© 2005 Sixhills Consulting Ltd. P4Business Agility: Software Development OverviewThe traditional approach has been to invest in project management and analysis methodologies that place a heavy burden of documentation and compliance on the project teamsThe Traditional ApproachCorporate and Programme ManagementProject MandatePlanningControl of a StageInitiating a ProjectManaging Stage BoundariesStarting up a ProjectManaging Product DeliveryClosing a ProjectDirecting a ProjectExamples of Traditional ApproachesPRINCE 2 Process ModelTestDevelop6. Physical design5. Logical design4. Technical systems options3. Requirements specification2. Business systems options1. Investigate current environmentSSADM Analysis and DesignTrying to Control– Specification– Time– Money– Quality– PeopleTrying to Control– Specification– Time– Money– Quality– PeopleFeatures– Heavyweight planning (including estimating and long-term forecasts)– Multi-stage process with focus on compliance– Heavily documented specification– Testing at the endFeatures– Heavyweight planning (including estimating and long-term forecasts)– Multi-stage process with focus on compliance– Heavily documented specification– Testing at the endSource: PRINCE 2; SSADM
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