| |
CIRCA 00 |
Introduction |
½ hour
|
|
CIRCA 06 |
The Whole Project |
½ hour
|
| |
|
delegate background and objectives
timetable and practical
considerations |
|
|
turn software into a
product
organise with production
categories
define production artifacts for non-software
activities
|
 |
the whole project |
|
| |
CIRCA 01 |
Estimating UML Projects |
1½ hours
|
|
CIRCA 07 |
Reporting
and Tracking Defects |
½ hour
|
| |
|
whats the
problem?
setting and
meeting deadlines
impact of
inaccurate estimates
key role of
project managers
the devils
triangle and pyramid
when to estimate
traditional estimating
approaches
ObjectMetrix model
Circa preview
|
 |
estimating UML
projects |
|
|
|
report software and
production defects
assess and prioritise
defects
track and fix defects
|
|
reporting and
tracking defects |
|
| |
CIRCA
02 |
Defining
Project Scope |
1 hour
|
|
CIRCA 08 |
Assessing
Risk |
1 hour
|
| |
|
understanding
requirements
identify software artifacts
standard and custom
software classifiers
model software evolution
qualify software artifacts
extending existing
systems
import software artifacts from a CASE
tool
auto populate with software
artifacts
control scope creep
|
|
defining project
scope |
|
|
|
identify and classify
risks
assess risk impact and
probability
risk priority and
contingency plans
calculate risk exposure
add contingency to
estimates
|
|
assessing risks |
|
| |
CIRCA 03 |
Calculating Effort, Duration and Cost |
1 hour
|
|
CIRCA 09 |
Scheduling
Tasks |
1½ hours
|
| |
|
perception and reality
optimism versus caution
accuracy versus
precision
first cut estimate
activity breakdown
impact of qualifiers and
technologies
the Mythical
Man-Month
calculate duration and
cost
|
|
calculating effort,
duration and cost |
|
|
|
define the development
process
allocate software,
production and
defects to tasks
allocate workers to
tasks
create task dependencies
on Gantt chart
review resource
utilisation
export schedule to MS
Project
monitor progress and
record actuals
|
|
scheduling tasks |
|
| |
CIRCA 04 |
Applying
Metrics |
1 hour
|
|
CIRCA W1 |
Circa
Workshop |
3½ hours
|
| |
|
what is a software
classifier?
productivity metrics
baseline adjustments
population ratios and activity profiles
refine metric values
technology metrics
adjust qualifier and risk impacts
software defect profile
|
|
applying metrics |
|
|
|
case study using
Circa
populate a project with software artifacts
produce estimates of effort
alter metrics and see the impact on
estimates
define team structure to calculate
duration and cost
add production artifacts and update
estimates
record defects and update estimates
assess risk and add contingency to estimates
define a process structure and schedule work
|
|
workshop |
|
| |
CIRCA 05 |
Profiling
Resources |
½ hour
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
the resource pool
resource profiles and
calendars
team structure and size
allocating workers to
teams
|
|
profiling resources |
|
|
|
|
