Artifact: Development Infrastructure

	The development infrastructure includes the hardware and software, such as computers and operating systems, on which the tools run. The development infrastructure also includes the hardware and software used to interconnect computers and users.
Role:	System Administrator
Optionality/Occurrence:	Early in the project lifecycle.
Templates and Reports:
Examples:
UML Representation:	Not applicable.
More Information:

Purpose
Timing
Responsibility

Input to Activities:

Establish Change Control Process
Execute Test Suite
Implement Test
Implement Test Suite
Set Up Configuration Management (CM) Environment
Structure the Test Implementation
Support Development
Verify Tool Configuration and Installation

Output from Activities:

Support Development

Purpose

A standard development infrastructure exists to enable the development effort to take place.

Timing

The development infrastructure is needed to support the development. The development infrastructure needs to be set up early on in the project lifecycle.

Responsibility

The system administrator is responsible for providing and maintaining a development infrastructure that works.