Projects in Software Development

Firstly, let's introduce some key concepts:

Project: Any work that has a particular purpose and a definite time to do it. For example Admissions system of ITESM.

Program: Group projects linked with a common purpose. For example, program for any college admissions system

Portafolio: Group of programs linked by a target. They are handled separately because they have different goals. Portfolio universities.

Nevertheless the most important concept on here is the project, which will be the main focus of the rest of this blog post.

What is a project?

Temporary, projects will always have a start and a finish

• They start when you decide what you are going to do
• They end when you create the product or service you set out to create
• Sometime.they end because you decide to stop doing the project
• But they are never ongoing.
• Operations are ongoing. 

Creating a unique result

• When you create the product of your project, it is measurable.
• If you start a project to create a piece of software or build a building, you can tell that software or that building from any other one that has been produced

Progressively elaborate

• You learn more and more about a project as it goes on.
• When you start, you have goals and a plan, but there is always new information to deal with as your project goes on and you’ll always have to make decisions to keep it on track.