Initiating processes

Checkpoints for this stage:

• Identify the death lines of the project using WBS templates.

Planning processes

Checkpoints for this stage:

• Build early prototipes, in order to define with customer what its needs.
• Define functionalities, identify façades and services, define the data model.
• Prepare the development and integration environments:
  • Versioning System (SVN)
  • Wiki and Ticketing tools (Trac)
  • Continuous Integration tools (Continuum)
  • Central Maven repository (Artifactory)
  • Choose the Application Servers you need. You may choose to develop with someone simpler than the production one. Check up the differences
  • Set up the different DBs: Continuous Integration one, development one, integration one…
• Document how to work in this project:
  • How to set up a development environment.
  • Initial steps for new developers.
  • Development rules.
  • Styles guide: naming, packaging…

Executing processes

Checkpoints for this stage:

• Build unit testing for every service you need.
• Commit your work on the versioning system as frequently as you can.
• Check the continuous integration results.
• Do profiling tests at least once a month.
• Document as you develop, using javadoc and wiki comments.
• Use a ticketing system for tracking the issues of the project.
• Backup all the sources, including the wiki and documentation you need.

Controlling processes

Checkpoints for this stage:

• Present partial demos of the project asap.
• Share a ticketing tool with the customer.

Closing Processes

Checkpoints for this stage:

• Store all the information of the project: Sources, wiki, tickets, DB, application server configurations…
• Document what a new developer would need in case of the project needs to be updated (new features, bugs)