Team Skill 4: Managing Scope

After the requirements workshop, the team was chartered with the responsibility to assess the level of effort for each feature and to come up with a first draft of the v1.0 baseline. It was necessary to apply rigorous scope management because of the constraints on the team, including the "drop dead" date of having a prototype available at the trade show in December and the (even tougher) date of a release to manufacturing in January. The team used the high-medium-low heuristic to estimate the level of effort for each feature and then added the risk assessment for each feature. The team went on to perform the suggested scope management activities, with the results shown in Tables A-10 and A-11.

Table A-10. Prioritized HOLIS Features List with Effort and Risk Estimates

ID	Feature	Votes	Effort	Risk
23	Custom lighting scenes	121	Med	Low
16	Automatic timing settings for lights and so on	107	Low	Low
4	Built-in security features: lights, alarms, and bells	105	Low	High
6	100 percent reliability	90	High	High
8	Easy-to-program, non-PC control unit	88	High	Med
1	Easy-to-program control stations	77	Med	Med
5	Vacation settings	77	Low	Med
13	Any light can be dimmed	74	Low	Low
9	Uses my own PC for programming	73	High	Med
14	Entertain feature	66	Low	Low
20	Close garage doors	66	Low	Low
19	Automatically turn on closet lights when door opened	55	Low	High
3	Interface to home security system	52	High	High
2	Easy to install	50	Med	Med
18	Turn on lights automatically when someone approaches a door	50	Med	Med
7	Instant lighting on/off	44	High	High
11	Can drive drapes, shades, pumps, and motors	44	Low	Low
15	Control lighting and so on via phone	44	High	High
10	Interfaces to home automation system	43	High	High
22	Gradual mode: slowly increase/decrease illumination	34	Med	Low
26	Master control stations	31	High	High
12	Easily expanded when remodeling	25	Med	Med
25	Internationalized user interface	24	Med	High
21	Interface to audio/video system	23	High	High
24	Restore after power fail	23	N/A	N/A
17	Controls HVAC	22	High	High
28	Voice activation	7	High	High
27	Web site “like user presentation	4	Med	Low

Table A-11. Baseline for HOLIS v1.0 Features

ID	Feature	Votes	Effort	Risk	Marketing Comments
23	Custom lighting scenes	121	Med	Low	As flexible as possible
16	Automatic timing settings for lights and so on	107	Low	Low	As flexible as possible
4	Built-in security features: lights, alarms, and bells	105	Low	High	Marketing to do more research
6	100 percent reliability	90	High	High	Get as close to 100 percent as possible
8	Easy-to-program, non-PC control unit	88	High	Med	Provide dedicated controller
1	Easy-to-program control stations	77	Med	Med	As easy as feasible with measured effort
5	Vacation settings	77	Low	Med
13	Any light can be dimmed	74	Low	Low
9	Uses my own PC for programming	73	High	Med	Only one configuration supported in v1.0
25	Internationalized CCU user interface	24	Med	Med	Per agreement with European distributor
14	Entertain feature	66	Low	Low	(Not applicable , included in 23)
7	Instant lighting on/off	44	High	High	Make intelligent investments
v1.0 Mandatory Baseline: Everything above the line must be included or we will delay release.
20	Close garage doors	66	Low	Low	May be little impact on software
2	Easy to install	50	Med	Med	Level of effort basis
11	Can drive drapes, shades, pumps, and motors	44	Low	Low	May be little impact on software
22	Gradual mode: slowly increase/decrease illumination	34	Med	Low	Nice if we can get it
v1.0 Optional: Do as many of the preceding as you can. (Alyssa)
Future Features: Below this line, no current development.
29	Internationalized PC Programmer interface	N/A	High	Med	Will become mandatory for version 2.0
3	Interface to home security system	52	High	High	Can we at least provide a hardware interface? (Rick)
19	Automatically turn on closet lights when door opened	55	Low	High
19	Automatically turn on closet lights when door opened	55	Low	High
18	Turn on lights automatically when someone approaches a door	50	Med	Med
15	Control lighting and so on via phone	44	High	High
10	Interfaces to home automation system	43	High	High
26	Master control stations	31	High	High
12	Easily expanded when remodeling	25	Med	Med
21	Interface to audio/video system	23	High	High
24	Restore after power fail	23	N/A	N/A
17	Controls HVAC	22	High	High
28	Voice activation	7	High	High
27	Web site “like user presentation	4	Med	Low