Fundamentals of SDLC

About This Course

Managing a modern SDLC project requires a thorough understanding of the various roles that must come together in order to create a successful application. This understanding begins by recognizing the need to work within a multidisciplinary environment. Business Analysts, Project Managers and Software Testers each have multiple implementation options (such as Waterfall or Agile) available to them. Knowing which tool or technique to use in any particular situation is key to success. This Fundamentals of SDLC training course will give you the knowledge you need to help you choose between these methods, tools and artifacts so that you can quickly and efficiently take your SDLC project from concept to working implementation.

Course Objectives

• Know how to identify, evaluate and document the many stakeholders of a project
• Be able to distinguish between the different types and levels of software testing
• Understand the reason for the various artifacts and the key features of each
• Write effective User Stories that can be used to identify requirements in an Agile project
• Learn how the differing life cycle models combine to create an SDLC implementation
• Be able to choose the proper project management methodology for your project based upon its own unique characteristics
• Understand the significance of different estimating methods and how they should be utilized for time and cost estimation
• Understand the significance of the Agile Manifesto and its relationship to the twelve (12) principles of Agile
• Use Earned Value Project Management to assess budget and schedule compliance
• Be able to use the Triple Constraints Triangle as a tool to help others understand the relationship of time, cost, and scope in any project

Course Audience

This course is designed for participants who plan, manage and execute software/ systems development, life cycle, and projects (SDLC). It would be beneficial for:

• Managers of Software Development organizations
• Project Managers
• Team Leads
• Business Analysis Managers
• Business Analysts
• Testing Managers
• Systems Testers
• Product Owners
• Program Managers
• Systems Architects
• QA Professionals
• Anyone wanting to enhance their business analysis or project management skills

 *Delivered by ASPE, ICAgile Member Organization

Course Outline

1. Overview of the Systems Development Life Cycle
2. 1. Overview of a Project
   • What do you want to build?
   • Who is going to build it?
   • From Product to Project Scope
   • The SDLC
3. The Life Cycles
   • Business Analysis Life Cycle
   • Project Management Life Cycle
   • Systems Development Life Cycle
4. Overview of SDLC
5. What is it?
6. History
7. Overview
8. Typical Delivery Process
9. Overview of Business Analysis
10. 1. IIBA
    • BABOK
11. Requirements
    • Project vs. Product Requirements
    • Characteristics
12. System
13. Stakeholder
14. Levels of Requirements
    • Business
    • Stakeholder
    • Solution
15. Overview of Project Management
16. Project Definition
17. Generic Project Life Cycle
18. Project Management Life Cycle
19. Documentation
20. Project Management Methodologies Compatible with the SDLC
21. 1. The Development Spectrum
    • Waterfall
    • Iterative
    • Agile
22. Project Initiation
23. Enterprise Analysis
24. Project Request/Business Case
    • Project Selection
25. Deliverables
26. Stakeholder Register
    • Stakeholder Analysis
27. Risk Register
    • Risk Analysis
28. Product Vision vs. Project Vision
29. Project Charter
30. Objectives, Constraints, Choices
    • Triple Constraints Triangle
31. Project Planning- The Project Management Plan
32. Subsidiary Management Plans
33. Baselines
    • Scope
    • Schedule
    • Cost
34. Elaborating Requirements
    • Models- Flow, Context, Swim Lanes, Process Flow
35. Scope Baseline
    • Project Scope Statement
    • Work Breakdown Structure/Work Packages
36. Activity Definition
37. Dependency Determination
38. Estimating
    • Analogous
    • Parametric
    • 3-Point
39. Schedule Baseline
    • Critical Path Method
1. Important Subsidiary Management Plans
   • Test Plan
     1. Purpose
     2. Considerations
     3. Test Budgeting
     4. Contents
   • Human Resources
     1. Parts
     2. Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)
     3. RACI

2. Communications

   1. Components

3. Risk

   1. Qualitative Risk Analysis
4. Performing the Work (Project Execution)
5. Developers and Testers
6. Perform Software Testing
7. Requirements Traceability Matrix
8. Levels of Testing
9. Other SDLC Issue
   • Training
   • Rollout
10. Closing the Project
11. Product Acceptance
12. Project Closing
    • Lessons Learned
    • Project Sign-off
    • Transfer
13. Agile Overview
14. Why Agile
15. The Triple Constraints in Agile
16. Agile Approach to Planning
17. Agile Manifesto
    • Agile Principles
18. Agile Methodologies
    • Scrum Process
    • XP
19. Agile Planning
• Levels
• User Stories
• Release Planning
• Product Backlog
• Sprint Planning, Story Points and Team Velocity
• Daily Scrum
• Sprint Review
• Demo
• Sprint Retrospective