End-to-End Prototype Validated Milestone

Definition

End-to-end prototype validated is the second initiation phase milestone by which time an end-to-end architectural prototype has been developed and validated.

Objectives

The typical objectives of this milestone are to:

• Mark the existance of a validated end-to-end executable architectural prototype.

Tasks Accomplished

The following tasks are typically accomplished by the development organization prior to this milestone:

• Architecting Tasks:
  • Architectural Patterns Selection
  • Architectural Mechanism Production
  • Logical Architecture Production
  • Physical Architecture Production
  • Architecture Prototyping
  • Architecture Documentation
• Quality Control Tasks:
  • Architecture Evaluation

Work Products Delivered

The following work products are typically delivered to the customer organization at or before this milestone:

• Architecture Set:
  • System Architecture Document (updated)
  • Software Architecture Document (updated)
  • Software Architecture Protytype

Guidelines

• Only use this milestone in conjuntion with the construction phase of a project.