Effective Software Project Management

Adaptive SDPM Strategy for the Closing Phase of the Adaptive Software Development Model

Figure 29-3 illustrates the Closing Phase of the Adaptive SDPM strategy for the Adaptive Software Development model.

Figure 29-3. The Closing Phase of the Adaptive SDPM strategy for the Adaptive Software Development model

The same two considerations that were discussed in the Adaptive Project Framework model—those of the just completed cycle and those of the final cycle—are concerns here, too.

The Just Completed Cycle

The discussion for the Adaptive Project Framework model applies for the Adaptive Software Development model as well. The client role must be as meaningful here as in previous strategies. The difference is that it is more technically focused than in the Adaptive Project Framework model. The reason is that this model focuses on software development only, whereas the Adaptive Project Framework model encompasses software as well as other deliverables.

The Quality Review Phase of the Adaptive Software Development model is the analog of the Client Checkpoint Phase of the Adaptive Project Framework model. Except for the technical focus of the Adaptive Software Development Phase, the two are identical. Neither model is likely to produce a partial solution, although the Adaptive Software Development model is the more likely of the two to produce a partial solution. This will be done ...