Project Review: Product Release Milestone

Transition ends with the fourth major project milestone, the Product Release Milestone , to determine whether the objectives were met and if you should start another development cycle. (Several development cycles may have been already planned during Inception.) In some cases this milestone may coincide with the end of the Inception phase for the next cycle. The primary evaluation criteria for Transition answers these questions:

• Are the users satisfied?

• Are actual resource expenditures versus planned expenditures acceptable, and, if not, what actions can be taken in future projects to address this issue?

At the Product Release Milestone, the product is in production, and a process of maintenance, operation, and support begins. This may involve starting a new development cycle with new major enhancements or some additional maintenance release to fix found defects.