| MSF Application Development | 295 days | Mon 01.01.07 | Fri 15.02.08 | | |
| Project Kick-Off | 6 days | Mon 01.01.07 | Mon 08.01.07 | | Product management |
| Form Team | 6 days | Mon 01.01.07 | Mon 08.01.07 | | |
| Define team roles | 2 days | Mon 01.01.07 | Tue 02.01.07 | | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management |
| Identify required skills | 2 days | Mon 01.01.07 | Tue 02.01.07 | | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management |
| Identify resources | 2 days | Wed 03.01.07 | Thu 04.01.07 | 3,4 | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management |
| Assign roles to resources | 2 days | Fri 05.01.07 | Mon 08.01.07 | 5 | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management |
| Team formed | 0 days | Mon 08.01.07 | Mon 08.01.07 | 6 | |
| Envisioning | 44 days | Tue 09.01.07 | Fri 09.03.07 | 7 | Product management |
| Define preliminary business requirements (ongoing) | 29 days | Tue 09.01.07 | Fri 16.02.07 | 7 | Program management,Product management |
| Risk management | 1 day | Tue 09.01.07 | Tue 09.01.07 | 7 | |
| Define Project Structure | 9 days | Tue 09.01.07 | Fri 19.01.07 | 7 | |
| Define project tracking process | 5 days | Tue 09.01.07 | Mon 15.01.07 | | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management,User education |
| Define problem resolution process | 4 days | Tue 09.01.07 | Fri 12.01.07 | | Program management,Development,Testing |
| Define issue tracking process | 3 days | Tue 09.01.07 | Thu 11.01.07 | | Program management,Development,Testing |
| Define change control procedures | 4 days | Fri 12.01.07 | Wed 17.01.07 | 14 | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing |
| Define accountability and expectations | 2 days | Thu 18.01.07 | Fri 19.01.07 | 15 | Program management,Product management |
| Project structure determined | 0 days | Fri 19.01.07 | Fri 19.01.07 | 12,13,16 | |
| Research and Gather Assumptions | 25 days | Tue 09.01.07 | Mon 12.02.07 | | |
| Conduct preliminary user interviews | 2 days | Tue 09.01.07 | Wed 10.01.07 | | Program management,Product management,Development |
| Define usage scenarios | 10 days | Thu 11.01.07 | Wed 24.01.07 | 19 | Program management,Product management,Development |
| Develop preliminary user profile | 5 days | Thu 25.01.07 | Wed 31.01.07 | 20 | Product management,User education |
| Develop preliminary vision statement | 1 day | Thu 01.02.07 | Thu 01.02.07 | 21 | Product management |
| Establish design goals | 8 days | Thu 25.01.07 | Mon 05.02.07 | 20 | Program management,Product management,Development |
| Develop preliminary solution concept | 5 days | Tue 06.02.07 | Mon 12.02.07 | 22,23 | Program management,Development,Customer |
| Develop Preliminary Project Scope | 19 days | Tue 13.02.07 | Fri 09.03.07 | 22,24 | |
| Define critical success factors | 2 days | Tue 13.02.07 | Wed 14.02.07 | | Product management |
| Define success metrics | 1 day | Thu 15.02.07 | Thu 15.02.07 | 26 | Product management,Testing |
| Define major deliverables (preliminary) | 3 days | Fri 16.02.07 | Tue 20.02.07 | 27 | Program management,Product management |
| Draft vision/scope | 3 days | Wed 21.02.07 | Fri 23.02.07 | 28 | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management |
| Review vision/scope | 2 days | Mon 26.02.07 | Tue 27.02.07 | 29 | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management,User education |
| Update vision/scope | 3 days | Wed 28.02.07 | Fri 02.03.07 | 30 | Product management |
| Buffer | 4 days | Mon 05.03.07 | Thu 08.03.07 | 31 | |
| Perform milestone review | 1 day | Fri 09.03.07 | Fri 09.03.07 | 31,32 | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management,User education |
| Vision approved | 0 days | Fri 09.03.07 | Fri 09.03.07 | 10,17,28,33 | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management |
| Planning | 59 days | Mon 12.03.07 | Thu 31.05.07 | 34 | |
