Solution Strategy & Architecture: Annual – Individual Subscription
A Solution Strategy & Architecture: Annual – Individual subscription offers full access to the entire Solution Strategy & Architecture section of the ITM. In short, Strategy & Architecture answers basic questions about a Solution, such as: What is it? Who will it affect? What is in / out of scope? When will changes occur? To begin, a series of Strategies cover topics relevant to the implementation of most applications. In most cases, each Strategy seeks to align a Solution to broader Business and IT Strategies. Each defines guidelines and guardrails for stakeholders to follow through Solution Definition and on to Solution Delivery. To conclude, a similar series of Approaches complete Solution Definition, and guide transition on to Solution Delivery. In between, several Architectural diagrams summarize pertinent information from Strategies and Approaches. Generally, these are the ‘Pictures worth 1000 Words’ which convey Solution information to any interested parties.
What’s Included
Signing up for 12 months saves almost 30% off the Monthly subscription for the same content over the same period. For context, Solution Strategy & Architecture is #4 in the graphic below. To summarize, this Section includes the following Parts:
- Solution Strategies: Templates and instructions to produce various Strategies that describe what is possible and define what is approved for each implementation. Individual Strategies address common, relevant topics including: Applications; Integrations; Data Migrations; Reporting; Security; Testing; and Operations.
- Solution Diagrams & Components: The pictures which summarize each Solution, including: a Context Diagram, a Logical Diagram; and Physical Diagrams; along with descriptions of applicable Components.
- Solution Approaches: More templates and instructions to produce various Approaches that define long-term objectives. In most cases, Approaches align Solution Strategies with Solution Delivery. Moreover, they also generate the initial Backlog for the pending Solution Phase.
For shorter timeframes than Solution Strategy & Architecture: Annual – Individual access, look to a Quarterly or Monthly subscription.
What’s Incrementally Available
In addition to the Strategy and Approach templates which the subscription includes, request an additional package of Architectural Diagram Templates. In time, these will be available as downloads. Until then, the are available through a separate request. Currently, the templates including the following:
- Visio: Solution Context Diagram
- Visio: Solution Logical Diagram
- Visio: Solution Physical Diagrams (DEV/TST, QA, & PROD)
- Word / Confluence: Solution Components
These templates are available for a one-time fee, separate from subscriptions. Contact Us to obtain the source templates.