CIS443_Week_6_Assignment_Craig_Wayman

Week 6 Assignment: Agile Delivery Framework Craig Wayman CIS443 Professor Alma Miller

Project Name: Home Repair Store Website and Application Level WBS Task Description Start Date Finish Date Duration (days) 1 1.0 Project Initiation 2/1/2024 3/1/2024 30 2 1.1 Government approvals 2/1/2024 2/14/2024 13 2 1.2 Setting up site office 2/1/2024 2/26/2024 25 2 1.3 Internal and customer kick-off meeting 2/2/2024 2/3/2024 1 2 1.4 Collection of stakeholders requirements 2/4/2024 2/29/2024 25 2 1.5 Fesability survey 2/1/2024 3/1/2024 29 2 1.6 Material ordering and delivery 2/1/2024 3/1/2024 29 2 1.7 Project charter signing 2/29/2024 3/1/2024 1 1 2.0 Project Planning and Design 3/2/2024 5/1/2024 60 2 2.1 Conceptual design 3/2/2024 3/12/2024 10 2 2.2 Preliminary design 3/12/2024 3/22/2024 10 2 2.3 Final design 3/22/2024 4/1/2024 10 2 2.4 Create project schedule 4/1/2024 4/16/2024 15 2 2.6 Create project execution plan 4/16/2024 5/1/2024 15 1 3.0 Project Execution 5/2/2024 7/1/2024 60 2 3.1 Develop website 5/2/2024 5/12/2024 10 2 3.2 Develop application 5/2/2024 5/12/2024 10 2 3.3 Programing 5/13/2024 6/12/2024 30 3 3.3.1 Website 5/13/2024 5/28/2024 15 3 3.3.2 Application 5/28/2024 6/12/2024 15 2 3.4 Testing and troubleshooting 6/12/2024 7/1/2024 19 2 3.5 Security Testing 6/12/2024 7/1/2024 19 2 3.6 Compatability assessment 6/12/2024 7/1/2024 19 1 4.0 Project Completion Phase 7/2/2024 8/1/2024 30 2 4.1 Final testing 7/2/2024 7/17/2024 15 2 4.2 Site clearance 7/15/2024 7/29/2024 14 3 4.3.1 Delivery to customer 7/29/2024 8/1/2024 3

Agile Project Team Roles Agile project teams are composed of individuals from different functions who work together to complete projects in sprints, or short segments that are easier to accomplish. The team operates around the principles of self-organization, meaning individuals on the team have to take on responsibilities that are specific to their field of expertise. “There are several important roles in an Agile team, including the product owner, developer, and scrum master.”(2) The product owner manages the product roadmap and prioritizes the backlog. They also define the product vision and manage the stakeholders. They have the authority to make key decisions and are responsible for making sure the team is functioning following the project plan and schedule. The developer is responsible for programming, testing, and debugging the product. In the case of this project, we will have multiple developers working on various parts of the project. Developers play a key role in the project as they are the “builder” of the website and the mobile application. The Agile project manager is another important role. They act as coaches to the rest of the team, facilitate daily stand-up meetings, and oversee planning meetings where they help to keep the team focused and prevent scope creep. Agile project managers are here to alleviate some of the pressure placed on the product owner and other project leadership. When it comes to whether a product manager should come from an IT-related field or not, there's no 100% correct response. In my opinion, there is very little difference between a regular product manager and an IT product manager. The key difference lies in the environment they work in. Ultimately, whether the product manager should come from an IT-related field or not depends on the specific needs of the organization and the product specifications. For this project, I would want to have someone familiar with the IT field. I am delivering an IT-related project that will require someone who can speak the IT language and field questions from stakeholders. Could these things be learned by a non-IT product

manager, sure. But why would a company want to waste the money on that when they could pay for the subject matter expert? Iteration in This Project In the realm of website and mobile app development, iteration plays a vital role in achieving desired outcomes. Agile methodology prioritizes continuous feedback and collaboration between team members and stakeholders throughout the development process. Based on my research and experience in this field, iteration involves repeatedly testing and refining the product until it meets the user's needs and expectations. This process typically includes prototyping, user testing, and feedback collection, which allows developers to detect and address issues early on, ultimately saving time and resources. Based on an article by Cassandra Naji, who states, “For example, in mobile app development, iterative prototyping is a cost-effective way to build, test, iterate, re-test, and re-build quickly.”(Rehkopf,3) This approach enables developers to define the unique selling proposition (USP) of the app, map out the ideal user using storyboarding, user scenarios, and story-mapping, and gather, manage, and validate requirements using a prototyping tool. For this project, we will have many rounds of testing and re-testing to ensure the product meets or exceeds the customer's needs. When building any kind of virtual platform, testing is pivotal to the success of the product. Every action that is included with our website or mobile application must be tested to ensure it is functional. We will continue to use iterative processes to ensure we remain on track with project goals, budgets, and timelines. Source: The Importance of Stories Stories are an essential part of the Agile delivery framework. “They are short, simple descriptions of functionality told from the user’s perspective and written in their language. Stories provide just enough information for business and technical people to understand the intent.”(3). Stories are important in the

Sources 1. Robbin Schuurman. November 29, 2017. 10 Tips for Product Owners on the Product Vision. https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/10-tips-product-owners-product-vision . 2. Cassandra Naji. August 1, 2016. Iterative Prototyping in the Mobile App Development Process. https://www.infoq.com/articles/mobile-app-prototyping/ . 3. Max Rehkopf. No date. User stories with examples and a template. https://www.atlassian.com/agile/project-management/user-stories .