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Description:
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Defines the environment in
which the current systems and the current solution will work in. Details
information such as operating systems, hardware, and networking.
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Risk & Impact:
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The environmental analysis
implies constraints for the current solution. Absence or inadequate detail
could lead to a solution that won’t run in or integrate into the customer
environment.
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Inputs:
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Upstream Tasks:
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Business Vision
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Downstream Tasks:
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System Interface Model
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Questions Asked:
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- What hardware is present in the customer environment?
- What operating systems are present on those hardware platforms?
- What networking infrastructure is in place?
- What database infrastructure exists?
- What messaging infrastructure exists?
- What system management infrastructure exists?
- What development infrastructure exists (e.g. languages, tools, etc)?
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Deliverables:
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Environmental Analysis
– A narrative document detailing the information gathered above.
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