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Phase Overviews

[A] Definition
[B] Operations Analysis
[C] Solution Design
[D] Build
[E] Transition
[F] Production

Process Overviews

[BP] Business Process Architecture
[RD] Business Requirements Definition
[BR] Business Requirements Mapping
[TA] Application and Technical Architecture
[MD] Module Design and Build
[CV] Data Conversion
[DO] Documentation
[TE] Business System Testing
[PT] Performance Testing
[AP] Adoption and Learning
[PM] Production Migration

Tasks & Deliverables

References

Project Roles
Optional Task Criteria
Glossary

TASKS AND DELIVERABLES

[BP] Business Process Architecture

Phase	Task Overview	Deliverable Template	Core/Opt
Definition
A	BP.010 Define Business and Process Strategy	Business and Process Strategy	Optional
A	BP.020 Catalog and Analyze Potential Changes	Change Catalog	Optional
A	BP.030 Determine Data Gathering Requirements	Data Gathering Requirements	Optional
A	BP.040 Develop Current Process Model	Current Process Model	Optional
A	BP.050 Review Leading Practices	Leading Practices Review	Optional
A	BP.060 Develop High-Level Process Vision	High-Level Process Vision	Optional
A	BP.070 Develop High-Level Process Designs	High-Level Process Designs	Core
Operations Analysis
B	BP.080 Develop Future Process Model	Future Process Model	Core
Solution Design
C	BP.090 Document Business Procedures	Business Procedure Documentation	Core

[RD] Business Requirements Definition

Phase	Task Overview	Deliverable Template	Core/Opt
Definition
A	RD.010 Identify Current Financial and Operating Structure	Current Financial and Operating Structure	Core
A	RD.020 Conduct Current Business Baseline	Current Business Baseline Process Questionnaire	Core
Operations Analysis
B	RD.030 Establish Process and Mapping Summary	Process and Mapping Summary	Optional
B	RD.040 Gather Business Volumes and Metrics	Business Volumes and Metrics	Core
B	RD.050 Gather Business Requirements	Business Requirements Scenarios	Core
B	RD.060 Determine Audit and Control Requirements	Audit and Control Requirements	Core
B	RD.070 Identify Business Availability Requirements	Business Availability Requirements	Core
B	RD.080 Identify Reporting and Information Access Requirements	Master Report Tracking List	Core

[BR] Business Requirements Mapping

Phase	Task Overview	Deliverable Template	Core/Opt
Operations Analysis
B	BR.010 Analyze High-Level Gaps	High-Level Gap Analysis	Core
B	BR.020 Prepare Mapping Environment	Configuration Mapping Environment	Core
B	BR.030 Map Business Requirements	Mapped Business Requirements	Core
B	BR.040 Map Business Data	No deliverable template provided. Use the Conversion Data Mapping (CV.040) template to create the supporting deliverable for this task.	Core
B	BR.050 Conduct Integration Fit Analysis	Integration Fit Analysis	Optional
B	BR.060 Create Information Model	Information Model	Optional
B	BR.070 Conduct Reporting Fit Analysis	No deliverable template provided. Update the Master Report Tracking List (RD.080) deliverable to create the supporting deliverable for this task.	Core
B	BR.080 Test Business Solutions	Business Mapping Test Results	Optional
B	BR.090 Confirm Integrated Business Solutions	No deliverable template provided. Use the Acceptance Certificate (PJM.CR.080) template to support the deliverable for this task.	Core
Solution Design
C	BR.100 Define Application Setups	Application Setup Documents	Core
C	BR.110 Design Security Profiles	Security Profiles	Core

