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Formal and
Informal.
Formal regular types can be oral or written.
Standard oral communication of minutes are kept where as
Steps are,
Identify the first level elements for assessment
Break the first level elements in to second level elements
Asses the second level elements and mark the colors.
Traffic-light methods,
Green on target
Amber not on target but recoverable
Red not on target and difficult to recover
Review all second level elements to reach the first level
assessments.
Review both first and the second level assessments to
produce an overall assessments.
Focus on non achievement factors.
Assessment forms can be used to evaluate the overall status
of the project.
Critical activities denoted by red color.
3) Visualizing progress
A manager needs some way of presenting that data to
greatest effect.
Some methods of presenting picture are,
baseline budget.
Common ways of measuring earned value in software
earned value.
5.2) Monitoring Earned value
9.1) Introduction
The acquisition and supply process are depicted for pre-
contract and post-contract.
Five major processes are,
1) Acquisition
2) Supply
3) Operation
4) Maintenance
5) Development
9.2) The supply process
Advantages,
1) Known customer expenditure
2) Supplier motivation
Disadvantages,
1) Higher prices to allow for contingency
2) Difficulties in modifying requirements
3) Upward pressure on the cost of changes
4) Threat to system quality
10.2) Time and materials contracts
Estimates the overall cost based on the customers
requirements and it is not based on the final payment.
Advantages,
Ease of changing requirements
Lack of price pressure
Disadvantages,
Customer liability
Lack of incentives for supplier
10.3) Fixed price per unit delivered contracts
Contract is based on function point counting.
Size of the system which includes LOC, a price per unit is
also quoted.
Scope grows during the development process.
Advantages,
Customer understanding
Comparability
Emerging functionality
Supplier efficiency
Life cycle range
Disadvantages,
Difficulties with software size measurement
Changing requirements