The OIT Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is an important guideline to use when developing systems or implementing third-party solutions. In addition to helping implement more robust and secure systems for UCI, it also helps address future audits of IT systems by providing the procedures and documentation required to meet the expectations of the auditors.
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Both Waterfall and Scrum are widely used methodologies for different reasons. Although most projects adopt one methodology over the other, the non-traditional hybrid method of using parts of each methodology can also be effective in arriving at the desired project outcome. Detailed information on each methodology tailored for OIT can be found in the following links.
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Agifall if:
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- The team has done similar projects before and full scope of work is known in advance
- Except for reviews, approvals, status meetings, etc., a business user presence is not strictly required after the requirements phase. Meetings can still occur on an "as needed" basisAny feedback from users is either addressed in a subsequent project or not at all.
- Priority shifts can still occur and change impact is acceptable in terms of scope/budget/timeline.
- You’re working with fixed-price / fixed-bid contracts
- The team has done similar projects before and has a well-defined path to delivery
- You’re working with fixed scope unchanging projects
- You anticipate only minor mistakes throughout the project
Consider Scrum if:
- Project has a high degree of complexity and uniqueness (high risk) or requires considerable R&D. The final product may not be fully defined and the details can unfold iteratively over multiple sprints
- Business users involvement is recommended at the daily scrum and user has early opportunity opportunity to see delivery.
- Priority shifts can occur during mid-sprint
- The final product may not be fully defined and the details can unfold iteratively over multiple sprints.
- Some part of the project is different or is of moderate complexityand change impact is acceptable in terms of scope/budget/timeline.
- You’re working with time/material contracts.
- You want the option of closing a project early once sufficient value is created (avoiding "everything but the kitchen sink" pitfall)