[TA] Application and Technical Architecture

Phase	Task Overview	Deliverable Template	Core/Opt
Definition
A	TA.010 Define Architecture Requirements and Strategy	Architecture Requirements and Strategy	Core
A	TA.020 Identify Current Technical Architecture	Current Technical Architecture Baseline	Optional
A	TA.030 Develop Preliminary Conceptual Architecture	Preliminary Conceptual Architecture	Optional
Operations Analysis
B	TA.040 Define Application Architecture	Application Architecture	Optional
B	TA.050 Define System Availability Strategy	System Availability Strategy	Core
B	TA.060 Define Reporting and Information Access Strategy	Reporting and Information Access Strategy	Optional
B	TA.070 Revise Conceptual Architecture	No deliverable template provided. Update the Preliminary Conceptual Architecture (TA.030) deliverable to record the changes to the Conceptual Architecture.	Optional
Solution Design
C	TA.080 Define Application Security Architecture	Application Security Architecture	Optional
Build
D	TA.090 Define Application and Database Server Architecture	Application and Database Server Architecture	Optional
D	TA.100 Define and Propose Architecture Subsystems	Architecture Subsystems Proposal	Optional
D	TA.110 Define System Capacity Plan	System Capacity Plan	Core
D	TA.120 Define Platform and Network Architecture	Platform and Network Architecture	Core
D	TA.130 Define Application Deployment Plan	Application Deployment Plan	Optional
D	TA.140 Assess Performance Risks	Performance Risk Assessment	Core
D	TA.150 Define System Management Procedures	System Management Procedures	Core

[MD] Module Design and Build

Phase	Task Overview	Deliverable Template	Core/Opt
Definition
A	MD.010 Define Application Extension Strategy	Application Extension Strategy	Optional
Operations Analysis
B	MD.020 Define and Estimate Application Extensions	Application Extension Definition and Estimates	Optional
Solution Design
C	MD.030 Define Design Standards	Design Standards	Optional
C	MD.040 Define Build Standards	Build Standards	Optional
C	MD.050 Create Application Extensions Functional Design	Application Extensions Functional Design	Optional
C	MD.060 Design Database Extensions	Database Extensions Design	Optional
C	MD.070 Create Application Extensions Technical Design	Application Extensions Technical Design	Optional
C	MD.080 Review Functional and Technical Designs	No deliverable template provided. Use the Review Comments List (PJM.QM.020) and the Acceptance Certificate (PJM.CR.080) templates to support the deliverable for this task.	Optional
Build
D	MD.090 Prepare Development Environment	Development Environment	Optional
D	MD.100 Create Database Extensions	No deliverable template provided. Refer to the MD.100 task overview for guidance.	Optional
D	MD.110 Create Application Extension Modules	No deliverable template provided. Refer to the MD.110 task overview for guidance.	Optional
D	MD.120 Create Installation Routines	Installation Routines	Optional

[CV] Data Conversion

Phase	Task Overview	Deliverable Template	Core/Opt
Definition
A	CV.010 Define Data Conversion Requirements and Strategy	Data Conversion Requirements and Strategy	Optional
Solution Design
C	CV.020 Define Conversion Standards	Conversion Standards	Optional
C	CV.030 Prepare Conversion Environment	Conversion Environment	Optional
C	CV.040 Perform Conversion Data Mapping	Conversion Data Mapping	Optional
C	CV.050 Define Manual Conversion Procedures	Manual Conversion Procedures	Optional
C	CV.060 Design Conversion Programs	Conversion Program Design	Optional
C	CV.070 Prepare Conversion Test Plans	Conversion Test Plans	Optional
Build
D	CV.080 Develop Conversion Programs	No deliverable template provided. Refer to the CV.080 Task Overview for guidance.	Optional
D	CV.090 Perform Conversion Unit Tests	No deliverable template provided. Use the Conversion Test Plans (CV.070) deliverable to record the test results in support of this deliverable.	Optional
D	CV.100 Perform Conversion Business Object Tests	No deliverable template provided. Use the Conversion Test Plans (CV.070) deliverable to record the test results in support of this deliverable.	Optional
D	CV.110 Perform Conversion Validation Tests	No deliverable template provided. Use the Conversion Test Plans (CV.070) deliverable to record the test results in support of this deliverable.	Optional
Transition
E	CV.120 Install Conversion Programs	Installed Conversion Programs	Optional
E	CV.130 Convert and Verify Data	Converted and Verified Data	Optional

