Design Review

Summary

After the detailed architecture has been designed and tested to verify its capabilities, the Design Review Board will examine the architectural decisions and financial impacts of these decisions. The Design Review Board consists of (a) all affected parties in IS, and (b) all resource (funding) providers. They review the Architecture Plan and the Test Plan, including:

• connectivity requirements, 
• capacity, scaleability, availability, and performance (SLA) requirements,
• cabling, infrastructure, and environmental requirements,
• configuration templates for each combination of equipment and software,
• financial analysis of the architecture: benefits and ROI,
• monitoring, management, and support requirements.
• any impact on current security, change management or archiving practices,
• results of testing, and any conclusions drawn from the test sessions
• accomplishment of support training

Preparing for the Design Review

A: Send the Architecture Design and Test Plan to the Network Improvement manager to have it posted on the Architecture Review web site (http://xxx.xxx/NetImprove/Project_Name).

B: Within 3 days you should receive a scheduled date (based on your date selection) stating when you will be able to go before the Architecture Review Board for the second review (the "Design Review").

C: Prepare a summary viewgraph presentation (no more than 2 slides per Summary heading). You will have up to 45 minutes to present, with another 15 minutes for questions. Please try not to go overtime. If you think your project is so complex that it cannot be fully explained in this time, please call the Network Improvement manager to request an extension.

During the Design Review

A: During the presentation, note any concerns or problems raised, and make sure that these issues are dealt with after the meeting.

B: After the presentation, the representatives will discuss with you whether or not you should continue with this project, and why.

C: After the decision has been made, if the decision is either (a) to continue the project without conditions, or (b) to continue the project under the condition that some issues are dealt with, then continue on to the next steps.

After the Design Review

A: After the presentation, write down the Design Review meeting notes for your project. Focus on the decision made: either to continue the project without conditions, or to continue the project under the condition that some issues are dealt with. If there were conditions or problems raised, then resolve those issues and record the resolution in your meeting notes. When complete, send these notes to the Architecture Review manager. They will be posted along with your Project Plan.

B: If there were problems or conditions attached to the acceptance of your project, rethink and rewrite those parts of the Architecture Design and Test Plan documents that required further work, send it in again and request a new scheduled Design review date.