FIT2002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Systems Theory, Waterfall Model, Spiral Model
31 May 2018
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Activity 1: Terminology
•PMLC: Project Management Life Cycle
◦A methodology used for project planning and implementation
•Product Life Cycle (software):
◦Define project goal --> Plan Project --> Execute Project -->
Close Project --> Evaluate Project
◦Phases:
•Planning
•Analysis
•Design
•Implementation
•Maintenance
•Product Lifecycle
◦Waterfall Model
•Has to complete each phase before moving onto the next
stage
•has well-defined, linear stages of systems development
and support (risk must be tightly control, and risk be
restricted after requirement are defined, used in many
large scale systems when complexity and cost are so
high the more rigid steps ensure careful completion of
deliverable)
◦Spiral Model
•Allows client to make change and goes back through the
stages to refine
•shows that software is developed using and iterative or
spiral approach rather than a linear approach (refinement
of waterfall, project team is open to changes and
revision)
◦Agile Model
•Iterative and incremental development, where
requirements and solutions evolve through collaborations
between self-organizing, cross-functional teams
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•Project Driven vs. Non-Project Driven
◦Project: unique, start & end date
◦A project driven are set using time-based cycles to help meet
target dates for completion, this can lead to the success in the
completion of projects
◦A non-project driven: production or the services provided
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Document Summary
Pmlc: project management life cycle: a methodology used for project planning and implementation. Product life cycle (software): de ne project goal --> plan project --> execute project --> Iterative and incremental development, where requirements and solutions evolve through collaborations between self-organizing, cross-functional teams. Systems thinking: a holistic view of carrying out project within the context of the organisations: to be able to view if the project will impact others or if it will impact the organisations. Structural frame: roles and responsibilities coordination and control, organisational charts help describe this frame, human resource frame, providing harmony between needs of the organisation and needs of people, understanding the organisational policy. Political frame: coalitions composed of varied individuals and interest groups, con ict and power are key issues. Symbolic frame: symbols and meanings related to events, culture, language, traditions, and image are all parts of this frame, tradition in an organisations, explain how product life cycles differ from project lifecycles.
