Delivery Cycles

Delivery Cycle phase is typically comprised of the following tasks:

Plan the Cycle

• Incorporate feedback, if available (from previous cycles).
• Assess impact, identify risks and reevaluate priorities.
• Update cycle plan, risk management plan, QE plan and other artifacts.
• Define the goals, resource needs, schedule, risks, inputs and deliverables for current cycle.

Construction

• Perform detailed design for the features earmarked in this cycle.
• Update the Quality plan with the testing criteria for the features and develop test cases.
• Develop the unit test cases for the important classes and operations and add the test cases to the regression test suite.
• Code and unit test.
• Perform daily automated build and regression testing.
• Update technical and project documentation.

Transition

• Deliver product to users.
• Assess operational and business readiness.
• Update training and user documentation.
• Conduct user training.
• Data conversion/migration.
• System deployment through parallel runs and crossover.
• Obtain user feedback.

Cycle Review

• Review the successes and failures in the current cycle.
• Analyze failures, determine root causes and fix them.