Inception

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As defined in the Wikipedia article on Unified Process, inception is the smallest phase in the project, and ideally it should be quite short. If the Inception Phase is long then it is usually an indication of excessive up-front specification, which is contrary to the spirit of the Unified Process.

The following are typical goals for the Inception phase.

• Establish a justification or business case for the project
• Establish the project scope and boundary conditions
• Outline the Use Cases and key requirements that will drive the design tradeoffs
• Outline one or more candidate architectures
• Identify risks
• Prepare a preliminary project schedule and cost estimate

Deliverables

• Vision Statement

The vision statement should include an elevator summary of the project, a business case for the project (including a short analysis of the competition, market space or similar commercial off the shelf software), a description of the project stakeholders, a list of the major features of the completed project, and a list of the major risks of the project.

• Use Cases (20% complete)

Must supply a list of use cases names. 20% of the supplied use case names should be fully dressed use cases, as discussed in class and the Larman and Cockburn texts.

• Glossary

Defines the terms used within your project which may not be commonly known.

• Project Schedule

Must include assignment of use cases and features to specific iterations, as well as estimates of the time required to complete each item on the schedule. The schedule must show the dates each phase and iteration will end.

• Project Budget

Even though we can't pay you to complete your project, you need to develop a project budget which shows how much money you would need to develop your project if someone was paying you to do so. You should include the cost of any materials which you may need to purchase, such as software, hardware, and other resources. You must also show your staffing costs (salary/paychecks). The budget must be presented in terms of US dollars, as that is the local currency.

Assignments

Budget - Ezra Leng
Glossary - Eric Pratt
Business Case - Sylvia Luxenburg
Features and Risks - Elizabeth DeLouise
Elevator Summary - Eric Pratt
Stakeholders (Venture capitalist) (e-mail John) - Elizabeth DeLouise
Use Cases - Everyone
Schedule - Everyone