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Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday, and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time. Key Assignment Final Draft In the previous 4 weeks, you were first asked to select a system or software application to specify requirements, develop a design using modeling tools, formulate development and testing strategies, and propose an integration and deployment plan. Each week, you contributed with specifications and plans that culminated in an overall Key Assignment System Requirements, Design, and Implementation Specification as follows: Part 1 Tasks (Objectives from Week 1–4) Week 1: System and Application Overview: An overview of the system or software application an intended users Week 1: Requirements Specification: Detailed requirements specification with both functional and nonfunctional requirements Week 2: System and Application Design: A high-level design in the form of use cases and detailed design models utilizing computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools to represent the data, processes, and interfaces Week 3: Test and Quality Assurance Plan: A test and quality assurance plan that included the various tests and quality control measures that need to be taken into consideration Week 4: Development Strategy: A development strategy that weighs make versus buy or insourcing versus outsourcing acquisition strategies Make any updates to the first 4 weeks’ content based on feedback from your instructor and your peers. Make sure that the Key Assignment has a good flow and is cohesive in its presentation of information. Part 2 Tasks (Objectives from Week 5) In the final week, you are given the assignment to craft an integration and deployment plan for your selected application or system that includes the required resources and work breakdown structure of implementation tasks. The project deliverables are as follows: Update the System Requirements, Design, and Implementation Specification title page with the new date. Update the previously completed sections based on the instructor’s and peers’ review feedback. Integration and Deployment Plan Develop an overall work breakdown structure (WBS) for the 7 system development life cycle (SDLC) phases: Preliminary Analysis System Analysis or Requirements Definition System Design Development Integration and Testing Acceptance, Installation, and Deployment Operation Support and Maintenance Add activities under the first 5 phases that you already performed in Weeks 1–4. Add activities that are specific to the final 2 phases in SDLC for deployment and ongoing maintenance and support. Name the document “yourname_IT425_IP5.doc.” Please submit your assignment. Click on Student Expectations to view the expectations for this assignment.
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Deployment Plan Process System Integration and Deployment Planning An overview of the process requirements for any system integration and deployment plan should include the following: Approvals: All required management signatures are needed to proceed into deployment and validation of system functionality and correctness. System integration: A plan is necessary for the integration of the new system into existing systems and infrastructure. Data conversion: All data and databases of the systems involved in integration must be converted. System changeover: Methods for changing over from old systems to the final new integrated system must be developed. Hand over to operations and maintenance: This is the point at which the system moves into ongoing operation and maintenance. Deployment documentation standards should include system documentation standards, operations documentation standards, and user documentation standards. System documentation standards must show the system’s functions and how they are implemented, such as the following: The data dictionary Data flow diagrams Object models Screen layouts and source documents It should be kept up-to-date with any changes that occurred during implementation. Operations documentation standards describe the following: The system environment Process ownership Support staff roles and responsibilities Protocol for problem resolution Periodic maintenance activities Error and informational messages Security information Any other special instructions User documentation standards should contain the following: A system overview System features, capabilities, and limitations Samples User interface screens and option walkthroughs How to get additional help online Frequently asked questions (FAQs) Examples of common exceptions or errors Procedures for reporting problems and requesting changes Deployment best practices encompass the following categories: System installation and evaluation , including the following steps: Prepare test and production environments Provide training to all constituencies Perform data conversion Perform system changeover Conduct postmortem or implementation evaluation Present a final report The operational environment should set up an environment that can run in parallel until it can be validated that the new system is running correctly and does not adversely impact business operations. Support personnel training should be in-depth so that personnel are competent to operate and maintain the newly deployed system. User training should walk users through all of the functions and features, how to get online help, and who to contact if they have problems or experience errors. Vendor support training is the training for how vendors will be supported by the internal team on components that they supplied or developed. Interactive online tutorials are training modules that would be available on an ongoing basis after initial training is
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conducted. A postimplementation evaluation includes the following steps: Implementation accuracy Completeness and timeliness User satisfaction System reliability Adequacy of system control Platform performance Effectiveness of training Cost-benefit projections Overall quality of the system Reference Shelly, G., & Rosenblatt, H. (2012). System analysis and design. Mason, OH: Cengage Learning.
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Deployment Life Cycle The deployment life cycle is made up of 3 phases, and each phase is made up of several activities. The following is an outline of the full deployment life cycle: Deployment design Deployment architecture Implementation specifications Implementation plans Deployment implementation Hardware setup Installation, upgrading, and migration Configuration and customization Development and integration Prototypes and pilots Production rollout Operations Monitoring Maintenance Performance tuning System enhancements and upgrades
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Deployment Documentation Standards Standards for the documentation processes are the following: System Documentation Standards System functions How the system functions are implemented Data dictionary Data flow diagrams Object models Screen layouts Source documents Operations Documentation Standards System environment Process ownership Support staff roles and responsibilities Protocol for problem resolution Periodic maintenance activities Error and informational message Security information Special instructions User Documentation Standards System overview System features, capabilities, and limitations Samples User interface screens Optional walkthroughs How to get additional help online Frequently asked questions
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Examples of common exceptions or errors Procedures for reporting problems and requesting changes
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Best Practices for Deployment System Integration and the Best Practices for Deployment The best practices to consider for the overall deployment process are the following: Determine the overall workflow Establish the test and sandbox environment Establish the staging environment Establish the production environment Define the rollback procedures, and deploy urgent fixes Automate the deployment when it is possible
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Deployment Pipeline Click here to a view a video on the deployment process that controls the progress of all changes. This video discusses how to use continuous integration, configuration management, and automated testing. Reference Humble, J. (2012). The deployment pipeline: From check-in to release [Video]. Retrieved from the YouTube Web site: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CEQOuHM86Y
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Limiting Deployment Downtime Click here to a view a video on limiting downtime in the deployment process. This video shares lessons that a company learned in deploying its own new software with zero downtime so it would not impact customers. Reference Twilio API. (2013). TwilioCon 2012: Deploying next generation systems with zero downtime [Video]. Retrieved from the YouTube Web site: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZJBcNL75P4
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Implementation Plan Template Click here for a standardized template. Use this template to develop an implementation plan for your actual project. You will need to load the document called Implementation Plan . Reference Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2013). Templates . Retrieved from the CDC Web site: http://www2a.cdc.gov/cdcup/library/templates/default.htm
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QuickStudy: System Development Life Cycle (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/71151/System_Development_Life_Cycle) Article on software development including a number of system development life cycle (SDLC) models. SDLC Steps (http://www.learn.geekinterview.com/it/sdlc/sdlc-methodology-steps.html) This Web site explains the different steps in a SDLC. Software Distribution and Metering (http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Best-Software-Deployment-Tools-On-The-Market&id=5624970) List of useful tools for software deployment on networks Continuous Integration (http://martinfowler.com/articles/continuousIntegration.html) This article is a quick overview of Continuous Integration summarizing the technique and its current usage. System Deployment Tips and Techniques (http://www.ambysoft.com/essays/deploymentTips.html) Tips and techniques for system deployment and integration.
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System Integration (http://www.sysintegration.com/) This Web site provides information about System Integration.
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