Development

This phase implements the Continuous Delivery Model, taking the solution from design through to production deployment.

Implementation Plan

The implementation plan provides a framework for successful delivery, covering security, compliance, and data management. It ensures:

Team and stakeholder alignment
Clear goals and activities
Risk mitigation
Quality assurance
Change management
Deployment planning

Regulatory note: Some regulated processes require digital signature.

Templates: Implementation Plan

Specifications

Follow the guidance in the Specifications section.

Risk Controls

Follow the guidance in the Risk Controls article.

Implementation Report

At release approval, provide clear, non-technical documentation as a human-readable PDF so anyone can understand the development history.

Required Content

Implementation Report:

Summary of changes since last deployment
Specification updates (new or changed)
Conclusion on Fitness for Intended Use (regulatory)
Business process impact
Updated external dependencies
Merge request approval comments
Change log from all merge requests
Specifications and related risk controls
Test summary:
Installation Verification (IV)
Operational Verification (OV)
Performance Verification (PV)

Design Documentation:

C4 model diagrams
Architecture drawings
Technologies used

Supplier Information (regulatory):

External suppliers and internal service providers
Supplier assessments and interface agreements

The solution can be released when the Release Approval stage is approved.

Regulatory note: Some regulated processes require digital signature.

Templates: Implementation Report

Testing

All tests should be automated and run in the pipeline. Manual testing occurs during the Exploration stage. Collect test evidence and save it in Git for inclusion in the implementation report.

Documenting Changes

This is a fully automated process handled by the pipeline. It prepares all artifacts needed for Release Approval.

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