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Software Development Plan
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
1.1 Purpose
1.2 Scope
1.3 Definitions, Acronyms and Abbreviations
1.4 References
1.5 Overview
2. Project Overview
2.1 Project purpose, scope and objectives
2.2 Assumptions and constraints
2.3 Project deliverables
3. Project Organization
3.1 Organizational Structure
3.3 Roles and Responsibilities
4. Management Process
4.1 Project Estimates
4.2 Project Plan
4.2.1 Phase Plan
4.2.2 Iteration Objectives
4.2.3 Releases
4.2.4 Project Schedule
4.2.5 Project Resourcing
4.2.6 Budget
1. Introduction
[The introduction of the Software Development Plan should provide an overview of the entire document. It
should include the purpose, scope, definitions, acronyms, abbreviations, references and overview of this
Software Development Plan.]
1.1 Purpose
[Specify the purpose of this Software Development Plan.]
1.2 Scope
[A brief description of the scope of this Software Development 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 to
interpret properly the Software Development 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 Software
Development 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 Software Development Plan,
the list of referenced artifacts should include:
Iteration Plans
Requirements Management Plan
Measurement Plan
Risk Management Plan
Development Case
Business Modeling Guidelines
User Interfaces Guidelines
Use Case Modeling Guidelines
Design Guidelines
Programming Guidelines
Test Guidelines
Manual Style Guide
Infrastructure Plan
Product Acceptance Plan
Configuration Management Plan
Evaluation Plan
Documentation Plan
7. Additional plans
[Additional plans if required by contract or regulations.]
8. Annexes
[Additional material of use to the reader of the SDP.]
9. Index