Integration Plan

Definition

Integration Plan

the integration work product that documents an endeavor’s plans for performing the integration activity

Classification

As illustrated in the preceding figure, an integration plan are part of the following inheritance hierarchy:

• Type: Concrete
• Superclass: Plan
• Subclasses: None

Responsibilities

The typical responsibilities of an integration plan are to:

• Minimize integration defects.
• Maximize integration productivity.
• Document the endeavor’s plans for integrating the:
  • Components of an application or business enterprise.
  • Elements of a component or framework.

Contents

• Integration Activity Overview
  • Definition
  • Objectives
  • Preconditions
• Teams, Roles, and Responsibilities:
  • Integration Team
  • Integration Inspection Team
• Tasks:
  • Installation
  • Component Integration
  • Configuration
  • Integration Reporting
• Environments and Tools
• Integration Order
• Appendices:
  • Major Issues
  • TBDs
  • Assumptions

Stakeholders

• Producer:
  • Integration Team
• Evaluator:
  • TBD
• Approvers:
  • Technical Leader
  • Project Manager
• Maintainer:
  • Customer Organization
• Users:
  • Integration Team

Phases

• Business Strategy: Not Applicable
• Business Optimization: Not Applicable
• Initiation: Not Applicable
• Construction: Constructed and Used
• Initial Production: Used
• Full-Scale Production: Used
• Delivery: Maintained
• Usage: Maintained
• Retirement: Retired

Preconditions

The integration plan typically can be started if the following preconditions hold:

• Components exist to be integrated.

Inputs

• Work products:
  • Data Component
  • Hardware Component
  • Personnel Component
  • Software Component
• Stakeholders:
  • None

Guidelines

• TBD

Conventions

The integration plan is constrained by the following conventions:

• Work Flow
• Content and Format Standard
• MS Word Template
• XML Template
• Inspection Checklist

Examples

• Example Integration Plan