| Update risk assessment | 1 day | Mon 12.03.07 | Mon 12.03.07 | 34 | Program management |
| Conduct user interviews | 10 days | Mon 12.03.07 | Fri 23.03.07 | 34 | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management |
| Functional Specification Creation | 31 days | Tue 13.03.07 | Tue 24.04.07 | | |
| Develop functional specification - drop 0 | 5 days | Tue 13.03.07 | Mon 19.03.07 | 37-90 % | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management,User education |
| Develop functional specification - drop 1 | 5 days | Tue 20.03.07 | Mon 26.03.07 | 39 | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management,User education |
| Develop functional specification - drop 2 | 5 days | Tue 27.03.07 | Mon 02.04.07 | 40 | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management,User education |
| Develop functional specification - drop n | 5 days | Tue 03.04.07 | Mon 09.04.07 | 41 | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management,User education |
| Functional specification baseline | 0 days | Tue 24.04.07 | Tue 24.04.07 | 42,48 | Program management |
| Development Plan | 29 days | Fri 16.03.07 | Wed 25.04.07 | | |
| Create Development Plan | 28 days | Fri 16.03.07 | Tue 24.04.07 | | |
| Conduct conceptual design | 10 days | Fri 16.03.07 | Thu 29.03.07 | | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing |
| Conduct logical design | 15 days | Thu 22.03.07 | Wed 11.04.07 | | Program management,Development,Testing,Logistics management,User education |
| Conduct physical design | 19 days | Thu 29.03.07 | Tue 24.04.07 | | Program management,Development,Testing |
| Develop development schedule | 5 days | Wed 18.04.07 | Wed 25.04.07 | | Development,Testing |
| Test Plan | 35 days | Fri 16.03.07 | Thu 03.05.07 | | Testing |
| Develop test plan | 30 days | Fri 16.03.07 | Thu 26.04.07 | | Program management,Testing |
| Develop test schedule | 5 days | Fri 27.04.07 | Thu 03.05.07 | 43,51 | Program management,Testing |
| User Education Plan | 36 days | Fri 16.03.07 | Fri 04.05.07 | | User education |
| Develop user education plan | 30 days | Fri 16.03.07 | Thu 26.04.07 | | Product management,Testing,User education,Customer |
| Develop user education schedule | 6 days | Fri 27.04.07 | Fri 04.05.07 | 54 | Program management,Product management,User education,Customer |
| Logistics Plan | 48 days | Mon 12.03.07 | Wed 16.05.07 | | Logistics management |
| Develop Logistics Plan | 43 days | Mon 12.03.07 | Wed 09.05.07 | | |
| Perform infrastructure analysis | 15 days | Mon 12.03.07 | Fri 30.03.07 | | |
| Develop security plan | 2 days | Tue 20.03.07 | Wed 21.03.07 | 39 | Product management,Logistics management,Customer |
| Develop deployment plan | 27 days | Tue 03.04.07 | Wed 09.05.07 | | Testing,Logistics management,User education,Customer |
| Order components | 15 days | Tue 17.04.07 | Mon 07.05.07 | | |
| Logistics plan complete | 0 days | Mon 07.05.07 | Mon 07.05.07 | 59,61 | |
| Create logistics schedule | 7 days | Tue 08.05.07 | Wed 16.05.07 | 62 | |
| Product Management Plan | 18 days | Mon 12.03.07 | Wed 04.04.07 | | |
| Develop product management plan | 14 days | Fri 16.03.07 | Wed 04.04.07 | | |
| Develop product management schedule | 5 days | Mon 12.03.07 | Fri 16.03.07 | | Program management,Product management |
| Program Management Plan | 41 days | Fri 16.03.07 | Fri 11.05.07 | | |
| Create program management plan | 21 days | Fri 16.03.07 | Fri 13.04.07 | | Program management |
| Create program management schedule | 20 days | Mon 16.04.07 | Fri 11.05.07 | 68 | Program management |
| Project plan baseline established | 0 days | Wed 16.05.07 | Wed 16.05.07 | 44,50,53,56,64,65,67 | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management |
| Consolidate Project Plans | 11 days | Thu 17.05.07 | Thu 31.05.07 | 70 | |
