MCommunity System Development Process

1. Project Initiation

Deliverables

• Project charge: The MCommunity Implementation Project Team will implement the architecture envisioned in Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the project, including identity management and access roles, data sharing and reconciliation, and directory services.
• Staff members hired and teams formed. See About Us.
• Overview schedule. See the Roadmap (Implementation Timeline).

2. Business Process Modeling and Requirements Gathering

Deliverables

• Requirements documents
• Draft unit test plans

3. Requirements Analysis

Deliverables

• Draft specifications
• Revised unit test plans
• Updated requirements documents if needed

4. System and Subsystem Design

Deliverables

• System design documents
• Design specifications

5. Building/Coding and Unit Testing

Deliverables

• System and subsystem coding
• Finished unit test plans
• Completed unit tests
• Module tests
• Updated design and requirements documents

6. Testing

Deliverables

• Integration testing (do the modules work together?)
• System testing (code will freeze after system tests are completed)
• Load testing

7. Deployment/Rollout/Release

Deliverables

• User training
• User documentation
• Announcements/communication
• Pre- and post-production tests

8. Stabilization

Deliverables

• Elevated monitoring levels
• Fix unanticipated problems

9. Production

Deliverables

• MCommunity fully implemented
• Maintenance windows set
• Operations documentation
• Upgrade planning

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