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Simplified Project Plan

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The project to be implemented involves the development of Bank Management Software and entails the use of the waterfall model. Selecting a methodology is essential since it gives a framework of the overall process and associated project documents as well as the deliverables that will control the project development cycle from start to close. The waterfall model ensures that the development phases flow seamlessly and is subdivided into separate sequential stages where the result of the preceding phase becomes the input of the succeeding phase.

In the waterfall model, the development team moves through the stages of development. The phases include; Analysis, Requirements Specification, Design, Coding, and Implementation, Testing and integration. The sequence flow from one phase to another in a top to bottom fashion. Theoretically, all the requirements are initially specified as well as the scope of the project. The app is designed according to the requirements where it is implemented and tested devoid of any modifications. The final product is then delivered to the customer.

Development phases for the project include:

· Requirements gathering and elicitation where the system requirement objectives are met. The user requirements for the system will entail Financial / Management Accounting, Treasury and Risk Management as well as Bank Communication Management.

· The system design phase will enable proper determination of the hardware and software requirements that describes the entire system architecture.

· The Implementation phase involves the development of application modules which are tested separately to establish their functionality.

· The Integration and Testing phase will entail the integration of the individual modules into a single system which is then tested as a single system. Also, user acceptance testing is done at this phase

· System implementation phase. This phase follows the successful integration and testing phase where it is deployed.

· The maintenance phase occurs after the system is implemented to correct or add new modules to meet customer’s changing needs or scope creep.

Simplified project plan for a Bank Management Software

Task Mode	Task Name	Duration	Start	Finish	Predecessors
Auto Scheduled	Bank Management Software Development	23 days	Wed 5/2/18	Fri 6/1/18
Auto Scheduled	Application conception and initiation	2 days	Wed 5/2/18	Thu 5/3/18
Auto Scheduled	Project plan	2 days	Wed 5/2/18	Thu 5/3/18
Auto Scheduled	Requirement analysis and specification	3 days	Fri 5/4/18	Tue 5/8/18
Auto Scheduled	Develop Financial / Management Accounting requirements	1 day	Fri 5/4/18	Fri 5/4/18	3
Auto Scheduled	Supply Chain Management	1 day	Mon 5/7/18	Mon 5/7/18	5
Auto Scheduled	Treasury Applications	1 day	Mon 5/7/18	Mon 5/7/18	5
Auto Scheduled	Treasury and Risk Management	1 day	Mon 5/7/18	Mon 5/7/18	5
Auto Scheduled	Bank Communication Management	1 day	Mon 5/7/18	Mon 5/7/18	5
Auto Scheduled	Finalize Requirement specification draft	2 days	Mon 5/7/18	Tue 5/8/18	5
Auto Scheduled	Design	7 days	Wed 5/9/18	Thu 5/17/18
Auto Scheduled	Design specification	4 days	Wed 5/9/18	Mon 5/14/18	10
Auto Scheduled	Configuration management	3 days	Tue 5/15/18	Thu 5/17/18	12
Auto Scheduled	Coding and implementation	7 days	Tue 5/15/18	Wed 5/23/18
Auto Scheduled	operational source code and unit test	7 days	Tue 5/15/18	Wed 5/23/18	12
Auto Scheduled	Integration and testing	4 days	Thu 5/24/18	Tue 5/29/18
Auto Scheduled	Validate startup on deployed hardware	2 days	Thu 5/24/18	Fri 5/25/18	15
Auto Scheduled	Perform OS, and application testing	2 days	Mon 5/28/18	Tue 5/29/18	17
Auto Scheduled	Deployment of System	3 days	Mon 5/28/18	Wed 5/30/18
Auto Scheduled	Configure and deploy production hardware	2 days	Mon 5/28/18	Tue 5/29/18	13,17
Auto Scheduled	Load software to deployed hardware	1 day	Wed 5/30/18	Wed 5/30/18	20,18
Auto Scheduled	Maintenance	3 days	Wed 5/30/18	Fri 6/1/18
Auto Scheduled	Obtain updates regarding key deliverables from the project team	2 days	Wed 5/30/18	Thu 5/31/18	18
Auto Scheduled	Hold formal customer review after, project plan approval and pilot testing	1 day	Fri 6/1/18	Fri 6/1/18	18,23

References

Ashmore, S., & Runyan, K. (2015). Introduction to agile methods. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Addison-Wesley