Plan an Iteration

Project Manager

1

Determine Iteration Length

• Work backward from the end date.
• Check the scenario size.
• Examine integration costs.
• Review iteration length.

2

Estimate Scenario

• Identify a subset of the scenario list.
• Create implementation estimates.
• Identify special needs.

3

Estimate Quality of Service Requirement

• Identify a subset of the quality of service requirement list.
• Create implementation estimates.
• Identify constraints.

4

Schedule Scenario

• Create an initial iteration plan.
• Adjust the initial iteration plan.
• Hold the iteration planning meeting.

5

Schedule Quality of Service Requirement

• Create initial iteration plan.
• Adjust the initial iteration plan.
• Hold iteration kickoff meeting.

6

Schedule Bug Fixing Allotment

• Schedule the bug allotment.
• Consider dependencies and other factors.
• Hold the iteration planning meeting.

7

Divide Scenarios into Tasks

• Gather the team.
• Create architecture and development tasks.
• Choose architecture and development tasks.
• Reassign the scenario.
• Create test tasks.
• Choose test tasks.

8

Divide Quality of Service Requirements into Tasks

• Gather the team.
• Identify architecture and development tasks.
• Choose architecture and development tasks.
• Reassign the quality of service requirement.
• Create test tasks.
• Choose test tasks.

The iteration plan is complete and published to the project portal.

An appropriate amount of work is scheduled for the iteration.