Hardtware Component Deployment

Definition

Hardware component deployment is the deployment subactivity consisting of the cohesive collection of all tasks that are primarily performed to deploy one or more hardware components onto their production environments.

Goals

The typical goals of the hardware component deployment subactivity are to:

• Formally transfer the completed hardware components from the development organization to the customer organization.
• Prepare the hardware components for use in their production environments.

Objectives

The typical objectives of the hardware component deployment subactivity are to:

• Deploy the hardware components to their production environments.
• Deliver the final version of all associated deliverable work products to the customer organization.
• Notify the user organizations regarding the readiness of the hardware components for use.

Examples

Typical examples of the hardware component deployment subactivity include:

• Upgrading clients
• Upgrading servers
• Upgrading networks (i.e., network connectivity devices)
• Upgrading storage (e.g., from tape drives to tape libraries or disk libraries)
• Going from client/server to n-tier distributed applications with multiple kinds of servers (e.g., web servers, security servers, application servers, database servers)

Preconditions

The hardware component deployment subactivity may typically begin when the following preconditions hold:

• At least one of the hardware components to be deployed has passed system testing.
• The delivery phase has started.
• The project management Team is adequately staffed and trained in its deployment tasks.
• The deployment team is adequately staffed and trained in its deployment tasks.

Completion Criteria

The hardware component deployment subactivity is typically complete when the following postconditions hold:

• The hardware components have been officially accepted by the customer organization.
• The hardware components are in use in their production environments.
• The delivery phase is complete.

Tasks

The hardware component deployment subactivity typically involves the following producers performing the following deployment tasks:

• Project Management Team, which performs:
  • Hardware Component Delivery
• Deployment Team, which performs:
  • Deployment Planning
  • Hardware Component Installation
  • Hardware Component Configuration

Environments

The hardware component deployment subactivity typically involves the following environments:

• Production Environments:
  • Client Environment
  • Contact Center Environment
  • Data Center Environment

Work Products

The hardware component deployment subactivity typically results in the production of all or part of the following deployment work products:

• Deployment Plan
• Release Notes
• Installation Manual

Phases

The hardware component deployment subactivity typically involves the following phases:

• Business Strategy: Not Applicable
• Business Optimization: Not Applicable
• Initiation: Not Applicable
• Construction: Not Applicable
• Delivery: Completed
• Usage: Not Applicable
• Retirement: Not Applicable

Guidelines

• This subactivity is documented using the typical configuration for large projects. It is intended to be configured (i.e., instantiated, extended, and tailored) to meet the needs of specific projects.
• The preconditions of this subactivity should be the union of the preconditions of its constituent tasks.
• The completion criteria for this subactivity should be the union of the postconditions of its constituent tasks.