Make sure you document all assumptions going forward. It is very difficult to complete a project when the underlying assumptions are not defined and adherred to.
On 5/31/06, John Galt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah, UML is way past what they want. > > We just had a meeting about the format that we are going to go with. It's > going to be 3 documents. > > Identification > - What do we have, System wide inventory of all hardware and software. > > Analysis > - What are the problems, also system wide, network hardware blah blah blah > > Recommendations > - What do we think they should do. Mainly in regards to CF and DB@, as they > don't own the servers or network, DISA does. > > BTW, it's hourly, and it's a 5 year contract. > > Sweet. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Robert Munn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 4:10 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Baseline documentation of a legacy application > > > > Just my two cents, I would start with UML models to document the > > functioning > > application and work backwards from there. Are you on hourly or flat bid? > > Doing the modelling correctly could take some time, and not everyone wants > > to pay for that level of documentation. > > > > On 5/31/06, John Galt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Ok, > > > > > > So my initial task at the new job is to do a thorough analysis of an > > > existing application, and make suggestion for changes and improvements > > > both > > > small and large. > > > > > > Right now we need to establish some sort of documented baseline, so we > > > know > > > where we came from (Gov't work). Essentially a requirements document, > > > with > > > all the bad stuff added. > > > > > > Is this clear? > > > > > > Does anyone have a template like this?? > > > > > > I'm not sure how I on one hand make sure a requirement is mentioned, and > > > if > > > it has errors or needs optimization or whatever, it all gets recorded in > > > an > > > easy to read format. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:207868 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
