5 Part 5: V-Modell Reference Work Products

5.3 Products

5.3.2 Planning and Control

5.3.2.1 Project Progress Decision

Process module: Project Management

Responsible: Executive (when using process module Project Management)

Activity: Coming to a Project Progress Decision

Participating: Steering Committee, Project Leader

Work Product Attributes: external

Purpose

The Project Execution Strategies define the framework for project execution. They specify the sequence of the »Decision Gates to be achieved during the project. Based on the »Product Instances, it will be decided at each decision gate whether the respective »Project Progress Stage has been fulfilled; the result will be recorded in the »Project Progress Decision.

This decision includes the evaluation of the project progress, the coordination of the planned contents and schedule for the next planning section, the release of the required resources and the determination of specifications and framework conditions for the next planning section. The planning section must include at least the following »Project Section.

The project project decision will be made by the »Steering Committee, so that all decision makers can participate adequately. However, the »Executive is responsible for the decision. He alone can decide on the release of planning and resources.

A project progress decision will be made for every decision gate of the project. The first project project decision at the decision gate »Project Approved represents the authorization of the project by the higher management.

Is generated by

Project Manual, Project Plan (see product dependency 4.13)

Depends on

Project Proposal (see product dependency 5.3)

Proposal for the Introduction and Maintenance of an Organization-Specific Process Model (see product dependency 5.9)

Project Status Report (see product dependency 5.26)

Project Manual, Project Plan (see product dependency 5.30)

Example Work Products

»InfoMaPa:Project Progress Decision Project Approved

»InfoMaPa:Project Progress Decision Project Defined

5.3.2.1.1 Project Evaluation

The assessment is intended to determine if the project has »Finished all required results in order to fulfill the tasks of the next »Project Section successfully. The assessment is based on the products submitted at the »Decision Gate.

5.3.2.1.2 Decision Submittal

If a formal decision must be made based on organization-specific specifications and information or project management organization and specifications, this subject summarizes all data required for the decision. Thus it describes

• prioritized criteria for the evaluation of alternative solutions,
• alternative solutions,
• selected evaluation methods,
• the evaluation of alternative solutions,
• the recommended solution,
• the decision documentation.

5.3.2.1.3 Planning and Scheduling

The »Project Progress Decision documents the framework for the next planning section, as it has been coordinated wit »Executive and »Steering Committee. The planning section must include at least the next »Project Section. In this connection the agreed contents planning and scheduling for this planning section will be recorded. This includes a summary presentation of the - possibly adapted - key figures of the project proposal, Project Manual, »QA Manual and project plan with regard to the planned state of completion and the planned schedule, quality, effort and cost targets.

5.3.2.1.4 Resource Planning

The resource planning includes the provisioning of resources - e.g. qualified personnel, materiel and funds - for the next planning section as it has been agreed and guaranteed by the »Executive and the »Steering Committee.

5.3.2.1.5 Directives and General Conditions

This subject provides a summary of the specifications and framework conditions agreed by the »Executive and the »Steering Committee. They include the key figures of contents planning and scheduling, which may have been changed during the »Project Progress Decision, and the resource planning. Moreover, additional specifications and framework conditions which were agreed by the Executive and the Steering Committee - e.g. standards and guidelines to be observed and necessary cooperations with facilities and persons outside the project - will be recorded.