Deployment Design Phase

During deployment design, you map the components specified in the logical architecture to a physical environment, producing a high-level deployment architecture. You also create an implementation specification, which provides low-level details specifying how to build the deployment architecture. Additionally, you create a series of plans and specifications that detail different aspects of implementing the software solution.

Project approval occurs during the deployment design phase. During project approval, the cost of the deployment is assessed. If approved, contracts for implementation of the deployment are signed, and resources to build the project are acquired. Often, project approval occurs after the implementation specification has been detailed. However, approval can also occur upon completion of the deployment architecture.

The outputs of the deployment design phase include the following:

• Deployment architecture. A high-level design document that represents the mapping of components to network hardware and software.

• Implementation specifications. Detailed specifications used as blueprints for building the deployment.

• Implementation plans. A group of plans and specifications that cover various aspects of implementing an enterprise software solution. Implementation plans include a migration plan, installation plan, user management plan, test plan, and others.

For more information about deployment design, refer to Chapter 5, Deployment Design