Solution Set

As development environments have evolved, the features included in ALM tools have evolved and grown. Ensure that you select the best Agile ALM solution for your enterprise needs.

Note

As development environments have evolved, the features included in ALM tools have evolved and grown.

Tool

Understanding the enterprises critical environment is the first step to right-sizing standby power equipment. Gather current and future requirements for all critical data center components to optimize the standby power solution and reduce downtime.

Job Description

The responsibilities of the SharePoint Business Analyst will include working with all stakeholders (including business leaders and end users) to analyze business needs and assist in designing appropriate solutions.

Tool

This is an embedded tool within the actual storyboard. It has also been provided as a stand-alone. With this tool, a partner business can assess and learn about the various competencies available to them in the Microsoft Partner Network.

Note

A strong communication capability between the business and IT ensures the alignment of business requirements with delivered IT functionality and value. Use this storyboard to understand common barriers to effective requirements management,...

Solution Set

IT needs to understand the needs and requirements of the business in order to deliver value.

Tool

Requirements management is a difficult but critical stage in the IT project. This tool will assess the current health of your organization's requirements gathering methods. Based on your answers, the overall health of your requirements gathering...

Template/Policy

Requirements may change throughout the project lifecycle. Documenting and tracking these changes ensures accuracy when addressing the requests for change. Use this template to track the status of all requirements change requests.

Template/Policy

Gathering comprehensive requirements can mean the difference between a project's success and failure. There are a number of quality considerations that may need to be addressed within the scope of any project. To establish the quality of service...

Template/Policy

A Use Case Model describes the proposed functionality of a new system. A Use Case represents a discrete unit of interaction between a user (human or machine) and the system. This interaction is a single unit of meaningful work, such as Create...

Template/Policy

Use Info-Tech's Usability Goals and Requirements worksheet to help set usability targets and requirements which in turn will help improve the enterprise's bottom line.

Tool

Estimating the data center's cooling load requirements can be a difficult task. Total heat output from all devices and other variables must be taken into account. Calculate current and future cooling requirements for the data center to ensure...

Tool

Estimating data center power requirements can be a daunting task, especially when the data center's power supply is not monitored as a separate unit. Calculate current and future power requirements for the data center renovation project to...

Template/Policy

Business stakeholders are not programmed to voluntarily present IT with their requirements and expectations. When the need for stakeholder management is heightened - at the start of projects and during periods of change - conduct structured...

Video

Selecting a BI solution is notoriously complex. Consider the five factors outlined in this video to cut through vendor-speak and select a BI solution that is the best fit for the organization.

Tool

Including both current and future facility requirements helps to align costs and capacity with enterprise needs. Calculate power, cooling, and standby power requirements to ensure an accurate budget and avoid cost overruns in the data center.

Template/Policy

Organizations embarking on the selection process for an IP Telephony (IPT) solution may elect to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) after determining their final selection criteria. Use this RFP template when soliciting vendor responses.

Many IT groups select or trial at least one new network technology annually. However, unless short and long term technology benefits are aligned with enterprise needs, problems can occur. To prevent this problem, IT managers must become active...

Many IT teams approach requirements gathering for software purchasing the same way they approach custom development requirements. It is important, however, to note the differences between these scenarios from the perspective of requirements...

When gathering requirements for software procurement decisions, enterprises need enough information to narrow the field of candidates. Too much detail, however, can rule out potentially viable candidates. Narrow the field without developing...

IT professionals are constantly under pressure to reduce costs. However, sometimes a vendor just won't budge when asked to reduce the price during a contract negotiation. Learn from a case study showing how an IT consultant helped Company X...

Navigating the contract negotiation process can seem daunting at first. However, there are strategies that IT professionals can use to manage negotiations. Learn how to navigate effectively and efficiently through the negotiation process by...

When building or refreshing the data center, IT must have a high level understanding of requirements and potential budget. Facility requirements for power, cooling, standby power, fire protection, sizing, and architectural space layout should be...

Software markets tend to be crowded places with numerous vendors competing for the same customer groups. With multiple vendors to choose from, organizations need a well-defined plan to manage the decision process. Build requirements elicitation...

An appropriate description of requirements is essential to the successful deployment of a new application function, whether purchased or developed. Too often, we get the requirements wrong, and as a result, we fail to satisfy our internal and...

Note

Estimating the standby power required to support the data center in case of an outage is an important part of data center design and planning. Many factors contribute to the estimate, including the organization's tolerance for risk. Use...

Note

There is no need for IT managers from small enterprises to feel intimidated going into a contract negotiation. Info-Tech recently interviewed 24 IT professionals and identified several negotiation strategies that can be successfully used by...

Tool

Estimating the standby power required to support the server room in case of an outage is an important part of server room design and planning. Many factors contribute to the estimate, including the organization's tolerance for risk. Use best...

Tool

When building or refreshing the server room, estimating the amount of standby power required is an important part of server room planning and design. In order to account for the organization's risk tolerance, the required amount of standby power...