Deployment Methodology
Maximize Your Investment with the Xterprise High Definition Enterprise Methodology
Under the direction of our knowledgeable, experienced project managers, RFID and process domain experts, and our application specialists, this proven, disciplined methodology enables you to implement your Clarity™ solution as expeditiously as possible while achieving rapidly measurable success. With embedded best practices and the ability to make each project phase fully transparent -- and to provide complete cost and schedule control -- our methodology ensures that your experience is worry free.
Typical benefits of our approach:
- Benefit from all the capabilities of your new solution from the very first day;
- Control costs and schedules during each phase of the process;
- Manage complexity and save time and money;
- Achieve fast, measurable return on your investment.
The High Definition Enterprise Methodology
The Xterprise High Definition Enterprise methodology is broken into five high-level phases. The phases are designed to be run in sequence, as the outputs from one phase are required inputs for the next phase.
Requirements: The first activity in any project is to evaluate the existing environment and understand the overall goals of the proposed solution within the customer enterprise. This is especially critical with RFID projects as many factors need to be considered when selecting tags, printers, readers and other devices.
Solution Design and Planning: This phase is focused on defining and validating the project objectives and key success criteria. The project requirements and knowledge of the organization are used to determine the best required solution strategy. A design specification is developed that includes a technical and logical topology, swim lane diagrams of the process workflows including all required integrations and data sources. This phase also includes the development of a comprehensive solution design and project plan that includes all major project milestones, resources and project responsibilities.
Development and Test: This phase configures the solution along three key areas: people, process and technology. The project requirements and knowledge of the organization are used to determine the required architecture. A solution design specification is developed that includes the physical, logical and security design for the proposed architecture, integration and monitoring requirements.
Deploy: This phase includes all key activities involved in moving into full pilot or production deployment. It involves building installation of hardware, RFID technology, installation of platform and Clarity applications, and associated knowledge transfer.
Manage and Support: This phase of the project should be repeated regularly to ensure optimization and alignment with best practices. It involves a review of new technical, business and functional requirements to determine required system changes. Also included in this phase are hardware e and software updates