Design deployment concept

With the design of the deployment concept, all relevant aspects with regard to subsequent deployment are compiled and conceptualized to such an extent that they can subsequently be realized and executed.

The deployment concept determines how deployment is to take place:

• Deployment procedure:
  Decide between deployment on a specific date or phased deployment, and plan accordingly;
• Deployment organization:
  Define deployment support roles;
• Deployment measures:
  Develop training, prepare documents.

The deployment concept is designed based on the solution and organizational requirements as well as the concepts of various modules.

Designing the concept also includes the analysis and planning of the measures of organizational change management to support the transition to the new state, the development of the training concept, the rules governing the procedure for acceptance including the acceptance criteria, and the definition of the release criteria for the decision on launch of operation.

If a solution is procured, the developer draws on experience from similar projects when designing the deployment concept. In this case, the deployment concept is designed after procurement, and the acceptance criteria are defined between the organizations involved in the project at the time the contract is signed.

When replacing an existing system, the content of the deployment concept is related to the migration concept. They can influence each other.

• Solution requirements
• Organizational requirements
• Solution architecture
• Product concept
• Organization concept
• ISDP concept
• Project management plan
• Solution architecture milestone

• Design a deployment concept taking account of the deployment risks.
• Integrate deployment planning into the project management plan.
• Identify user and operator training needs and record training measures in the deployment concept.
• Coordinate the deployment concept with the stakeholders.
• Plan acceptances and regulate them together with the acceptance criteria.
• Determine release criteria for the launch of operation.

• Project management plan
• Deployment concept