- The solution architect role Lab : Classroom exercises
- Exercise | group exercise
- Exercise | Individual exercise After completing this module, the students should be able to:
- Refresh the knowledge obtained from the online content for solution architect
- List the skills needed for a solution architect
- Get to know FastTrack
- Make the most of FastTrack templates After completing this module, the students should be able to:
- Identify the value proposition of FastTrack
- Identify FastTrack engagement types and personnel roles
- Describe FastTrack workshop scoping and inputs for each workshop
- Make the most of solution blueprint template
- Learn to complete go-live checklist
- know how to become FastTrack recognized solution architect
Module 1: The Architect Role
Module 2: Manage interactions with FastTrack
- Solution blueprint definition and components
- Project governance and timeline
- Solution architecture and organizational structure
- Working with business process catalog Lab : Classroom exercise Lab : Case study - student Activity
- Exercise | what is solution blueprint?
- Exercise | solution blueprint components
- Case study artifact distribution
- Student activity 1 | Program Strategy
- Student activity 2 | Program Strategy
- Student activity 3 | describe overall solution architecture
- Student activity | describe business processes in scope of the solution After completing this module, the students should be able to:
- Understand solution blueprint definition
- Describe solution blueprint purpose
- Identify main solution blueprint components
- Describe solution scope, goals and challenges
- List implementation team members and project roles
- Describe project timeline for implementation and rollouts
- Describe change management, risks, and escalation path
- Describe overall solution architecture
- Describe organization
- Provide details about the organization
- Describe business processes in scope of the solution
- Understand functional and non-functional requirements
- Document product gaps and their solutions
- Understand environment planning
- Application lifecycle management and deployment strategy
- Using LCS and Azure DevOps Lab : Student activity Lab : Exercise
- Exercise | adopt One version – continuous updates
- Exercise | utilize Lifecycle services
- Student activity | develop environment plan After completing this module, the students should be able to:
- Describe general concepts for cloud deployments
- Environment planning main concepts and types
- Understand process of provisioning production and sandbox environments
- Describe developing an environment plan
- Understand development of the deployment strategy
- Define application lifecycle management
- ALM methodologies
- Define a deployment strategy
- Understand extensibility options
- Learn about upgrade scenarios and tools
- Adopt One version – continuous updates
- Utilize Azure Devops
- Utilize Lifecycle Services
- Disaster recovery strategy
Module 3: Solution blueprint
Module 4: Define environments, tools, and deployment strategy
- Data management overview
- Develop data migration strategy Lab : Classroom exercise Lab : Case study - student activity
- Exercise | data management overview
- Exercise | develop data migration strategy
- Student activity 4 | develop data migration strategy After completing this module, the students should be able to:
- Describe data management overview
- Understand data management framework
- Utilize data task automation
- Describe database movement operations
- Utilize data sharing framework
- Develop data migration strategy
- Develop cutover plan
- Develop data retention plan
- Develop integration strategy
- Integration options Lab : Case study - student activity Lab : Classroom exercises
- Exercise | develop integration strategy
- Exercise | integration options
- Student activity 5 | develop integration strategy After completing this module, the students should be able to:
- Engage a customer in conversation about the benefits of engaging a FastTrack architect or team
- Describe the benefits of having the project team compare and evaluate the functional requirements
- Discuss and explain the different forms of architecture involved when creating a solution blueprint
Module 5: Determine data management strategy
Module 6: Determine integration and interfaces strategies
- Important security aspects
- Security framework
- Define security strategy Lab : Classroom exercises Lab : Case study - student activity
- Exercise | important security aspects
- Exercise | security framework
- Student activity 6 | develop security strategy After completing this module, the students should be able to:
- Define cloud security
- Describe main aspects of Azure datacenter security
- understand authentication and authorization
- understand compliance requirements
- Understand encryption
- Testing strategy overview
- Testing planning and execution Lab : Case study - student activity Lab : Classroom exercises
- Exercise | testing strategy overview
- Exercise | testing planning and execution
- Student activity 7 | develop testing strategy After completing this module, the students should be able to:
- Understand testing scope
- Solution testing lifecycle and defect management
- Describe testing tools
- Testing roles, responsibilities and test management
- Perform test planning
- Understand One version and adopt regression testing strategy
Module 7: Define security architecture
Module 8: Define testing strategy
- Prepare for performance topics
- Utilize performance testing tools Lab : Classroom exercises
- Exercise | prepare for performance topics
- Exercise | utilize performance testing tools After completing this module, the students should be able to:
- Define performance goals and scenarios
- Define performance benchmarks and success criteria
- Define performance testing strategy
- Identify tools for performance testing
- Identify tools for performance monitoring
- Implement business intelligence and reporting Lab : Classroom exercises Lab : Case study - student activity
- Exercise | reporting and business intelligence overview
- Sudent activity 8 | develop intelligence strategy After completing this module, the students should be able to:
- Outline reporting and analytics overview
- Describe native reporting options
- Describe business intelligence reporting options
- Identify analytics reporting options
- Develop reporting and analytics strategies
Module 9: Define performance testing strategy
Module 10: Business intelligence and reporting
- Understand licensing estimation
- Understand support options Lab : Classroom exercises
- Exercise | understand licensing estimation
- Exercise | understand support options After completing this module, the students should be able to:
- Estimate number of licenses
- Stay compliant with user licensing requirements
- Understand support options during and post implementations
- Define support strategy
- Complete solution blueprint
- Prepare for go-live
- Class recap Lab : Classroom exercises
- Exercise | prepare for go-live After completing this module, the students should be able to:
- Complete solution blueprint
- Understand go-live readiness assessment process
- Understand completing and submitting go-live checklist
- Describe the process of provisioning production environment
- Define cutover activities and go-live
- Provide class feedback
Module 11: Determine licensing and support
Module 12: Prepare for go-live