EWITA

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Interview Process

ID

Task Name

Duration

77

Phase 1 - Project Start up

2.44 days

87

Execute Communication Plan

280 hrs

98

Interview process

3.23 days

99

Gather Strategic Planning documents if available

1 hr

100

Develop specific pre interview documents

2 hrs

101

Email interview reminder, week prior, hard copies follow

0.27 hrs

102

Reschedule if necessary

3 days

103

Meet with team participants to discuss interview roles

0.5 hrs

104

Interview

1 hr

105

Post interview with IT staff

0.53 hrs

106

Document Interview

9.88 days

107

Develop documentation of interview

1 hr

108

Review for content

0.53 hrs

109

Review for correctness

0.49 hrs

110

Email to interviewee for information and correction, hard copies follow

0.27 hrs

111

Wrap up Interviews

0 days

112

Reply time

2 days

113

Receive any changes

2 hrs

114

Make any necessary corrections

1 hr

115

Interview wrap up

0.03 days

116

Email interviewee thank you note, hard copies follow

0.27 hrs

117

File documentation

0.27 hrs

118

Develop Business Drivers (BD)

0.23 days

119

As interviews determine business drivers add to data base

0.53 hrs

120

When complete Email to interviewees for prioritization, hard copies follow

0.27 hrs

121

Receive prioritization

1 hr

122

Log into database

0.27 hrs

123

Interview Sub Project End

0 days

124

Confirm & Prioritize Line Of Business (LOB) BD Report

2.44 days

125

Modify, Combine & Prioritize Business Drivers (LOB)

8 hrs

126

Received LOB Prioritized Modified BD Report

4 hrs

127

Finalize LOB BD Report

2 hrs

128

Assign LOB Owner To Each Business Driver (Matrix)

3 hrs

129

Deliver Final LOB BD Report

4 hrs

130

Check Point with CIO

1 hr

131

Prepare Architecture Requirements Report & Matrix 1 (BD x AR)

12.85 days

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Initial Task List

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This task set develops the Business Drivers, it is necessary to go through these steps to get the executive buy-in to the architecture. Some executives perceive that they have unique requirements and state those requirements in unique LOB terms. Care should be taken to paraphrase the requirements and to get concurrence in the interview.

The data base referred to can simply be a set of flip chart papers posted on the wall.