Base Model
- Consider five size categories for all IT projects: Extra Small, Small, Medium, Large, and Extra Large. (ed. This is one or two more categories than prior art I have discovered so far – sml)
- "Size" means the complexity and risk as impact on the end-user community.
- The Size Category determines the release processes that must be followed. That is the sole purpose of this tool.
- Determine sizing score by considering a concrete set sizing criteria, or decompositions. (ed. Decomposition of Risk, PMBoK – sml)
- Still figuring out if these should be summed, averaged, or some other math.
Phases
- If you can break a project down into discrete phases of lesser impact, you can reduce the amount of required process and complexity.
- A "phase" is only a phase if it can result, on its own, in a discrete improvement to the product or service.
- You can reduce scope by eliminating non-dependent phases.
Decompositions
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