University of California, Davis

Application Development Methodology

A2.2

Refine project scope

¤ Identify business activities represented in the University Information Model which might be impacted by the identified business need(s).

¤ Identify and exclude those business activities impacted by the identified business need(s) which have previously been analyzed.

¤ Identify data entities represented in the data model which might be involved with the identified business need(s).

¤ Identify and exclude those data entities involved with the identified business need(s) which have previously been analyzed.

¤ Identify the locations represented in the University Information Model which might be involved with the identified business need(s).

¤ Identify the organization units represented in the University Information Model which might be involved with the identified business need(s).

¤ Determine whether any other project initiation requests in the University queue address the same business area as this request and whether they might be combined with this request to address a broader set of business needs.

¤ Identify existing information systems included in the proposed project scope.

¤ Identify existing files and databases included in the proposed project scope.

¤ Determine whether existing information systems, files and databases are potential candidates to utilize, modify or extend to satisfy the identified business need(s).

¤ Determine the extent of the adjustments which need to be made to the proposed project scope and adjust the scope of the projected study or system as appropriate.

ð Updates deliverable D2.1.2 Refined Project Scope And Objectives. (Refined version of D2.1.1)

¤ Determine the dependencies of this project on other projects.

» Creates deliverable D2.3.5 Dependencies Between Project Tasks Or Between This Project And Other Projects.

¤ Update the Needs Analysis Report.

» Creates deliverable D2.5 Updated Needs Analysis Report.

¤ Based on the proposed project scope, evaluate and adjust the boundaries of the business area derived from the information system architecture.

ð Updates deliverable D2.2 Project Scope Document.


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