Work Product (Artifact): Microcycle Mission

The mission of a prototype is a high level overview of the goals, techniques, functionality, and target platforms for an incremental executable build of the system under development.

Purpose

The purpose this work product is to provide guidance and focus to the development and test staff involved with the prototype development and the work to be done during the microcycle.

Relationships

Input To	Mandatory: Optimize Concurrency Architecture Optimize Dependability Architecture Optimize Deployment Architecture Optimize Distribution Architecture Optimize Secondary Architectural Views Optimize Subsystems and Component Architecture	Optional: None	External: None

Main Description

This work product states the purpose and scope of the work to be done during the next microcycle. This includes the functionality and risks to be addressed, architectural intent, target platforms, and external elements needed. This gives focus for the developers during the upcoming microcycle.

Properties

Optional
Planned

Key Considerations

The most critical aspect of the prototype is the functionality it must provide, and this is provided by the list of use cases to be realized.

Tailoring

Impact of not having	Without the mission statement, different developers may have different concepts as to what is included within the prototype or the target platforms to be supported. This confusion can lead to wasted effort and rework.

More Information

Checklists	Microcycle Mission