Iteration: Inception Iteration [n]
This iteration includes the activities to be performed during an iteration in the Inception Phase. The overriding goal of the inception phase is to achieve concurrence among all stakeholders on the lifecycle objectives for the project. The inception phase is of significance primarily for new development efforts, in which there are significant business and requirements risks which must be addressed before the project can proceed. For projects focused on enhancements to an existing system, the inception phase is more brief, but is still focused on ensuring that the project is both worth doing and possible to do.
DescriptionWork Breakdown StructureTeam AllocationWork Product Usage
Work Product Breakdown
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Conceive New Project
  Activity
 
    Vision
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Business Case
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Risk List
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Software Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Review Record
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    System Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
Prepare Project Environment
  Activity
 
    Prepare Environment for Project
  Activity
 
        Development Process
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Software Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Create Project Configuration Management (CM) Environments
  Activity
 
        Software Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Implementation Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Iteration Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Development Infrastructure
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Development Process
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Project Repository
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
Prepare Environment for an Iteration
  Activity
 
    Software Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Development Process
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Change Request
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Development Infrastructure
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
Plan the Project
  Activity
 
    Software Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Business Case
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Risk List
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Vision
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Software Requirements Specification
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Test Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Development Process
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Iteration Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Requirements Management Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Review Record
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    System Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
Monitor & Control Project
  Activity
 
    Status Assessment
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Review Record
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Work Order
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Risk List
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Software Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Iteration Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Development Process
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Change Request
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    System Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
Develop Initial Vision
  Activity
 
    Analyze the Problem
  Activity
 
        Business Case
preliminary preliminary WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Vision
preliminary preliminary WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Stakeholder Requests
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Use-Case Model
preliminary preliminary WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Use Case
preliminary preliminary WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Actor
preliminary preliminary WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Glossary
 preliminary WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Iteration Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Requirements Attributes
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Software Requirement
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Software Requirements Specification
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Storyboard
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Supplementary Specifications
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Software Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Requirements Management Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Understand Stakeholder Needs
  Activity
 
        Business Case
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Vision
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Stakeholder Requests
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Use-Case Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Use Case
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Actor
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Glossary
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Iteration Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Requirements Attributes
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Change Request
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Supplementary Specifications
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Software Requirement
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Software Requirements Specification
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Storyboard
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Requirements Management Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
Manage the Scope of the System
  Activity
 
    Stakeholder Requests
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Iteration Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Vision
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Requirements Attributes
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Use-Case Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Software Architecture Document
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Requirements Management Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Change Request
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Risk List
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Software Requirement
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Business Case
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    System Architecture Document
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Supplementary Specifications
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
Define the System
  Activity
 
    Business Case
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Vision
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Stakeholder Requests
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Use-Case Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Use Case
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Actor
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Glossary
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Iteration Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Requirements Attributes
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Supplementary Specifications
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Software Requirement
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Software Requirements Specification
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Requirements Management Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Storyboard
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Change Request
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
Analyze System Behavior
  Activity
 
    System Architecture Document
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    System Deployment Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    System Design Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Subsystem Vision
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    System Analysis Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Subsystem Supplementary Requirements
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Subsystem Use-Case Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Subsystem Operation
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Subsystem Operation Realization
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Use-Case Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    System Use-Case Realization
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
Synthesize System Architecture
  Activity
 
    System Architecture Document
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Supplementary Specifications
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Use-Case Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Subsystem Vision
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    System Analysis Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    System Deployment Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    System Architecture Proof-of-Concept
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Business Case
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Risk List
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Vision
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
Define Subsystem Operations [within Scope]
  Activity
 
    System Architecture Document
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Supplementary Specifications
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Use-Case Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Subsystem Vision
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    System Analysis Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    System Deployment Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Subsystem Operation
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Subsystem Operation Realization
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Subsystem Use-Case Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Subsystem Supplementary Requirements
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    System Use-Case Realization
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    System Design Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
Define Evaluation Mission
  Activity
 
    Iteration Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Risk List
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Vision
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Software Architecture Document
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Test Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Work Order
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Change Request
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Use-Case Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Test Strategy
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Implementation Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Data Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Use-Case Realization
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Software Requirements Specification
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Deployment Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Requirements Management Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Software Requirement
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Stakeholder Requests
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Business Case
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Software Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Integration Build Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Test-Ideas List
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Design Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Storyboard
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    User-Interface Prototype
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
Manage Iteration
  Activity
 
    Iteration Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Iteration Assessment
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Review Record
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Software Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Test Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Vision
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Development Process
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Risk List
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Test Evaluation Summary
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Business Case
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Status Assessment
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    System Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Work Order
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
Plan for Next Iteration
  Activity
 
    Iteration Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Risk List
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Software Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Vision
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Business Case
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Review Record
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Development Process
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Software Architecture Document
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    System Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor