Phase: Elaboration
The goal of the elaboration phase is to baseline the architecture of the system to provide a stable basis for the bulk of the design and implementation effort in the construction phase. The architecture evolves out of a consideration of the most significant requirements (those that have a great impact on the architecture of the system) and an assessment of risk. The stability of the architecture is evaluated through one or more architectural prototypes.
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Elaboration Iteration [n]
  Iteration
 
    Prepare Environment for an Iteration
  Activity
 
        Software Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Development Process
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Change Request
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Development Infrastructure
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Ongoing Management and Support
  Activity
 
        Manage Iteration
  Activity
 
            Iteration Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Iteration Assessment
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Review Record
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Software Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Test Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Vision
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Development Process
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Risk List
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Test Evaluation Summary
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Business Case
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Status Assessment
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            System Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Work Order
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Monitor & Control Project
  Activity
 
            Status Assessment
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Review Record
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Work Order
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Risk List
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Software Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Iteration Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Development Process
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Change Request
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            System Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Manage Changing Requirements
  Activity
 
            Glossary
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Vision
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Use-Case Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
                Use-Case Package
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
                Use Case
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
                Actor
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Change Request
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Supplementary Specifications
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Requirements Attributes
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Requirements Management Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Stakeholder Requests
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Review Record
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Iteration Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Business Case
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Software Requirement
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Software Requirements Specification
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Storyboard
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Manage Change Requests
  Activity
 
            Change Request
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Iteration Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Software Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Work Order
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Build
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Test Log
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Test Results
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            System Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Support Environment During an Iteration
  Activity
 
            Development Infrastructure
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Revise and Complete Project Plans
  Activity
 
        Plan the Project
  Activity
 
            Software Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Business Case
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Risk List
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Vision
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Software Requirements Specification
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Test Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Development Process
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Iteration Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Requirements Management Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Review Record
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            System Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Plan Project Configuration & Change Control
  Activity
 
            Software Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Development Process
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Development Infrastructure
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Plan the Integration
  Activity
 
            Implementation Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Use-Case Realization
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Iteration Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Integration Build Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Plan Deployment
  Activity
 
            Iteration Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Software Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Deployment Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Refine the System Definition
  Activity
 
        Iteration Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Glossary
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Stakeholder Requests
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Use-Case Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Use Case
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Supplementary Specifications
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Requirements Management Plan
complete complete WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Vision
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Storyboard
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Requirements Attributes
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Business Case
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        User-Interface Prototype
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Software Requirements Specification
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Software Requirement
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        System Requirements Specification
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Define Candidate System Architecture
  Activity
 
        System Architecture Document
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Supplementary Specifications
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Use-Case Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Subsystem Vision
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        System Analysis Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        System Deployment Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Subsystem Operation
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Subsystem Operation Realization
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Subsystem Use-Case Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Subsystem Supplementary Requirements
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        System Use-Case Realization
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        System Design Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Refine System Architecture
  Activity
 
        System Architecture Document
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Supplementary Specifications
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Use-Case Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Subsystem Vision
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        System Analysis Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        System Deployment Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        System Design Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Subsystem Supplementary Requirements
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Subsystem Use-Case Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Subsystem Operation
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Subsystem Operation Realization
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        System Use-Case Realization
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Define Subsystem Operations [within Scope]
  Activity
 
        System Architecture Document
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Supplementary Specifications
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Use-Case Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Subsystem Vision
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        System Analysis Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        System Deployment Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Subsystem Operation
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Subsystem Operation Realization
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Subsystem Use-Case Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Subsystem Supplementary Requirements
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        System Use-Case Realization
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        System Design Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Develop Subsystems [within Scope]
  Activity
 
    Integrate and Test [within Scope]
  Activity
 
        Verify Test Approach
  Activity
 
            Test Strategy
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Software Architecture Document
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Deployment Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Test Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Use-Case Realization
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Implementation Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Interface
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Test-Ideas List
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Use Case
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Development Infrastructure
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Build
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Design Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            User-Interface Prototype
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Supplementary Specifications
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Storyboard
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Change Request
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Test Suite
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Software Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Integrate each Subsystem
  Activity
 
            Implementation Element
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Implementation Subsystem
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Developer Test
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Design Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Test Log
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Integration Build Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Build
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Integrate the System
  Activity
 
            Implementation Subsystem
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Integration Build Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Build
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Test and Evaluate
  Activity
 
            Test Suite
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Test Log
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Test Strategy
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Change Request
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Build
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Test Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Development Infrastructure
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Iteration Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Test-Ideas List
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Implementation Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Storyboard
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Use-Case Realization
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Use-Case Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
                Use Case
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Design Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            User-Interface Prototype
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Data Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Software Architecture Document
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Vision
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Software Requirements Specification
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Deployment Model
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Supplementary Specifications
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Test Evaluation Summary
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
            Test Results
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
    Plan for Next Iteration
  Activity
 
        Iteration Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Risk List
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Software Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Vision
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Business Case
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Review Record
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Development Process
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        Software Architecture Document
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
        System Development Plan
  WorkProductDescriptor
 
Lifecycle Architecture Milestone
  Milestone