System Integration
The area of System Integration encompasses all activities necessary to develop and deploy an automated information system. It includes the integration of technical components (software, hardware, and communications) and organizational components (processes and procedures) resulting in a turnkey system. System Integration may make use of technical laboratories, prototypes, and pilot systems. It overlaps with several of the other functional areas but is differentiated by its all-encompassing nature. Under this area, fully operable, complete systems will be provided. Typical tasks include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Analyze requirements
- Conduct system planning
- Design systems
- Evaluate alternative implementations
- Develop integration plans
- Acquire or develop hardware, software, applications, interface, and connectivity components
- Integrate all components
- Test components and systems
- Establish management and control of systems, e.g., configuration management and capacity planning
- Develop, implement, and analyze prototypes
- Develop, implement, and analyze pilot projects
- Identify and design processes - automated and manual
- Develop system documentation
- Train all personnel
- Field system
- Maintain system
- Virtual office
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