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SOLUTION SELECTION :

Application Solution Process :

The purpose of this process is to evaluate commercially available off-the-shelf packages against the organization's business and technical requirements, and select a package for implementation. This process is typically performed once for a given need, and encompasses the first two stages of this blueprint:

.:	Application Solution Strategy - establishes the approach to be used in evaluating packages based on an understanding of business objectives, principles, scope, risks, and the marketplace.
.:	Application Solution Evaluation - assesses qualified vendors and packages against the organization's requirements, and selects a package for implementation.

Application Solution Implementation Process :

The purpose of this process is to tailor, prepare, and deploy the selected application package. This process may be performed more than once depending on the release strategy for the package, and encompasses the final two stages of this blueprint:

.:	Application Solution Enablement - configures and customizes the selected package to meet the organization's needs, and develops a set of products that are used to deploy the package at specified sites.
.:	Deployment - installs and makes the tailored package operational at specified sites.

The Application Solution Enablement and Deployment stages are typically instantiated as multiple projects when a package must be implemented in increments over time, or implemented on different technical platforms.


Integration with Other Processes :

The Application Solution Selection and Application Solution Implementation processes are designed for integration with other processes.

The Application Solution Selection process may leverage the results of business reengineering or other types of business analysis projects to facilitate the definition of business requirements for the required package.

The results of information strategy planning or infrastructure assessment projects may be used to facilitate the definition of technical requirements and standards for the required package. Likewise, the Application Solution Selection process may provide new ways of doing business or technology enablers that can be leveraged in business reengineering projects.

The Application Solution Implementation process may identify the need for one or more systems development or redevelopment projects. Once the selected package has been acquired, new functionality may need to be developed to fill gaps in the package.

If this functionality cannot be easily developed using the package's configuration or customization features, one or more systems development projects will need to be initiated.

In addition, if the package is replacing or being integrated with existing systems, changes may need to be applied to existing programs or files through one or more systems redevelopment projects.