Xavor Corporation<Project Name>Project Management PlanVersion <x.x> [Note: The following template is provided for use in Xavor projects. Text enclosed in square brackets and displayed in blue italics (style=InfoBlue) is included to provide guidance to the author and should be deleted before publishing the document.]Organization Level Template CMM – Xavor Corporation Document #:XVR.0002/PMPVer.:Title:1. Project Management PlanPage #:2 of 17 Revision History[For every revision of this document, provide the revision history that should include the date of revision, version number, description of the changes in the document, and author of the document for that particular version.]Date Version Description Author<dd/mm/yyyy> <x.x> <Details> <Name>Distribution List[State the persons/teams/groups to whom this document should be distributed whenever the document isrevised. Also state the name of their parent organization.]Document Recipient Organization<Role Name> <Organization Name>CMM – Xavor CorporationTitle:1. Project Management PlanPage #:3 of 17 Table of Contents1.Introduction 51.1Purpose 51.2Scope 51.3Definitions, Acronyms and Abbreviations 51.4References 51.5Overview 62.Project Overview 72.1Project Name, Code and Leader 72.2Project Purpose, Scope and Objectives 72.3Assumptions and Constraints 72.3.1Critical Assumptions and Constraints 72.3.2Non-Critical Assumptions and Constraints 72.4Project Milestones 72.5Project Deliverables 72.6Tailoring Guidelines 82.7Software Development Life Cycle 83.Project Organization 93.1Organizational Structure 93.2External Interfaces 113.3Roles and Responsibilities 113.3.1<Organizational Unit Name> 114.Management Process 124.1Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) 124.2Project Estimates 124.2.1Estimation Technique 124.2.2Size 124.2.3Effort 124.3Project Schedule 124.3.1Pre-Development Schedule 124.3.2Development Schedule 124.4Project Phases, Iterations and Releases 124.4.1Project Phases 124.4.2Project Iterations 124.4.3Releases 124.5Project Resourcing 134.5.1Staffing 134.5.2Resource Acquisition 134.5.3Training 134.6Project Budget 13CMM – Xavor CorporationTitle:1. Project Management Plan Page #: 4 of 174.7Project Monitoring and Control 134.7.1Schedule Control 134.7.2Budget Control 134.7.3Measurements 134.8Risk Management Plan 134.9Project Closure 135.Technical Process Plans 145.1User Experience Design 145.2Requirements Management 145.3Analysis and Design 145.4Development Plan 145.5Peer Review Plan 145.6Project Maintenance 145.7Test Plan 145.8Tools, Techniques and Standards 145.8.1Tools 145.8.2Techniques and Standards 155.9Infrastructure 165.10Facilities 165.11Security Plan 166.Supporting Process Plans 166.1Configuration Management Plan 166.2Documentation 166.3Software Quality Assurance Plan 166.4Intergroup Coordination 166.5Communication 166.6Problem Resolution 166.7Subcontractor Management 167.Additional plans 178.Appendices 17CMM – Xavor CorporationTitle:1. Project Management Plan Page #: 5 of 17Project Management Plan1. Introduction[The introduction of the Project Management Plan should provide an overview of the entire document. It should include the purpose, scope, definitions, acronyms, abbreviations, references and overview of this Project Management Plan.]1.1 Purpose[Specify the purpose of this Project Management Plan.]1.2 Scope[A brief description of the scope of this Project Management Plan; what Project(s) it is associated with,and anything else that is affected or influenced by this document.]1.3 Definitions, Acronyms and Abbreviations[This subsection should provide the definitions of all terms, acronyms, and abbreviations required tointerpret properly the Project Management Plan. This information may be provided by reference to the project Glossary.]1.4 References[This subsection should provide a complete list of all documents referenced elsewhere in the ProjectManagement Plan. Each document should be identified by title, report number (if applicable), date, and publishing organization. Specify the sources from which the references can be obtained. This information may be provided by reference to an appendix or to another document. For the Project Management Plan, the list of referenced artifacts may include:•Risk Management Plan•User Interfaces Guidelines•Configuration Management Plan•Software Quality Assurance Plan, etc.]Document Title Publishing Organization<Title> <Organization Name>CMM – Xavor CorporationTitle:1. Project Management Plan Page #: 6 of 171.5 Overview[This subsection should describe what the rest of the Project Management Plan contains and explain how the document is organized.]CMM – Xavor CorporationTitle:1. Project Management Plan Page #: 7 of 172. Project Overview2.1 Project Name, Code and Leader[Specify the project name, project code and project leader (project manager).]Project Name: <Project Name>Project Code: <xxx-xxx>Project Leader: <Name>2.2 Project Purpose, Scope and Objectives[A brief description of the purpose and objectives of this project, and a brief description of whatdeliverables the project is expected to deliver.]2.3 Assumptions and Constraints[A list of assumptions that this plan is based on, and any constraints (e.g. budget, staff, equipment,schedule, etc.) that apply to the project. Make a distinction between critical and non-critical factors.]2.3.1 Critical Assumptions and Constraints[State the critical assumptions and constraints affecting the project.]2.3.2 Non-Critical Assumptions and