Strategy Strategy Phases Strategy Plan l Strategy Document

Strategy

Strategy Phases Strategy Plan l Strategy Document l

Strategy Plan Phase Contents of Strategy Document l Sources of information l Personnel and organization for Document Phase l Identifying end of Document Phase l Who will sign off l

Strategy Document Phase Ends with the sign off: A common vision between customer and developer l Developersuade customer they understand what is needed. l Includes all information gathering, documentation preparation, diagramming leading to strategy deliverables l

Strategy Deliverables Strategy document: high level overview » Current and new business processes » Current and new info structures » Plans and narratives l Contract » Protects Developers l Preliminary Project Plan l

Purposes of Strategy Doc Define Project: Scope, Deliverables, Assumptions, Limitations l Communicate Nature of Project l Sell the Project l

Full Scale Strategy Document Executive Summary l Project Environment l Proposed Solution l Project Plan l

Executive Summary Vital Section l Important Sections » Concise project description » Who is affected » Motivation » Solution » Costs/Benefits l

Environment of Project l l Current System » History » Requirements Related Projects » interfaces » limitations l l Politics » Organizational structure » Needs » Conflict resolution Project Rationale

Proposed Solution l l What will be built » H/W S/W Requirements » Deliverables Costs & Benefits » Business Impact » Projected costs l l l Diagrams » Strategy ERD » PFDs Narratives and Sample Tables for ERDs What project is not (Scope)

Project Plan Staffing l Phases and Documents l Time and cost ranges l

Designer in Strategy Document management l Process Modeling l ER Modeling l Versioning l