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Title:DOCUMENT T1.0
Notice:**New notesfile (DOCUMENT.NOTE) now available (see note 897)**
Moderator:CLOSET::ADLER
Created:Mon Feb 09 1987
Last Modified:Thu Oct 31 1991
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:897
Total number of notes:4397

842.0. "Seeking Product Development Plan Template" by CADSYS::MCDONOUGH () Fri Aug 21 1987 17:47

    An AI group leader at my plant is looking for a template for a
    Software Product Development Plan, which would contain project-planning
    information. There is a LaTeX template that is currently being used at 
    this facility, but he and his developers are starting to use DOCUMENT
    and he does not want to learn a second system.
    
    Does this ring any bells? Do you know of any sources, official
    or unofficial, for such a template.
    
    Thanks for any help.
    Kevin McDonough
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842.1XLSE has it soon, you can have it nowCASEE::CLARKWard ClarkSat Aug 22 1987 18:43370
    Here's the LSE Development Plan template that will be included with
    XLSE X1.2 (to be released "n" midnights from now).

    NOTE: This template includes several new placeholders that are not part
    of the distributed LSE support for SDML. 

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<DOCTYPE>(REPORT)
<COMMENT>

    Component Software Product - DEVELOPMENT PLAN

    If you have questions or need more information about this document,
    please contact:   Chris Strutt, ADVISE::STRUTT, DTN: 381-1340.

    A DEVELOPMENT PLAN is the description of the development project to
    design, build, test and evaluate, and deliver a Component Software
    Product. It confirms to the Product Team (refer to Phase Review Policy,
    SDP&P: 7A8-2) that all top-level project planning, evaluation, and
    management decisions have been made.

    It is written in response to the Specification for a Component Software
    Product, which defines what is to be built.  It also usually
    corresponds to a reference from a System Plan.

    It is the starting point for detailed planning of each individual team
    member's work, and for the definition of specific project procedures
    and conventions.  It is also used to communicate and to manage
    interproject dependencies.

    Detailed guidelines for the content of each section are provided in
    file DEVPLAN.GDE.

<ENDCOMMENT>

<COMMENT>

    Title page

<ENDCOMMENT>

<DEFINE_SYMBOL>(PRODUCT_NAME\{product-name})
<DEFINE_SYMBOL>(VERSION_NUMBER\{version-number})

<FRONT_MATTER>
<TITLE_PAGE>

<TITLE>( Component Software Product
	 <LINE>DEVELOPMENT PLAN
	 <LINE>for
	 <LINE><REFERENCE>(PRODUCT_NAME) <REFERENCE>(VERSION_NUMBER) )

<SUBHEAD1>(Written by:)
<P><LINE>(INDENT){name}, {job-title}

<SUBHEAD1>(Issued by:)
<P><LINE>(INDENT){name}, {job-title}

<SUBHEAD1>(Reviewed by:)
<P><LINE>(INDENT){name}, {job-title}
<P><LINE>(INDENT){name}, {job-title}
<P><LINE>(INDENT){name}, {job-title}
<P><LINE>(INDENT){name}, {job-title}

<CENTER_LINE>(<DATE>\BIGSKIP)
<CENTER_LINE>(Copyright � 1987 by Digital Equipment Corporation\BIGSKIP)
<CENTER_LINE>(For Internal Use Only\SMALLSKIP)
<CENTER_LINE>(<DEC_LOGO>\SMALLSKIP)

<ENDTITLE_PAGE>

<COMMENT>

    Table of Contents

<ENDCOMMENT>
<CONTENTS_FILE>

<COMMENT>

    Preface

    To ensure that any reader understands the purpose of a Development Plan,
    the preface should contain the following wording (or something
    equivalent).

<ENDCOMMENT>

<PREFACE>
<P> This is a Component Software Product DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
It is the description of the development project to design, build, test,
evaluate, and deliver <REFERENCE>(PRODUCT_NAME) <REFERENCE>(VERSION_NUMBER).
It confirms to the Product Team that all top-level project planning,
evaluation, and management decisions have been made.

