At the end of an iteration in the inception phase, one or several candidate solutions might be recommended to be
further investigated in the elaboration phase. A final recommendation might be made in the inception phase once each
candidate solution is refined (and documented in its Solution Dossier) to the following point: A vision of the solution is
articulated; implications for the user business process are identified with preliminary stakeholder agreement to
implement the changes, the top-level design considerations are understood, and the solution realization has been proven
feasible.
One or several candidate solutions might be recommended to be further investigated in another iteration of the
elaboration phase or, a recommendation for a single final solution might be made at the end of an iteration of the
elaboration phase.
A final recommendation is made only when all the stakeholders agree that one solution, among the candidate solutions,
is the one feasible solution that:
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Best supports the needed changes to the user business processes
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Best meets the demands of the critical use cases and nonfunctional requirements
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Best meets project management constraints (time, money, people, scope, and so forth) with reasonable risk
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Demonstrates sufficient stability in design and architecture and addresses architectural constraints with
reasonable risk
The final recommendation includes a proposal to acquire the COTS packages needed to form the selected solution and to
implement this solution in the construction phase. It includes the rationale for choosing one solution and rejecting
the other candidate solutions.
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