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A. Introduction

B. Institutional Requirements

C. Project Software Requirements

D. Topics

E. Tools, References, and Terms

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Software Life Cycle Planning

1. Introduction

Typically starts with a quote from the NPR that helps define the activity. Additional descriptive material is meant to help define the activity but not be so detailed that it pulls in all of the guidance from the SWEs in the activity. 

NPR 7150.2B para 3.1.1

Software life cycle planning covers the software aspects of a project from inception through retirement. The software life cycle planning is an organizing process that considers the software as a whole and provides the planning activities required to ensure a coordinated, well-engineered process for defining and implementing project activities. These processes, plans, and activities are coordinated within the project. At project conception, software needs for the project are analyzed, including acquisition, supply, development, operation, maintenance, retirement, decommissioning, and supporting activities and processes. The software effort is scoped, the development processes defined, measurements defined, and activities are documented in software planning documents.


1.1 Inputs

List of some of the inputs from other activities that are necessary for the activity to begin. 

  • Documents and orders that initiate the Planning Activity
  • High level requirements that define the scope of the software product
  • Time and budget constraints that further define the scope of the project

1.2 Predecessor Activities

List of some of the other activities that must be started (not necessarily completed) this activity to begin. 

The predecessor activities include planning, architecture and design activities from other projects and systems where the concept for the software product is defined. Examples include: 

  • New, or changed, hardware system that requires new software to monitor or control it.

1.3 Outputs

List of some of the outputs or work products of the activity. These are typically used as inputs by the downstream activity. In some cases there is a supporting SWE associated with the work product. 

Outputs from Planning include a variety of documents, plans, and other work products that are used by downstream activities

Output Work ProductUsed by Downstream ActivitySupporting SWE or Topic
  • Project Plan
  • Monitor and Control
  • Requirements
  • Architecture and Design


1.4 Successor Activities

Links to Activities which might be started or supported by this activity. 

  • Monitor and Control
  • Requirements
  • Architecture and Design

1.5 Repetition

Describe what conditions determine if the activity needs to be repeated.

  • How much of the activity needs to be repeated
  • Frequency of repetition



2. Defining the Activity

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2.1 SWEs

This section contains the links to SWE pages that form the heart of the activity. 


2.2 Topics and other Supporting Materials

This section is for SWEHB pages, other than SWEs, that directly support the activity. This section contains Topics, document content pages, PATs, and other pages. 

2.3 Other Associated SWEs, Topics, etc.

Includes other SWEHB pages that are indirectly associated with the activity. May include SWEs, Topics, document definition pages, PATs, etc. They may have been mentioned in the guidance of another page. 

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