Constraints[State the non-critical assumptions and constraints affecting the project.]2.4 Project Milestones[Tabular list of major milestones to be achieved during the project, with target dates.]Milestone Target Achievement Date <Milestone Name> <dd/mm/yyyy>2.5 Project Deliverables[Tabular list of the artifacts to be created during the project, with target delivery dates.]Deliverables Target Delivery Date<Deliverable Name> <dd/mm/yyyy>CMM – Xavor CorporationTitle:1. Project Management Plan Page #: 8 of 172.6 Tailoring Guidelines[Specify the tailoring guidelines for the project.]2.7 Software Development Life Cycle[Specify the Software Development Life Cycle that is to be followed in the project.]CMM – Xavor CorporationTitle:1. Project Management Plan Page #: 9 of 173. Project Organization3.1 Organizational Structure[Describe the organizational structure of the project team, including management and other reviewauthorities. This should include identification of all project organizational units and a description of their function and responsibility. A diagram of the organizational structure should also be attached for further illustration.Examples of project organizational units are:•Project Implementation Committee•Project Steering Committee•Project Management Team•Architecture Group•User Experience Design Team•Requirements Team•Analysis and Design Team•Implementation Group•Development Team•Database Management Team•Testing Team•Infrastructure Team•Configuration Management Team•Software Quality Assurance Team, etc.]Organizational Unit Description<Organizational Unit Name> <Description>CMM – Xavor CorporationTitle :1.Project Management Plan Page #:10 of 17Project Team <Project Name>Version: <x.x>Date: <dd/mm/yyyy>Project ManagerProject ManagementTeamProject ArchitectureGroupProjectImplementationGroupUser ExperienceTeamRequirementsTeamSystem Analysis & Design Team System ArchitectureTeam Software DevelopmentTeamTesting TeamDatabase ManagementTeamInfrastructureTeamSoftware ConfigurationTeam Software Quality Assurance TeamCMM – Xavor CorporationTitle:1. Project Management Plan Page #:11 of 173.2 External Interfaces[Describe how the project interfaces with external groups. For each external group, identify the internal/external contact names.]External Organization External Role External RoleHolderResponsibility ofExternal Role HolderInternal ContactRole andPerson<Organization Name> <Role Name> <Role HolderName><Responsibility Details> <Role Name>,<Person Name>3.3 Roles and Responsibilities[Specify the roles, responsibilities and role holders within each organizational unit of the project.]3.3.1 <Organizational Unit Name>Role Responsibility Role Holder<Role Name> <Responsibility Detail> <Role Holder Name>CMM – Xavor CorporationTitle:1. Project Management Plan Page #:12 of 174. Management Process4.1 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)[List the activities necessary for completing the project.]4.2 Project Estimates4.2.1 Estimation Technique[Specify the estimation method and the reason for its choice. Provide the estimated cost as well as thebasis for those estimates, and the points/circumstances in the project when re-estimation will occur.]4.2.2 Size[State the size of each activity as calculated according to the estimation technique. Units of size may be in LOC, FP, etc.]4.2.3 Effort[Specify the amount of effort required to perform each activity on the basis of the size estimation. Unitsmay be man-hours, man-days, etc.]4.3 Project Schedule[Diagrams/tables showing target dates for completion of iterations and phases, release points, demos, and other milestones. Critical path must be specified. Usually enclosed by reference to MS Project file.]4.3.1 Pre-Development Schedule[This schedule will cater for project planning, requirements, analysis and design activities.]4.3.2 Development Schedule[This schedule will cater coding, testing and deployment activities.]4.4 Project Phases, Iterations and Releases4.4.1 Project Phases[Identify phases and major milestones with their achievement criteria.]4.4.2 Project Iterations[Specify the number of iterations and list the objectives to be accomplished for each of the iterations.]4.4.3 Releases[Brief descriptions of each software release, whether demo, beta, etc.]CMM – Xavor CorporationTitle:1. Project Management Plan Page #:13 of 174.5 Project Resourcing4.5.1 Staffing[Identify here the numbers and type of staff required (including and special skills or experience), scheduled by project phase or iteration. State what resources are critical.]4.5.2 Resource Acquisition[Describe how you will approach finding and acquiring the staff needed for the project.]4.5.3 Training[List any special training project team members will require, with target dates for when this trainingshould be completed.]4.6 Project Budget[Allocation of costs against the WBS and the project phases.]4.7 Project Monitoring and Control4.7.1 Schedule Control[Describes the approach to be taken to monitor progress against the planned schedule and how to takecorrective action when required.]4.7.2 Budget Control[Describes the approach to be taken to monitor spending against the project budget and how to takecorrective action when required.]4.7.3 Measurements[Describe the types of measurements to be taken, their frequency, and responsible workers/entities for this purpose.]4.8 Risk Management Plan[Enclosed by reference]4.9 Project Closure[Describe the activities for the orderly completion of the project, including staff reassignment, archiving of project materials, post-mortem debriefings and reports etc.]CMM – Xavor CorporationTitle:1. 