CDC UP Phase 3

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CDC UP Phase 3 Project Life Cycle (PLC)
Integration
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Background
Why Address Project Lifecycle Integration?

• Advance Understanding of the CDC Unified Process
• Foster understanding of how the CDC UP and
  various PLCs are connected
• Illustrate links between phases and processes of
  CDC UP and various PLCs
• Clarify phase differences between CDC UP and
  various PLCs
• Clarify terminology differences between CDC UP
  and various PLCs
• Publish specific PLC standards
• Satisfy Regulatory Requirements
• Comply with FISMA audit
• Align with NIST requirements

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Background
Understanding PLC Integration

• Regardless of project type, project management
  activities remain the same. However, life cycle
  activities vary
• CDC UP Framework encompasses project management
  activities that have to do with planning,
  administration, and leadership of a project
• Various PLCs, encompass specific activities that
  have to do with producing project deliverables
  and concentrate more on the technical and/or
  product requirements of a project
• Neither the CDC UP Framework nor an SDLC are
  solely sufficient to successfully manage a
  project both are required

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Lifecycles Integration Standards
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE)

• IEEE standard does not proscribe a specific
  software development life cycle (SDLC) model,
  development methodology, nor the creation of
  specific documents
• IEEE provides a list of activities specified in
  the standard to be incorporated into an
  organizations PLC
• IEEE standards should not be construed to
  prohibit the imposition of additional or more
  stringent requirements where the need exists

Capability Maturity Model (CMM)

• CMM provides only guidance for improving
  processes
• CMM contains a framework that provides the
  ability to generate multiple process models
• Actual processes used in an organization depend
  on internal organizational factors

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Lifecycles Integration Standards
National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST)

• NIST assumes many different SDLCs models exist
• In general an SDLC includes the following phases
  initiation, acquisition/development,
  implementation/assessment, operations/maintenance,
  and sunset (disposition)
• NIST is a framework, a roadmap for information
  security process improvement
• Each of these five phases includes a minimum set
  of tasks

Information Technology Investment Management
(ITIM)

• ITIM is a generic framework, a roadmap for
  investment process improvement
• There is no right way to implement ITIM. The
  framework describes characteristics of success,
  not specific techniques
• ITIM framework can be applied to multiple
  disciplines as a tool to improve processes
• ITIM is technology independent. No specific
  tools, methods, or technologies are mandated.
  Appropriate tools, methods, and technologies
  should be made available to support the processes
  that an organization develops within ITIM

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Lifecycles Integration Standards
Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS)

• CMS assumes many different SDLCs models exist
• In general SDLC phases fall within one of three
  CMS phases IT Investment Selection, IT
  Investment Implementation, and IT Investment
  Evaluation
• CMS acknowledges that regardless of the system
  development methodology that is employed for a
  given IT project, the primary activities
  performed throughout the system life cycle
  generally remain the same...While the phases of
  the life cycle are graphically depicted in
  sequential order, some of the phases may overlap
  on some projects or may occur iteratively for
  other projects, depending on the SDLC selected
  for the project.

Food Drug Administration (FDA)

• One methodology does not fit all sizes types of
  system development delivery efforts
• The FDA SDLC establishes a logical order of
  events and a common language for conducting
  system development and delivery for both full
  sequential and for iterative work patterns

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Phase 3 SDLC IntegrationSummary
Summary

• Many different life cycles exist but specific
  activities within each lifecycle vary
• Project management activities remain the same
  regardless of lifecycle
• A framework is a roadmap that identifies key
  practices for success. However, it describes what
  to do, not how to do it
• CDC UP Framework encompasses project management
  activities such as planning, administration, and
  leadership, not specific activities associated
  with product development
• Neither the CDC UP Framework nor an SDLC are
  solely sufficient to successfully manage a
  project both are required

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Phase 3 SDLC IntegrationRecommendation
CDC UP Recommendation for SDLC Integration

• Map the CDC UP Framework to a generic SDLC
• Without standardizing the CDC on one SDLC, a
  generic SDLC mapping
• Clarifies phase differences between the CDC UP
  and SDLCs
• Clarifies terminology differences between CDC UP
  and SDLCs
• Illustrate links between phases and processes of
  CDC UP and SDLCs
• Publishes specific lifecycle standards without
  favoring one SDLC over other SDLCs
• Foster understanding of how the CDC UP SDLCs
  are connected
• Furthers the acceptance of the Unified Process