Component Product Acquisition Planning

Definition

Component Product Acquisition Planning

the component product acquisition task during which plans are made for acquiring off-the-shelf products for incorporation as components into a system or software application

Classification

As illustrated in the preceding figure, Component Product Acquisition Planning is part of the following inheritance hierarchy:

• Type: Concrete
• Superclass: Task
• Subclasses: None

Responsibilities

The typical responsibilities of the Component Product Acquisition Planning task are to:

• Plan the acquisition of off-the-shelf products for use as components.

Preconditions

Component Product Acquisition Planning can typically begin when the following preconditions hold:

• The initiation phase has begun.
• The component product acquisition team has been adequately:
  • Staffed.
  • Trained in component acquisition planning.

Completion Criteria

Component Product Acquisition Planning is typically complete when the following postconditions hold:

• The component product acquisition plan has been produced and approved.

Steps

Component Product Acquisition Planning typically involves the following teams performing the following steps in an interative, incremental, parallel, and time-boxed manner:

• Component Product Acquisition Team:
  • TBD

Techniques

Component Product Acquisition Planning can typically be performed using the following techniques:

• Brainstorming
• Documentation Templates
• Iteration
• Interviews
• Parallel Development
• Timeboxing

Work Products

Component Acquisition Planning typically results in the production of all or part of the following work products:

• Component Product Acquisition Plan.

Guidelines

• This task is typically needed whenever the system or software application may contain Off-the-shelf products.