Vision and Scope : MindMap

Node - Project Priorities link

Describe the priorities among the project’s requirements, schedule, and budget. The table below may be helpful in identifying the parameters around the project’s key drivers (top priority objectives), constraints to work within, and dimensions that can be balanced against each other to achieve the drivers within the known constraints. For more information, see chapter 2 of Creating a Software Engineering Culture by Karl E. Wiegers (Dorset House, 1996). Examples: Dimension Driver (state objective) Constraint (state limits) Degree of Freedom (state allowable range) Schedule release 1.0 to be available by 10/1, release 1.1 by 12/1     Features     70-80% of high priority features must be included in release 1.0 Quality     90-95% of user acceptance tests must pass for release 1.0, 95-98% for release 1.1 Staff   maximum team size is 6 developers + 4 testers   Cost     budget overrun up to 15% acceptable without executive review