| Review aggregate plan | 4 days | Thu 17.05.07 | Tue 22.05.07 | | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management,User education |
| Create aggregate schedule | 2 days | Wed 23.05.07 | Thu 24.05.07 | 49,52,55,63,66,69,72 | |
| Buffer | 4 days | Fri 25.05.07 | Wed 30.05.07 | 73 | |
| Determine ship date | 0 days | Wed 30.05.07 | Wed 30.05.07 | 74 | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management,User education |
| Vision/scope frozen | 0 days | Wed 30.05.07 | Wed 30.05.07 | 75 | |
| Perform milestone review | 1 day | Thu 31.05.07 | Thu 31.05.07 | 76 | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management,User education,Customer |
| Project plan approved | 0 days | Thu 31.05.07 | Thu 31.05.07 | 36,71,77 | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management |
| Developing | 82 days | Thu 31.05.07 | Fri 21.09.07 | | Development |
| Update risk assessment | 1 day | Thu 31.05.07 | Fri 01.06.07 | 78 | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management,User education |
| Equipment for development/proof of concept arrives | 0 days | Thu 31.05.07 | Thu 31.05.07 | 78 | Logistics management |
| Set up development environment/lab | 5 days | Fri 01.06.07 | Thu 07.06.07 | 81 | Logistics management |
| Internal Release #1 | 24 days | Fri 01.06.07 | Wed 04.07.07 | | Development |
| Develop target components | 9 days | Fri 01.06.07 | Wed 13.06.07 | 78 | Development,Logistics management |
| Test individual components | 5 days | Fri 08.06.07 | Thu 14.06.07 | 82 | Development,Testing |
| Test integrated application | 6 days | Tue 12.06.07 | Tue 19.06.07 | | Development,Testing |
| Develop performance enhancement materials | 4 days | Fri 01.06.07 | Wed 06.06.07 | 78 | User education |
| Test and review materials | 3 days | Thu 07.06.07 | Mon 11.06.07 | 87 | Testing |
| Develop distribution procedures | 9 days | Tue 12.06.07 | Fri 22.06.07 | 88 | Testing,Logistics management |
| Create distribution product | 2 days | Wed 20.06.07 | Thu 21.06.07 | 85,86 | Program management,Development,Testing,Logistics management,User education |
| Distribute to appropriate parties | 1 day | Fri 22.06.07 | Fri 22.06.07 | 90 | Program management,Logistics management |
| Buffer | 8 days | Mon 25.06.07 | Wed 04.07.07 | 91 | |
| Internal release #1 complete | 0 days | Wed 04.07.07 | Wed 04.07.07 | 83,92 | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management |
| Review results from internal release | 2 days | Thu 05.07.07 | Fri 06.07.07 | 93 | |
| Perform post-release review | 1 day | Mon 09.07.07 | Mon 09.07.07 | 94 | |
| Internal Release #n | 24 days | Thu 05.07.07 | Tue 07.08.07 | | Development |
| Develop target components | 10 days | Thu 05.07.07 | Wed 18.07.07 | 93 | Development,Testing,Logistics management |
| Test individual components | 4 days | Thu 05.07.07 | Tue 10.07.07 | 93 | Testing |
| Test integrated application | 5 days | Thu 05.07.07 | Wed 11.07.07 | 93 | Testing |
| Develop performance enhancement materials | 4 days | Tue 10.07.07 | Fri 13.07.07 | 95 | User education |
| Test and review materials | 3 days | Mon 16.07.07 | Wed 18.07.07 | 100 | Testing |
| Develop distribution procedures | 3 days | Thu 19.07.07 | Mon 23.07.07 | 101 | Logistics management |
| Create distribution product | 4 days | Tue 24.07.07 | Fri 27.07.07 | 97,98,102 | Development,Testing,Logistics management,User education |
| Buffer | 6 days | Mon 30.07.07 | Mon 06.08.07 | 103 | |
| Distribute to appropriate parties | 1 day | Tue 07.08.07 | Tue 07.08.07 | 99,104 | Program management,Product management,Logistics management |
| Internal release #n complete | 1 day | Wed 08.08.07 | Wed 08.08.07 | 96,105 | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management |
| Review results from internal release | 2 days | Thu 09.08.07 | Fri 10.08.07 | 106 | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management,User education |
| Functional specification freeze | 1 day | Mon 13.08.07 | Mon 13.08.07 | 107 | |