[DO] Documentation

Phase	Task Overview	Deliverable Template	Core/Opt
Definition
A	DO.010 Define Documentation Requirements and Strategy	Documentation Requirements and Strategy	Core
A	DO.020 Define Documentation Standards and Procedures	Documentation Standards and Procedures	Optional
A	DO.030 Prepare Glossary	Glossary	Core
Operations Analysis
B	DO.040 Prepare Documentation Environment	Documentation Environment	Optional
B	DO.050 Produce Documentation Prototypes and Templates	No deliverable template provided. Refer to the DO.050 Task Overview for guidance.	Optional
Build
D	DO.060 Publish User Reference Manual	User Reference Manual	Optional
D	DO.070 Publish User Guide	User Guide	Optional
D	DO.080 Publish Technical Reference Manual	Technical Reference Manual	Optional
D	DO.090 Publish System Management Guide	System Management Guide	Optional

[TE] Business System Testing

Phase	Task Overview	Deliverable Template	Core/Opt
Definition
A	TE.010 Define Testing Requirements and Strategy	Testing Requirements and Strategy	Core
Solution Design
C	TE.020 Develop Unit Test Script	Unit Test Script	Optional
C	TE.030 Develop Link Test Script	Link Test Script	Optional
C	TE.040 Develop System Test Script	System Test Script	Core
C	TE.050 Develop Systems Integration Test Script	Systems Integration Test Script	Optional
Build
D	TE.060 Prepare Testing Environments	Testing Environments	Core
D	TE.070 Perform Unit Test	No deliverable template provided. Use the Unit Test Script (TE.020) deliverable to record the test results in support of this deliverable.	Optional
D	TE.080 Perform Link Test	No deliverable template provided. Use the Link Test Script (TE.030) deliverable to record the test results in support of this deliverable.	Optional
D	TE.090 Perform Installation Test	No deliverable template provided. Update the Installation Routines (MD.120) deliverable to correct the installation instructions as necessary.	Optional
D	TE.100 Prepare Key Users for Testing	No deliverable template provided. Refer to the TE.100 Task Overview for guidance.	Core
D	TE.110 Perform System Test	System-Tested Applications	Core
D	TE.120 Perform Systems Integration Test	Integration-Tested System	Optional
Transition
E	TE.130 Perform Acceptance Test	Acceptance Test Results	Core

[PT] Performance Testing

Phase	Task Overview	Deliverable Template	Core/Opt
Definition
A	PT.010 Define Performance Testing Strategy	Performance Testing Strategy	Optional
Operations Analysis
B	PT.020 Identify Performance Test Scenarios	Performance Test Scenarios	Optional
B	PT.030 Identify Performance Test Transaction Models	Performance Test Transaction Models	Optional
Solution Design
C	PT.040 Create Performance Test Scripts	Performance Test Scripts	Optional
C	PT.050 Design Performance Test Transaction Programs	Performance Test Transaction Program Design	Optional
C	PT.060 Design Performance Test Data	Performance Test Data Design	Optional
C	PT.070 Design Test Database Load Programs	Performance Test Database Load Program Designs	Optional
Build
D	PT.080 Create Performance Test Transaction Programs	No deliverable template provided. Refer to the PT.080 Task Overview for guidance.	Optional
D	PT.090 Create Test Database Load Programs	No deliverable template provided. Refer to the PT.090 Task Overview for guidance.	Optional
D	PT.100 Construct Performance Test Database	No deliverable template provided. Refer to the PT.100 Task Overview for guidance.	Optional
D	PT.110 Prepare Performance Test Environment	Performance Test Environment	Optional
D	PT.120 Execute Performance Test	Performance Test Results	Optional
D	PT.130 Create Performance Test Report	Performance Test Report	Optional

