STANDARD FOR LIFECYCLE REPRESENTATIONs

8.1 Lifecycle definitions will comprise the following:

- Model representation: A simple flow chart outlining the activities/tasks.
- Task list: A table containing a list of all the tasks/activities along with their entry criteria, validation requirements and exit criteria.
- Measurements: A table containing a list of measurements collected from the tasks/activities.
- Tailoring: Guidelines for tailoring the lifecycle for different situations.

8.2 Lifecycles for the following types of projects are currently defined in this procedure:

Development Project: The project involves creation of a new system or enhancement of an existing system whose requirements are usually outlined by a customer. Enhancements may include the addition of new features and requirements or a subset of the development activities such as testing existing features and requirements thoroughly.
- Product development : The project involves creation of a new off-the-shelf product or enhancement of an existing off-the-shelf product. Enhancements may include addition of new features and requirements or a subset of the development activities such as testing existing features and requirements thoroughly.
- Iterative Model Product Development : This involves development of a new off-the-shelf product or enhancement of an existing off-the-shelf product on an iterative basis.
- Porting project : The project involves customising an off-the-shelf product to a specific, defined environment.
- Conversion project : The project involves converting a software system (entirely or partially), currently operating in a specific environment, in order to make the software operate in a different environment.
- Maintenance / product support project : The project involves customer-query handling and problem corrections to existing software in order to provide support to users of the software.
- Re-engineering project : The project involves refinement of existing software to meet current documentation, coding and other procedural standards.
- Lifecycle for small development project: The projects involves project/product development of or prototyping to the same using integrated project technical document.
- Testing Project: The project involves providing a complete test service for a developed project/product

8.3. The following conventions are used while representing the various lifecycles.
signifies that the task at the tail of the arrow must be completed before the task at the head of the arrow can commence

8.4 Process Performance model identifies the individuals responsible for monitoring various business objectives and inturn the process performance parameters