Course Registration System

Status Assessment

Version 1.0

Revision History

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

1.1 Purpose

1.2 Scope

1.3     Definitions, Acronyms and Abbreviations

1.4 References

2. Resources

2.1 Personnel/Staffing

2.2     Financial Data

3.       Top 10-Risks

4.       Technical Progress

5.       Major Milestone Results

6.       Total Project/Product Scope

7.       Action Items and Follow-Through

Status Assessment

1.Introduction

1.1Purpose

This status assessment reviews the current status of the project with respect to resources, budget, schedule, risk, technical issues, and management issues. Any actions arising from this assessment will be summarized in this document.

1.2Scope

This status assessment reviews all aspects of the C-Registration System as of the end of the C2 Iteration.

1.3Definitions, Acronyms and Abbreviations

Refer to the Glossary [3].

1.4References

Applicable references are:

1. Course Registration System Vision Document, WyIT387, V1.0, Wylie College IT.
2. Course Registration System Stakeholder Requests Document, WyIT389, V1.0, 1998, Wylie College IT.
3. Course Registration System Glossary, WyIT406, V1.0, 1998, Wylie College IT.
4. Course Registration System Master Schedule, 1999, Wylie College IT.
5. Course Registration System Construction Phase Schedule, V1.0, 1999, Wylie College IT.
6. Course Registration System Software Development Plan, WyIT418, V2.0, 1999, Wylie College IT.
7. Course Registration System Iteration Plan, Preliminary Iteration (Inception), WyIT414, V1.0, 1999, Wylie College IT.
8. Course Registration System Iteration Plan, Elaboration Iteration #E1, WyIT420, V1.0 1999, Wylie College IT.
9. Course Registration System C2 Iteration Plan, WyIT500, V1.0. 1999, Wylie College IT.
10. Course Registration System C2 Integration Build Plan, WyIT502, V1.0, 1999, Wylie College IT.
11. Course Registration System Test Plan for the Architectural Prototype, WyIT432, V1.0, 1999, Wylie College IT.
12. Course Registration System Test Plan, WyIT501, V1.0, 1999, Wylie College IT.
13. Course Registration System Test Evaluation Summary for the Architectural Prototype, WyIT433, V1.0, 1999, Wylie College IT.
14. Course Registration System C2 Test Evaluation Summary, WyIT503, V1.0, 1999, Wylie College IT.
15. Course Registration System C2 Iteration Assessment, WyIT504, V1.0, 1999, Wylie College IT.
16. Course Registration System Risk List, WyIT419, V3.0, 1999, Wylie College IT.

2.Resources

2.1Personnel/Staffing

The project is fully staffed with the exception of 1 Developer position and 1 Tester position. These positions were identified during the last iteration to help move the schedule up by several weeks. Rick Bell is currently interviewing candidates.

The systems engineers were released from the project and assigned to other projects at the start of the C2 Iteration. System performance problems have resulted in 2 of the engineers returning to the project on a part-time basis.

2.2Financial Data

The original budget of $116,600 for the C2 Iteration was overrun by $10,000 due to additional effort being deployed to address the performance issues.

With respect to the overall project budget of $638,000 (see Project Plan V2.0 [6]), an overrun of $104,000 is projected.

The table below summarizes the overall project financial status as well as the last iteration’s financial status.

BUDGET

3.Top 10-Risks

The top risks and their mitigation plans are documented in the Risk List [16]. The current status and any actions assigned to mitigate the risks have been updated in Version 3 of the Risk List.

4.Technical Progress

The C2 Iteration to develop the R1.0 software baseline has just completed. All deliverables as defined in the iteration plans [7],[8],[9] have been generated and reviewed.

40 defects in the R1.0 baseline remain open. 12 of these are classified as High or Critical severity. (See the C2 Test Evaluation Report [13] for more details on the C2 defects.)

Add additional iteration, C2b, has been introduced to redesign the interface to the Course Catalog System.

Meeting the performance and loading requirements is currently the only major Design Issue outstanding.

5.Major Milestone Results

The following table summarizes the results of the major milestones

6.Total Project/Product Scope

The overall scope of the project as defined in the Vision Document [1] has not changed. User feedback on the Beta release resulted in a redesign of all screens and menus. This change was “in scope” and no change orders will be issued to the customer.

7.Action Items and Follow-through

The following list of open action items has been compiled from the Risk List [16], C2 Test Evaluation Report [14], and the weekly Project Meetings: