Project planning involves breaking down the work into parts and assigning these to project team members, anticipating problems that might arise, and preparing tentative solutions to those problems.

Planning Stages

• Proposal Planning

• Project Startup Planning

• Development Planning

• Software Pricing

  Factors Affecting Software Pricing

  • Contractual terms
  • Cost estimate uncertainty
  • Financial health
  • Market opportunity
  • Requirement Volatility

  Pricing Strategy

  • Underpricing
  • Increased Pricing

Plan-driven Development

Plan-driven or plan-based development is an approach to software engineering where the development process is planned in detail.

Managers use the plan to support project decision-making and as a way of measuring progress.

Plan Sections

• Introduction
• Project Organization
• Risk Analysis
• Hardware and Software resource requirements
• Work Breakdown
• Project Schedule
• Monitoring and Reporting Mechanisms

Project Plan Supplements

• Configuration Management Plan
• Deployment Plan