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| <mainDescription><p> |
| The main objectives of the iteration plan is to provide the team with one central place for information regarding |
| iteration objectives, detailed plan with task assignments, and evaluation results. This artifcat also helps the team to |
| monitor the progress of the iteration. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| The task assignments for an iteration is a subset of all tasks on the <a class="elementLinkWithType" href="./../../openup_basic/workproducts/work_items_list,_rGNWsCbSEdqh1LYUOGRh2A.html" guid="_rGNWsCbSEdqh1LYUOGRh2A">Artifact: Work Items List</a>, therefore the iteration plan ideally references those |
| work items. |
| </p></mainDescription> |
| <purpose><p> |
| Communicate the objectives, task assignment, and evaluation criteria for a given iteration. |
| </p></purpose> |
| <representationOptions><p> |
| The level of detail/formality of the plan must be adapted to what you need to successfully meet these objectives.The |
| plan could, for example, be captured |
| </p> |
| <ul> |
| <li> |
| on a whiteboard listing the objectives, task assignments and evaluation criteria, |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| a 1-page document listing the objectives and evaluation criteria of the iteration, as well as referencing the |
| Work Items List for assignments for that iteration, |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| a more complex document, supported by a Gantt or Pert chart in a project planning tool. |
| </li> |
| </ul></representationOptions> |
| </org.eclipse.epf.uma:ArtifactDescription> |