3.12 Develop Technical Strategy
Objective
Develop the IT strategy to define the overall management and execution approach to system enhancements and implementation.
View Best PracticesTask Activities
Based on the Requirements Fit-Gap Analysis and finalized Target State Systems Environment, develop the Migration Plan, including the approach for technical components:
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Develop the reporting and associated strategies including Business Intelligence development standards and tool analysis
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Develop Interface Strategy
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Develop Enhancement Strategy
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Update the Decommission Plan for system decommissioning post migration
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Document development controls
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Document configuration and workflow strategy
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Develop Configuration Management Plan and change request process
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Document Continuity of Operations (CooP) and Disaster Recovery Plan
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Develop Test Plan
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Report updates in governance meetings and Status Reports/Dashboards
3.12 Best Practices
- Conduct a thorough analysis early to determine which existing reports are still in use and need to be included in requirements
- Minimize enhancements, leverage bolt-ons where possible, to help ease patch/fix application and upgrade path
- Use the Test Plan to identify the strategies, objectives, and approach of testing cycles, involved stakeholders, needed resources, and scope and schedule of planned test activities. Develop approach to train testers and define test items and data requirements, features to be tested, testing roles and responsibilities, and any risks requiring contingency planning
Stakeholders
Customer
- Program Manager
- Business Owner
- Functional Lead
- Technical Lead/Solution Architect
- Interface Lead
- Data Conversion Lead
- Functional SME
- Technical SME
- Change Management Lead
- PMO Lead
Provider
- Program Manager
- Business Owner
- Functional Lead
- Technical Lead/Solution Architect
- Interface Lead
- Data Conversion Lead
- Functional SME
- Technical SME
- Change Management Lead
- PMO Lead
Inputs
- Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)
- Target State Concept of Operations
- Target State Systems Environment
- Decommission Plan
- Requirements Fit-Gap Analysis
Outputs
- Test Plan
- Configuration Management Plan
- CooP and Disaster Recovery Plan
- Interface Strategy
- Enhancement Strategy
- Decommission Plan
- Migration Plan
- Technical Strategy
- Status Reports/Dashboards
