Tools of the Solution Architect
Category:UncategorizedSolution Architects perform the eChain Design activities, and are focused on solving business needs in an innovative and strategic manner. Decisions are evaluated against how they will allow the enterprise or a single software system to grow and perform in the long term. Great care is taken to create and identify opportunities for re-use. Budget, time to market, scalability and reuse are key decision factors in selecting the appropriate solution design from many alternatives
Business Needs Assessment (BNA) is a methodical, detailed analysis (BR0) and documentation of your companies business project requirements, business rules, scope, workflows, actors, use cases, process maps, etc., needed to gain consensus on the common vision of the business needs. The BNA is a critical step in successfully identifying and developing solutions that meet the business needs.
Fit Gap and Solution Blueprint A short engagement that builds on the BNA in which echain Solution Architects help you evaluate how closely the desired solution fits with your requirements and the improvements you would like to achieve for your business. The Solution Blueprint also helps to determine how to customize the solution to fill any gaps (so the solution can be tailored precisely to the dimensions of your enterprise and IT needs), and prepare a detailed guide to implementing your solution.
Custom Solution Design We design and build solutions that meet your vision in the optimal technology that will ensure rapid and cost-effective time to market. echain specializes in analytical integrated solution development in multiple technologies. Solution Architects follow a rigid methodology to clearly capture and document your business requirements, identify multiple technologies for Fit Gap and Solution Blueprinting, and deliver to you a documented Solution Design, recommendation, and time and cost estimate for realization of your vision.
