| Purpose |
To
design the solution that best
satisfies the client's business
and technical requirements, and
to define the underlying technology
infrastructure needed to support
the client application. |
| Tasks
Included |
Design
workflow solution. |
| Design
application. |
| Design
management system. |
| Design
database schema. |
| Design
cache management strategy. |
| Define
the network configuration. |
| Develop
the security strategy. |
| Design
staging strategy. |
| Define
the backup and recovery strategy. |
| Conduct
capacity planning. |
| Provide
detailed project plan and estimate
to client. |
| Output
Artifacts |
Detailed
project plan and estimate |
| Functional
Specification |
| Detailed
Design Specification |
| System
Architecture Specification |
| Associated
Documents |
Functional
Specification |
| Detailed
Design Specification |
| System
Architecture Specification |
| Backup
and Recovery Plan |
| Completion
Milestones |
Completed
and approved functional specification |
| Completed
system architecture specification |
| Completed
and approved project plan and
estimate |