The first step in any Integration project is to have a clear picture/definition of the requirements and agreement on the “Criteria for Success” from all involved parties.
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Design : A well defined Integration Design Document, again agreed and signed by all parties
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Development: A agile development environment to implement the solution in a predictable and effective manner
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Testing : A solution validation framework that ensuing the integrity of thee solution across all environments.
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Deployment : A version controlled deployment process enabling controlled and activation across all environments
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Managing: Solution and Exception Handling : A dashboard and management console to monitor and configure any Exception Handling
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Development : An agile environment to change or extend solutions
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. In this phase all you are looking for is a document which defines.
What’s the scope
The parties involved.
This could be a combination of People, Process and Technology
What’s expected at the end of this project. Criteria for Success
Example:
Scope: B2B Onboarding of my top 25% of North America Suppliers over my Procure to Pay program
Parties Involved: List of 25% of the Suppliers, all connected applications and modules
Success: Fully connection Order to Cash module enabling Procurement to Place, Change or Cancel Orders with 99% of accuracy and visibility of any exception in case of error.
Which in turn will lead to the Design Phase