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Technical Process Plans5.1 User Experience Design[Describe the approach that will be adopted with details of processes, procedures, and guidelines to befollowed.]5.2 Requirements[Describe the approach that will be adopted with details of processes, procedures, and guidelines to befollowed.]5.3 Analysis and Design[Describe the approach that will be adopted with details of processes, procedures, and guidelines to befollowed.]5.4 Development Plan[Enclosed by reference]5.5 Peer Review Plan[Specify the work products to be peer reviewed, type of peer review, their frequency, etc.]5.6 Maintenance[Describe details of any software maintenance for the warranty period of the project.]5.7 Test Plan[Enclosed by reference]5.8 Tools, Techniques and Standards5.8.1 Tools5.8.1.1 Project Management Tools[Specify the project management tools that are to be used in the project and the reasons for their selection.Examples of areas to be covered are project planning, project scheduling, project monitoring, statusreporting, measurements, etc. Examples of these tools are MS Project, etc.]5.8.1.2 Requirements Management Tools[Specify the requirements management tools that are to be used in the project and the reasons for theirselection. Examples of areas to be covered are requirements gathering, requirement issue resolution,requirement change management, measurements, etc. Examples of these tools are Rational Requisite Pro, EINS, etc.]5.8.1.3 System Analysis & Design Tools[Specify the system analysis and design tools that are to be used in the project and the reasons for theirCMM – Xavor CorporationTitle:1. Project Management Plan Page #:15 of 17selection. Examples of tools in this area are Visio, Rational Rose, Power Designer etc.]5.8.1.4 Languages[Specify the languages that are to be used for software development in the project and the reasons for their selection. Examples of languages are HTML, Java, etc.]5.8.1.5 User-Interface Development Tools[Specify the tools that are to be used for UI development in the project and the reasons for their selection.Examples of these tools can be Dreamweaver, Flash, etc.]5.8.1.6 Database Management System Software[Specify the database management system software that is to be used in the project and the reasons fortheir selection. Examples of these tools are Oracle, SQL Server, etc.]5.8.1.7 Third Party Software[Specify any third party software that is to be used in the project and the reasons for their selection.Examples are Inktomi, Infranet, etc.]5.8.1.8 Software Testing Tools[Specify the software testing tools that are to be used in the project and the reasons for their selection.Examples of these tools are WinRunner, LoadRunner, etc.]5.8.1.9 Defect and Change Management Tools[Specify the defect and change management tools that are to be used in the project and the reasons fortheir selection. Examples of these tools are ClearQuest, etc.]5.8.1.10 Configuration Management Tools[Specify the configuration management tools that are to be used in the project and the reasons for theirselection. Examples of these tools are ClearCase, etc.]5.8.1.11 Integrated Development Environment[Specify the operating systems (platforms), web servers, application servers, development servers that are to be used in the project and the reasons for their selection. Examples of these tools are Sun Solaris,iPlanet, JBuilder, WebSphere, etc.]5.8.2 Techniques and Standards[Lists the documented project technical standards etc by reference. Examples may be:User-Interface GuidelinesProgramming GuidelinesTest Guidelines, etc.]CMM – Xavor CorporationTitle:1. Project Management Plan Page #:16 of 175.9 Infrastructure[Specify hardware, network connectivity, bandwidth, etc., required in this project. Make a clear distinction about what factors are critical.]5.10 Facilities[Describe the facilities required for the execution of the project. This will cover physical workspace,buildings, etc.]5.11 Security Plan[List down the security consideration e.g. of security can be operating system, access controls tosite/product, physical security considerations.]6. Supporting Process Plans6.1 Configuration Management Plan[Enclosed by reference]6.2 Documentation[Specify the documents that will be produced in the project, what document templates will be used, and any other information pertaining to documentation.]6.3 Software Quality Assurance Plan[Enclosed by reference]6.4 Intergroup Coordination[Describe how different project groups will communicate with one another; specify dependencies, andcommitments.]6.5 Communication[Specify how various workers/units/entities, both within and outside the project team, will communicatewith each other.]6.6 Problem Resolution[Describe the approach for resolving issues in the project, escalation procedures, etc.]6.7 Subcontractor Management[If subcontractors are involved in the project give details of what kind of contractors are required forvarious tasks, the duration for which they are required and how they will be managed.]Organization Level Template CMM – Xavor Corporation Document #:XVR.0002/PMPVer.:Title:1. Project Management Plan Page #:17 of 177. Additional plans[Additional plans if required by contract or regulations.]8. Appendices[Attach any supplementary information.]。
