文章目錄
Understand the Context 瞭解範圍
The Request
● Hardscrabble: to improve the efficiency of students related management in
the Monsters University by
○ Supporting remote collaboration
○ Automating the process
● Hardscrabble: core functions should include
○ Class sign up
○ Class schedule
○ Grading management
The most important problems
● Information and Efficiency
○ Focus on data inputs, outputs, storage
○ Focus on tasks effort, material, etc.
Development approach
● Waterfall development approach
○ Functions set is small
○ Functions are not complex
○ Development time limitation
○ …
The Project Management Life Cycle
● Activity 1 - negotiate scope (statement of work)
● Activity 2 - identify tasks
● Activity 3 - estimate task durations持續時間
● Activity 4 - specify intertask dependencies
● Activity 5 - assign resources
● Activity 6 - direct the team effort
● Activity 7 - monitor監測 and control progress (project report)
● Activity 8 - assess project results and experiences
Assumptions
● A team with 5 members (no hard role)
○ Each person can work for 1 hour every day, 5 days a week, 13 weeks as total (1 * 5 * 5 * 13 = 325 man-hour)
● To deliver the system by 6/10/2020
● Complete the core functions (details are TBD) To Be determined
○ Class management: Schedule, Add and drop
○ Grading management
● Deliver a workable prototype
Tasks Identification
● Waterfall development approach
● Tasks
○ Requirements analysis
○ Logical design
○ Physical design
○ Prototype implementation: Roles and permissions, Class sign up, Class schedule,Grading management , Integration test
○ Data input
● Specify the dependencies
Optimistic Estimation
Pessimistic Estimation
Scope Definition and Problem Analysis
Core functions
○ Class sign up
○ Class schedule
○ Grading management
Other deliverables
○ Documents, trainings, etc.
Core values
○ Data management capability
○ More efficient business process (class sign up, schedule, grading management)
○ More fair class schedule
○ Less incorrectness
○ Etc.
Updated plan
During the Business Analysis, You will
● Request some documents like
○ Rules of course application and seats assignment
○ Rules of grading of different types of courses
○ Classrooms information
○ Course information
○ ……
● Site visits
● Questionnaires
○ User process
○ Experience
○ Suggestions
○ …
● Interview
○ Investigate 調查 the organization chart, select your interviewee and schedule the time
○ Prepare your interview
■ Agenda 議事日程
■ Question list
■ Keep impartial 不偏不倚
○ Interview
■ Communication skills
○ Post-interview
■ Share the summary
● Organize joint requirements planning (JRP)
○ Attendees
■ Owner, host, users, recorder, tech
○ Plan a JRP
■ Location
■ Attendees
■ Agenda
○ Pros
■ Involve users (managers) to the project proactively
■ A joint meeting instead of scattered interviews
■ Prototype discussion in the meeting
Business Analysis Output
● User stories
○ As a student / lecture, …
● Data / Entity spec
○ Key properties of Course, Classroom…
● Detail Requirements
○ Logic of core function
■ Process of course registration
○ Reporting example
■ Grading report example of a course
Context Diagram
