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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Evaluate tools and techniques for architectural design
   • Apply principles of architectural design within the life cycle of application software
   • Develop a process to apply appropriate tools and techniques for architectural design of end-to-end solutions
   • Evaluate and select appropriate analysis and selection techniques to develop a partition between discipline technologies and derive discipline-specific requirements
2. Analyse design options for optimal solutions
   • Critically analyse business options to support architectural design trade-offs for an optimal design solution
   • Develop alternative architectural designs traceable to the requirements
   • Evaluate a range of architectural solutions and justify selection of the optimum solution
3. Develop interface requirements for effective solutions across multiple domains
   • Evaluate system element interfaces and sources of complexity for interface management of the system across multiple domains
   • Develop a process and appropriate techniques to be adopted for the interface management of system elements for end-to-end architectural solutions
   • Produce a control process for system element interfaces of the management system
   • Liaise and arbitrate between stakeholders where there are conflicts in the definition of interfaces
4. Manage end-to-end systems integration
   • Evaluate suitability of system integration, verification and validation plans for end-to-end architectural solutions across multiple domains
   • Develop systems integration, verification and validation plans for complex systems to ensure a viable integration process
   • Manage system integration plan and diagnose complex faults
   • Document fault conditions, report to appropriate person and follow up corrective actions
   • Prepare evidence for customer acceptance and certification of the system integration management plan
   • Plan and manage a transition to operational activity for the end-to-end solution
5. Incorporate components of an architecture from a third party
   • Negotiate with vendor for acceptable vendor agreements and agreed roles and responsibilities of each party
   • Manage vendor within a clearly defined process for dealing with defects and scope changes
   • Plan beyond delivery of specific elements and establish requirements for ongoing maintenance and support from vendor
6. Manage requirements for the architecture solution
   • Negotiate minimum component costs with vendors and analyse vendor component costs as part of assessment for the appropriateness of vendor’s quote
   • Manage vendor selection process to provide high-quality solutions within appropriate costings

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

evaluate tools and techniques for architectural design

analyse design options for optimal solutions

develop interface requirements for effective solutions across multiple domains

manage end-to-end systems integration

incorporate components of a third party architecture

manage requirements for the architecture solution.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

provide a detailed summary of architectural design tools

explain interface management

outline management of end-to-end system integration

summarise new end-to-end architecture design solutions

explain solutions for business options across multiple domains

outline system integration solution techniques

summarise system interfaces

explain validation plans

explain importance of vendors' agreements with specific reference to roles and responsibilities of each party

identify and quantify components’ costs.

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