[AP] Adoption and Learning

Phase	Task Overview	Deliverable Template	Core/Opt
Definition
A	AP.010 Define Executive Project Strategy	Executive Project Strategy Invitation Memorandum Session Planning Checklist	Optional
A	AP.020 Conduct Initial Project Team	Application Overview Customization Invitation Memorandum Project Team Orientation Plan Session Planning Checklist	Core
A	AP.030 Develop Project Team Learning Plan	Project Team Learning Plan	Core
A	AP.040 Prepare Project Team Learning Environment	Project Team Learning Environment	Core
A	AP.050 Conduct Project Team Learning Events	Skilled Project Team	Core
A	AP.060 Develop Business Unit Managers Readiness Plan	Business Unit Managers Readiness Plan High Level Systems Overview Customization Invitation Memorandum Session Planning Checklist	Optional
A	AP.070 Develop Project Readiness Roadmap	Project Readiness Roadmap Invitation Memorandum Session Planning Checklist	Core
A	AP.080 Develop and Execute Communication Campaign	Communication Campaign	Core
Operations Analysis
B	AP.090 Develop Managers Readiness Plan	Managers Readiness Plan Application to Process Overview Customization Invitation Memorandum Session Planning Checklist	Optional
Solution Design
C	AP.100 Identify Business Process Impact on Organization	Business Process Organizational Impact	Optional
C	AP.110 Align Human Performance Support Systems	Human Performance Support Systems	Optional
C	AP.120 Align Information Technology Groups	Aligned Information Technology Groups	Optional
C	AP.130 Conduct User Learning Needs Analysis	User Learning Needs Analysis	Optional
C	AP.140 Develop User Learning Plan	User Learning Plan	Core
Build
D	AP.150 Develop User Learningware	User Learningware	Optional
D	AP.160 Prepare User Learning Environment	User Learning Environment	Core
Transition
E	AP.170 Conduct User Learning Events	User Learning Events Administration	Core
Production
F	AP.180 Conduct Effectiveness Assessment	Effectiveness Assessment Invitation Memorandum Session Planning Checklist	Core

[PM] Production Migration

Phase	Task Overview	Deliverable Template	Core/Opt
Operations Analysis
B	PM.010 Define Transition Strategy	Transition Strategy	Core
Build
D	PM.020 Design Production Support Infrastructure	Production Support Infrastructure Design	Core
D	PM.030 Develop Transition and Contingency Plan	Transition and Contingency Plan	Core
Transition
E	PM.040 Prepare Production Environment	Production Environment	Core
E	PM.050 Set Up Applications	No deliverable template provided. Use the Application Setup Documents (BR.100) deliverable as a source for manual setup entry.	Core
E	PM.060 Implement Production Support Infrastructure	No deliverable template provided. Refer to the PM.060 Task Overview for guidance.	Core
E	PM.070 Verify Production Readiness	No deliverable template provided. Update the Transition and Contingency Plan (PM.030) deliverable to support the deliverable for this task.	Core
E	PM.080 Begin Production	No deliverable template provided. Refer to the PM.080 Task Overview for guidance.	Core
Production
F	PM.090 Measure System Performance	System Performance Assessment	Optional
F	PM.100 Maintain System	No deliverable template provided. Refer to the PM.100 Task Overview for guidance.	Core
F	PM.110 Refine Production System	No deliverable template provided. Refer to the PM.110 Task Overview for guidance.	Optional
F	PM.120 Decommission Former Systems	No deliverable template provided. Refer to the PM.120 Task Overview for guidance.	Optional
F	PM.130 Propose Future Business Direction	Business Direction Recommendations	Optional
F	PM.140 Propose Future Technical Direction	Technical Direction Recommendations	Optional