Application Delivery

Definition

Application delivery is the deployment task during which the application and its associated documentation are formally delivered to the customer organization.

Objectives

The typical objectives of the application delivery task are to:

• Formally deliver the application and its associated documentation to the customer organization.
• Have the customer representative formally accept the application and its associated documentation.

Preconditions

The application delivery task can typically begin when the following preconditions hold:

• The delivery phase has begun.
• The project management team has been adequately:
  • Staffed.
  • Trained in application delivery.
• The deployment planning task has completed.
• The application installation task has been completed.
• The application tuning task has been completed.

Completion Criteria

The application delivery task is typically complete when the following postconditions hold:

• The application and its associated documentation have been formally accepted by the customer representative.

Steps

The application delivery task typically involves the following teams performing the following steps in an interative, incremental, parallel, and time-boxed manner:

• Project Management Team:
  • TBD

Techniques

The application delivery task can typically be performed using the following techniques:

• TBD

Work Products

The application delivery task typically results in the production of all or part of the following work products:

• Delivery Cover Letter
• Release Notes

Guidelines

• This task is only appropriate for endeavors during which an application is to be delivered.