Schedules 32.3 Project Deliverables 3

3 Responsibilities 53.1 Stakeholder Responsibilities 53.2 Development Responsibilities 5

4 Approach 74.1 Monitoring and Control 74.2 Methods, Tools and Facilities 74.3 Configuration Management 74.4 Quality Management 8

5 Resources 95.1 Work Breakdown Structure 95.2 Budgets 9

Appendix 11A. COCOMO Results 11B. Detailed Gantt Charts for milestones and schedules 11

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1 Introduction

1.1 Purpose of the Life Cycle Plan DocumentThe objectives of the life cycle plan are as follows:1. Guide construction and transition efforts, and the subsequent client evolution effort 2. Help make the best use of people and resources throughout the life cycle.3. Plan to overcome the difficulties likely to arise at the time of development.4. Serve as the basis for controlling the project’s progress in achieving the software product objectives

and as a plan for ensuring the timely execution of the project.5. Ensure that the quality elements of the Feasibility Rationale including business-

case analysis and resource level feasibility are met.

1.2 Assumptions[Click here and type]

1.3 ReferencesOperational Concept Description [Click here and type version referenced ]System and Software Requirements Definition [Click here and type version referenced ]System and Software Architecture Description [Click here and type version referenced ]Feasibility Rationale Description [Click here and type version referenced ][Click here and type other references ]

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2 Milestones and Products

2.1 Overall Life Cycle Strategy[Click here and type]

2.2 Phase Milestones and Schedules[Click here and type]

2.2.1 Engineering Stage (Inception and Elaboration Phases)[Click here and type]

2.2.2 Production Stage (Construction and Transition Phases)[Click here and type]

2.2.3 Support Stage[Click here and type]

2.3 Project Deliverables

2.3.1 Engineering Stage[Click here and type]

2.3.2 Production Stage[Click here and type]

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3 Responsibilities

3.1 Stakeholder Responsibilities - Stakeholder responsibilities during the software life cycle

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3.1.1 Stakeholder Representatives [Click here and type]

3.1.2 Engineering Stage Responsibilities[Click here and type]

3.1.3 Production Stage Responsibilities[Click here and type]

3.1.4 Support Stage Responsibilities[Click here and type]

3.2 Development Responsibilities[Click here and type]

3.2.1 Development Organization Charts[Click here and type]

3.2.2 Staffing[Click here and type]

3.2.3 Training[Click here and type]

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4 Approach

4.1 Monitoring and Control[Click here and type]

4.1.1 Closed Loop Feedback Control[Click here and type]

4.1.2 Reviews

Key products and the reviews (not including In-process Reviews and Inspections)

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Key products and the reviews (not including In-process Reviews and Inspections) for CS577ab

4.1.3 Status Reporting[Click here and type]

4.1.4 Risk Monitoring and Control

: Top-N Risk Item List (Assuming weekly risk reassessment)

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4.1.5 Project Communication[Click here and type]

4.2 Methods, Tools and Facilities[Click here and type]

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4.3 Configuration Management[Click here and type]

4.3.1 Product Element Identification[Click here and type]

4.3.2 Configuration Change Management[Click here and type]

4.3.3 Project Library Management[Click here and type]

4.3.4 Configuration Status Management[Click here and type]

4.4 Quality Management

4.4.1 Quality Assurance[Click here and type]

4.4.2 Verification and Validation[Click here and type]

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5 Resources

5.1 Work Breakdown Structure[Click here and type]

5.2 Budgets

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Appendix

A. COCOMO Results[Click here and type]

B. Detailed Gantt Charts for milestones and schedules

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