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Iterative Planning 1. Project Life Cycle for MIS 3742. Major Milestone Summaries3. Network Diagrams4. Gantt Charts

Iterative Planning with MS Project:1. Gantt charts2. Network Diagrams

Building a Project Plan exercise

Class 5 – Planning IT Projects

MIS 374 Project Life Cycle *

FinalConstructionPhase(s)

InceptionPhase(s)

* common acronym:SDLC: System Development Life Cycle

Project Life Cycle

FinalConstructionPhase(s)

InceptionPhase(s)

• Define scope

• Plan project

• Prepare development environment

Iterative phases to

build functionality

Prepare system for

release

1. Stakeholder Roles & Responsibilities Table

2. Software/hardware Environments

3. Root Cause Analysis

4. Process Modeling & Overview Graphics

5. Organizational Impact Analysis

6. Functional & Non-Functional Requirements

7. Risk Management

8. Return-on-Investment (ROI) Analysis

9. Web Flow Diagrams

10. Evaluation Tables for System Alternatives

Defining Scope

FinalConstructionPhase(s)

InceptionPhase(s)

• Define scope

• Plan project

• Prepare development environment

1. Determine phases

2. Milestone Summary Table

3. Network Diagram

4. Gantt Chart

Planning IT Projects

FinalConstructionPhase(s)

InceptionPhase(s)

• Define scope

• Plan project

• Prepare development environment

Preparing Development Environment

FinalConstructionPhase(s)

InceptionPhase(s)

• Define scope

• Plan project

• Prepare development environment

1. Design Database & Information Architecture

2. Determine Production Software/Hardware Environments

3. Determine Development Environment

4. Set up Development Environment

Return to the K project – Penguin Airlines

Customer functions

Agent functions

Manage Flights & Employees

Middle tasks: build functionality

MIS 374 Project Life Cycle

FinalConstructionPhase(s)

InceptionPhase(s)

Earlytasks

Wrap- Up

Go Live

InceptionPhase Final

Construction

Flight Management

EmployeeModule

ManagerModule

CustomerModule

Network Diagram for Penguin Airlines

All 4 teammembers meet w/ client for defining scope, planning, etc

Team members split up and focus on different functional areas

Phase 2 –

Phase 3 –

Phase 4 –

Phase 5 –

Phase 1 –Phase 6 –

MIS 374 Planning Requirement

MS Project

Gantt chartsshow

Life Cycle

InceptionPhase Final

Construction

HumanResources

EmployeeModule

ManagerModule

CustomerModule

Network Diagram for Longhorn Music

Phase 2 –

Phase 3 –

Phase 4 –

Phase 5 –

Phase 1 –Phase 6 –

Customer

Excel example for ASTA Planning on Resources web page, Planning Block

Planning Techniques Handout

Handout example today – Gantt Chart

Collapsed Phases

Handout example today – Network Diagram of collapsed phases

Bring your copy of the handout to class on Thursday.

Exercise 6 – due next classPrint a network diagram version

of your in-class work today on one page.

Your diagram should be “collapsed” so that only your phases are on your diagram. Your phases should all be connected by arrows that show dependencies. Your phases (task boxes) should be readable.

Reminders for next 6 days:

1. Due tomorrow 1/30 at 2pm: Group Project #1 report to CBA 5.202 or 3.404 Peer Evaluation for Group Project #1:

a. Go to Wed. 1/30, on Schedule pageb. Click on Peer Evaluation form c. Complete evaluationd. Click on submit – due by 3pm tomorrow

2. Due Thursday at the start of class:a. Download Group Project 2 Specification

from Schedule page for Thurs. 1/31b. Find your team on Blackboard &

sit with Group Project 2 teamc. Turn in Exercise 6 – a ONE-PAGE

print out of today’s Gantt chart

3. Friday, Feb 1st: Select your client project team Steps are on the Project Portal

Step 1: Admin Logs into Project Portal

Option 1

Option 2 – direct to log in

Step 2: Admin Selects “Create Team”

Admin:

1. Know team names

2. Plan to bid for team Fri. 2/1 @ noon

Step 3: Admin enters team names

Name of team

After submit – select team members from

class list

Iterative Planning1. Project Life Cycle for MIS 3742. Major Milestone Summaries3. Network Diagrams4. Gantt Charts

Iterative Planning with MS Project:1. Gantt charts2. Network Diagrams

Building a Project Plan exercise

Class 5 – Planning IT Projects