<SUBHEAD1>(Associated Documents)
<LIST>(UNNUMBERED)

<LE> The <EMPHASIS>(<REFERENCE>(PRODUCT_NAME) <REFERENCE>(VERSION_NUMBER)
System Plan\ITALIC) that describes the plan to deliver the total System, of
which this Software Product is a Component.

<LE> The <EMPHASIS>(<REFERENCE>(PRODUCT_NAME) <REFERENCE>(VERSION_NUMBER)
Component Software Product Specification\ITALIC),
which describes the goals, capabilities and external characteristics of the
product that will be delivered by this project.

<ENDLIST>

<SUBHEAD1>(Change History)
<LINE>
<TABLE>
<TABLE_ATTRIBUTES>(\MULTIPAGE)
<TABLE_SETUP>(3\10\7)
<TABLE_HEADS>(Date\Issue #\Description/Summary of Changes)

<COMMENT>( Use "<TABLE_ROW>(date\#\description)" for each edition. )

<TABLE_ROW>([issue-date]\1\Initial release of this plan.)

<ENDTABLE>

<ENDPREFACE>
<ENDFRONT_MATTER>

<RUNNING_TITLE>(<REFERENCE>(PRODUCT_NAME) <REFERENCE>(VERSION_NUMBER) ---
		Development Plan \ For Digital Internal Use Only)

<HEAD1>(STRATEGY)
<COMMENT>

    A brief summary of the strategy for this project, placing particular
    emphasis on unusual or problematical areas.

<ENDCOMMENT>

<P> {text}

<HEAD1>(TASKS AND ESTIMATES)
<COMMENT>

    - Definition of product DEVELOPMENT and VERIFICATION tasks associated
      with each goal, capability and external characteristic of the
      Component Software Product stated in the Specification.
    - Statement of relationship(s) between tasks and goals.
    - Estimate of concentrated manpower for the completion of each task.
    - Definition of the content of each base level planned.

<ENDCOMMENT>

<P> {text}

<HEAD1>(RESOURCES)
<COMMENT>

    Statement of Resources required to accomplish all the TASKS defined
    in Section 2.

<ENDCOMMENT>

<HEAD2>(Staffing)
<P> {text}

<HEAD2>(Training)
<P> {text}

<HEAD2>(Hardware and Software)
<P> {text}

<HEAD2>(Tools)
<P> {text}

<HEAD2>(Travel)
<P> {text}

<HEAD2>(Other)
<P> {text}

<HEAD1>(RESPONSIBILITIES)
<COMMENT>

    Statement of the responsibilities of the people involved in this
    project, both on the product development team and outside the team.

<ENDCOMMENT>

<P> {text}

<HEAD1>(PROJECT PROCEDURES)
<COMMENT>

    Description of project processes and conventions for ensuring
    successful delivery of the product.

<ENDCOMMENT>

<HEAD2>(Specifications)
<P> {text}

<HEAD2>(Plans)
<P> {text}

<HEAD2>(Schedules/Progress)
<P> {text}

<HEAD2>(Dependency Management)
<P> {text}

<HEAD2>(Design)
<P> {text}

<HEAD2>(Code)
<P> {text}

<HEAD2>(Publications)
<P> {text}

<HEAD2>(Testing/Test Results)
<P> {text}

<HEAD2>(Base Level Control)
<P> {text}

<HEAD2>(Maintenance)
<P> {text}

<HEAD2>(Project Security)
<P> {text}

<HEAD2>(Post-FRS Project Review)
<P> {text}

<HEAD2>(Document Retention)
<P> {text}

<HEAD1>(PHASES OF PRODUCT TEST AND EVALUATION)
<COMMENT>

    Description of the sequence of testing and evaluation activities
    planned and the objectives of each phase of activity.

