Solution Process Checklist

There are many frameworks, methodologies, approaches, standards, fads, and trends for defining "HOW TO" go about delivering solutions that provide long term value to the enterprise.  This article is not going to be another "HOW TO" but rather your checklist to make sure your bases are covered no matter the approach used!

The Solutionist is nimble and can work in any environment, adapting to changing methods and procedures while assuring coverage of critical elements for solution development.

Solution Process Checklist

• Ideation
• Opportunities
• Master Plan

• Solution Identification and Prioritization
• Procurement
• Develop, select, build, buy solutions (both software and infrastructure)
• Testing
• Solution Operating Model (Knowledge Transfer Plan, Operations and Maintenance) 
• Change Control
• Production Readiness & Go Live

• Long Term Value

Roles and Responsibilities

• Enterprise Architecture - execution and maintenance of ideation, opportunities, and the master plan
• Program Management Office (PMO) - prioritization of competing solution proposals, program funding, return on investment reporting, methodology standards, scorecard metrics
• Application Development - execution of the system development life cycle
• CIO - communication / scorecard report of long term value to the enterprise

Future blogs will detail the system development life cycle and measurement of long term value.  Stay tuned!