• Initiation
• Requirements Complete
• Commit
• Functionality Complete
• QA Complete / Release

• Project Data Sheet
• Project Plan
• External Specification
• User Requirements
• Internal Specification
• Quality Plan
• Configuration Management Plan
• Memorandum of Understanding
• Official Process Image

This Project Plan is the overall plan for the project.  The goal is not to repeat information provided elsewhere.  But, it needs to contain any key information needed for the planning or execution of this project.  For a description of the project, refer to the Project Data Sheet. 
 

Lifecycle Definition:

The project is using the standard organization lifecycle as described in the Life Cycle Document. 

The additions, deletions, and/or modifications to the standard lifecycle are:
 

Change	Reason
Addition of a design complete checkpoint.	To reduce the risk of a fairly difficult change
Only a section manager approval is necessary for the checkpoints.	The project is an internal investigation and there are no users/customers yet.

 

Schedule:

The tasks and task estimates are:
 

Project Tasks	Estimated	Actual
Design it	to be defined
Build it	to be defined
Test it	to be defined
Fix it	to be defined
Document it	to be defined
Release it	to be defined

The schedule and schedule estimates are:
 

Project Events	Estimated	Actual
Initiation	to be defined	to be defined
Draft External Specification	to be defined	to be defined
Requirements Complete	to be defined	to be defined
Commit	to be defined	to be defined
Design Complete	to be defined	to be defined
Alpha release	to be defined	to be defined
Functionality Complete	to be defined	to be defined
Beta release	to be defined	to be defined
Entry to QA	to be defined	to be defined
QA Complete / Release	to be defined	to be defined

A link to the schedule file (like Microsoft Project) could also be provided.
 

Dependencies:

 

Dependency	Owner	Comments	Status
Need ERS review by customer	Project Manager	There is some concern about the customer having enough time.	They got to the task in time.
MTS 3 needs to come off of another project	Project Manager	And the other project is running late.	Still a concern.

 

Training:

 

Skill or need	Who	Owner	Actions
Configuration Management	Full team	Project Manager	Buy "Practical Software Configuration Management" for everyone on the team.
COM experience	MTS 1 and 2	Project Manager	Send them to Developmentor class.

 

These issues should be generated at the various checkpoints and the ongoing set should be accumulated here in the project plan.
 

Question	Owner	Resolution
What do we do about staffing?	Project Manager	Pray.
What do we do about equipment	MTS with low moral fiber	Steal.
What do we do about low projected sales?	PME	Lie.