<ENDCOMMENT>

<HEAD2>(Phase 2 (Internal Testing))
<P> {text}

<HEAD2>(Phase 3 (Qualification))
<P> {text}

<HEAD2>(Phase 4B (Postrelease Product Evaluation))
<P> {text}

<HEAD1>(KEY ENTRANCE/EXIT CRITERIA)

<HEAD2>(Field Test Start Criteria)
<P> {text}

<HEAD2>(SDC Submission Criteria)
<P> {text}

<HEAD1>(MILESTONE DEFINITIONS)
<COMMENT>

    - State the differences between the milestone definitions given in
      SDP&P: 7A8-3, and those for this project, if any.
    - Define any other milestones added to the Planner.

<ENDCOMMENT>

<P> {text}

<HEAD1>(DEPENDENCIES, RISKS, AND CONTINGENCIES)
<COMMENT>

    For each dependency, state the deliverable, the responsible person,
    the associated risk and the contingency plan.

    These external dependencies must appear as milestones on the Phase
    Review Planner.

<ENDCOMMENT>

<HEAD2>(Dependencies of this Project on other Projects/Events)
<P> {text}

<HEAD2>(Dependencies of other Project/Events on this Project)
<P> {text}

<HEAD2>(Risks)
<P> {text}

<APPENDIX>(PHASE REVIEW PLANNER)
<COMMENT>

    - Names of Product Team
    - Milestone dates.

<ENDCOMMENT>

<HEAD1>(Development Team)
<LIST>(UNNUMBERED)
{list-element}...
<ENDLIST>

<HEAD1>(Milestone Summary)
<LIST>(NUMBERED)
{list-element}...
<ENDLIST>

<ENDAPPENDIX>

<APPENDIX>(STAFFING)
<COMMENT>

    - Names of people external to the Development Team
    - Names of people on the Development Team

<ENDCOMMENT>

<HEAD1>(External Individuals)
<LIST>(NUMBERED)
<LE> {text}
[list-element]...
<ENDLIST>

<HEAD1>(Development Team)
<LIST>(NUMBERED)
<LE> {text}
[list-element]...
<ENDLIST>

<ENDAPPENDIX>

<APPENDIX>(FIELD TEST REQUIREMENTS PROFILE)
<COMMENT>

    Statement of the type and number of field test sites required in order
    to be able to carry out an effective validation of the product in the
    expected user environment.

<ENDCOMMENT>

<P> {text}

<ENDAPPENDIX>

<APPENDIX>(OUTSTANDING ISSUES)
<COMMENT>

    List of outstanding issues referenced by number, with names of people
    responsible and completion dates.

<ENDCOMMENT>

<P> <REFERENCE>(outstanding_issues) lists the outstanding issues related
to this <REFERENCE>(PRODUCT_NAME) <REFERENCE>(VERSION_NUMBER)
development plan.

<TABLE>(Outstanding Issues\outstanding_issues)
<TABLE_SETUP>(4\4\30\15)
<TABLE_HEADS>(No.\Description\Responsible <LINE>Individual\Completion Date)

<TABLE_ROW>(1\{item}\{item}\{item})
<TABLE_ROW>(2\{item}\{item}\{item})
[rows]...

<ENDTABLE>

<ENDAPPENDIX>
842.2Thanks -- 1 more questionCADSYS::MCDONOUGHMon Aug 24 1987 14:3217
< Note 842.1 by CASEE::CLARK "Ward Clark" >
>                   -< XLSE has it soon, you can have it now >-
>
>    Here's the LSE Development Plan template that will be included with
>    XLSE X1.2 (to be released "n" midnights from now).
>
>    NOTE: This template includes several new placeholders that are not part
>    of the distributed LSE support for SDML. 



	Thanks very much for the help. One more question: Where can I find
	out how to install X1.2 and when it will be made available? Is there
	an LSE Notes file that I should keep an eye on?

	Thanks again.
	Kevin
842.33 LSE-related conferencesCASEE::CLARKWard ClarkTue Aug 25 1987 04:4011
    There are three conferences devoted to LSE issues:

	TLE::LSEDIT	LSE in general
	TLE::LSE_BUGS	LSE bug reports
	CASEE::XLSE	eXtended LSE (a collection of user enhancements
			    to LSE)

    XLSE X1.2 (a midnight "product") will be released when I get a few more
    midnight hours to document the changes between X1.1 and X1.2.

    -- Ward