Objectives

Introduce and discuss the adaptive, iterative approach

Discuss typical software development challenges

Introduce iterative planning

Introduce iterative phases and milestones

Discuss pro-active risk management

Discuss iterative resource management

Introduce the Rational Unified Process and RUP best practices

Discuss typical process improvement adoption challenges and success factors

Description

Executive Overview of Iterative Development introduces the adaptive and iterative management philosophy and how to effectively apply it to software development. This course is specifically tailored to the management audience to describe the circumstances that often demand an alternate approach, what problems it solves, and how to best support the organization as it moves towards iterative practices. The course then provides an overview of the iterative planning approach and specific types of plans including release plans, phase plans, and iteration plans. Then the four phases of the iterative lifecycle are discussed along with their respective objectives, activities, and evaluation criteria and what they mean from a business perspective. The IBM Rational Unified Process (RUP) is also introduced as a collection of best practices and a knowledge base for implementing iterative development. Lastly, the course concludes with a discussion of how to apply iterative principles to process improvement as a way of incrementally introducing the approach to an organization,

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