Creating an SOA roadmap and Project Plan Exercise

Creating an SOA roadmap and Project Plan Exercise #8

Introduction This roadmap and project plan is a real world example used for a portal implementation. It is not a SOA roadmap but it is a roadmap for a specific technology implementation. I believe it could be used in the SOA instance as well.

Implementation Roadmap Release 3 Release 2 Release 1 Months 1 - 6 Months 13 - 18 Months 7 - 12 Lay the Foundation Integrating e-Engineering Innovation & Collaboration Core Infrastructure Target Valuable Transactions Interactive Collaboration · · · Content Management Collaboration Application Integration Portal Branding & Standards Single Sign-On Some Stickiness · · Leadership Messages Role-based Content Delivery Localisation of Content News / Polls / Employee Finder Low Hanging Fruit · · · Search Intranet Email / Calendar / To Do Document Management Self Service (ESS / MSS) Consolidated Subscriptions · · Workflow Life Events Checklist Functional / Corporate KPI’s Instant Messaging Stabilise the Environment · Metrics and Analytics Access from Anywhere · Employee access via Internet · Employee Facing Site Add New Content · · Dynamic Organogram Taxonomy (Category Browsing) Project Team Rooms Roles specific Tools · Multi-media · Webcast and On-line meetings · e. Learning Additional Transactions & Content · · Integration of e. Finance Integration of e. Procurement Performance Management Exper Finder Scale Technology · Scale to meet the need Role-Based Decision Support · Executive Dashboard · Integration of DW decision support · MES

Actual Implementation

Primary Iterations LAY THE FOUNDATION INTEGRATE E-ENGINEERING INNOVATION & COLLABORATION

Supporting Governance Process • Step 1 – Architect Recommend approach to solve business problem. • Step 2 – Recommendation approved by ARB. • Step 3 – POC with Recommended Technology. • Step 4 – Architect documents business case and presents. • Step 5 – Business Case Approved and registered with Programme Office • Step 6 – Architect Document RFP depending on value. • Step 7 – RFP Published and responses evaluated. • Step 8 – Vendor Contracted and solution implemented.

Project Plan

Resources Database Administrator Server Administrator Network Administrator Systems Architect Desktop Support Project Manager Portal Tester Workspace Co-ordinators Authorisations Specialist Security Specialist Change Manager Business Driver and Business Analyst per division

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