| Final feature development | 10 days | Tue 14.08.07 | Mon 27.08.07 | 108 | Development,Testing |
| Final logistics development | 9 days | Tue 14.08.07 | Fri 24.08.07 | 108 | Testing,Logistics management |
| Final performance support development | 5 days | Tue 14.08.07 | Mon 20.08.07 | 108 | Testing,User education |
| Feature complete | 0 days | Mon 27.08.07 | Mon 27.08.07 | 109,110,111 | |
| Update Plans and Schedules | 13 days | Tue 28.08.07 | Thu 13.09.07 | | Program management |
| Update development plan | 4 days | Tue 28.08.07 | Fri 31.08.07 | 112 | Development |
| Update testing plan | 3 days | Tue 28.08.07 | Thu 30.08.07 | | Testing |
| Update logistics plan | 13 days | Tue 28.08.07 | Thu 13.09.07 | | Logistics management |
| Update program management plan | 3 days | Tue 28.08.07 | Thu 30.08.07 | | Program management |
| Update product management plan | 3 days | Tue 28.08.07 | Thu 30.08.07 | | Product management |
| Update user education plan | 6 days | Tue 28.08.07 | Tue 04.09.07 | | User education |
| Buffer | 3 days | Fri 14.09.07 | Tue 18.09.07 | 114,115,116,117,118,119 | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management,User education |
| Perform milestone review | 2 days | Wed 19.09.07 | Thu 20.09.07 | 120 | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management,User education |
| Scope complete | 1 day | Fri 21.09.07 | Fri 21.09.07 | 80,113,121 | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management |
| Stabilizing | 73 days | Mon 24.09.07 | Wed 02.01.08 | | Logistics management |
| Update risk assessment | 1 day | Mon 24.09.07 | Mon 24.09.07 | 103,122 | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management,User education,Support organization,Customer |
| Beta Release 1 | 32 days | Mon 24.09.07 | Tue 06.11.07 | | |
| Develop beta plan | 3 days | Mon 24.09.07 | Wed 26.09.07 | 103,122 | Program management,Logistics management |
| Solicit and select users | 2 days | Thu 27.09.07 | Fri 28.09.07 | 126 | Program management,Product management |
| Prepare beta package | 8 days | Thu 27.09.07 | Mon 08.10.07 | | Program management,Development,Testing,Logistics management |
| Begin beta | 0 days | Mon 08.10.07 | Mon 08.10.07 | 128 | |
| Provide beta support | 8 days | Tue 09.10.07 | Thu 18.10.07 | 129 | Development,Logistics management |
| Gather user feedback | 7 days | Fri 19.10.07 | Mon 29.10.07 | 130 | |
| Close beta support | 0 days | Mon 29.10.07 | Mon 29.10.07 | 131 | |
| Fix bugs | 10 days | Wed 24.10.07 | Tue 06.11.07 | 132-4 days | Program management,Development,Logistics management,User education |
| End beta | 0 days | Tue 06.11.07 | Tue 06.11.07 | 130,133 | |
| Beta release n | 1 day | Wed 07.11.07 | Wed 07.11.07 | 134 | |
| Fix bugs | 10 days | Thu 08.11.07 | Wed 21.11.07 | 135 | Program management,Development,Testing |
| Bug convergence | 1 day | Thu 22.11.07 | Thu 22.11.07 | 136 | |
| Fix high priority bugs | 10 days | Fri 23.11.07 | Thu 06.12.07 | 137 | |
| Zero bug release | 0 days | Thu 06.12.07 | Thu 06.12.07 | 138 | Program management |
| Perform final bug triage | 5 days | Fri 07.12.07 | Thu 13.12.07 | 139 | |
| Release Candidate 1 | 7 days | Fri 14.12.07 | Mon 24.12.07 | 140 | |
| Development team evaluation | 2 days | Fri 14.12.07 | Mon 17.12.07 | | Program management,Product management,Development,Testing,Logistics management,User education |
| Customer/user evaluation | 2 days | Tue 18.12.07 | Wed 19.12.07 | 142 | Product management,User education |
| Support evaluation | 3 days | Thu 20.12.07 | Mon 24.12.07 | 143 | Program management,Logistics management,Support organization |
| Release candidate n | 6 days | Tue 25.12.07 | Tue 01.01.08 | 144 | |
| Golden release | 0 days | Tue 01.01.08 | Tue 01.01.08 | 145 | |
| Release | 1 day | Wed 02.01.08 | Wed 02.01.08 | 124,146 | |
| Post project review | 2 days | Thu 14.02.08 | Fri 15.02.08 | 147+30 days | |