This five-day, instructor-led course provides you with the knowledge and skills needed to design Microsoft .NET-connected solutions to business problems.

This course incorporates materials from the Official Microsoft Learning Products (OMLP):

• 2710 - Analyzing Requirements and Defining Microsoft .NET Solution Architectures

What You'll Learn

• Gather and analyze information for designing a business solution
• Create a vision/scope document
• Create the conceptual design for a business solution
• Create the logical design for a business solution
• Create the physical design for a business solution
• Design the presentation layer of an application
• Design the data layer of an application
• Create a functional specifications document
• Create a technical specifications document
• Create a security plan
• Create a test plan
• Create a deployment plan

Who Needs to Attend

• Experienced developers moving into a role that requires the skills to bridge business and technology environments
• Experienced developers, including those with the Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) credential, pursuing the Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) credential

Prerequisites

• A general understanding of the software development life cycle
• Practical working knowledge of Microsoft .NET development technologies
• Familiarity with the Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) Process Model
• Basic familiarity with object modeling and data modeling methodologies
• Experience working with Microsoft Visio® Professional 2000
• One year experience as part of a software development team
• Recommended, but not required: Course 1846 - Microsoft Solutions Framework Essentials

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Course Outline

1. Introduction to Designing Business Solutions

• Introducing the case study that will be used throughout the course

2. Overview of Microsoft Solutions Framework

• Phases in the MSF Process Model
• Introducing the Case Study-Adventure Works Cycles Application
• Gathering and Analyzing Information
• Types and sources of information you need to gather and some techniques for gathering information
• Using Modeling Notations
• Gathering Information
• Analyzing Information
• Creating Use Cases and Usage Scenarios

3. Envisioning the Solution

• The Envisioning Phase
• Creating a Vision/Scope Document
• Creating the Project Structure Document
• Analyzing Risks

4. Creating the Conceptual Design

• Introduction to the Planning Phase
• Overview of the Functional Specification
• Overview of the Conceptual Design Process
• Building the Conceptual Design
• Optimizing the Conceptual Design

5. Creating the Logical Design

• Overview of Logical Design
• Creating a Logical Design
• Documenting Logical Design Output
• Optimizing Logical Design

6. Creating the Physical Design

• Overview of Physical Design
• Physical Design Analysis
• Physical Design Rationalization
• Physical Design Implementation

7. Designing the Presentation Layer

• Basics of User Interface Design
• Designing the User Interface
• Designing User Process Components

8. Designing the Data Layer

• Designing the Data Store
• Optimizing Data Access
• Implementing Data Validation

9. Designing Security Specifications

• Overview of Security in Application Development
• Planning for Application Security
• Using the .NET Framework Security Features
• Designing Authorization, Authentication, and Auditing

10. Completing the Planning Phase

• Incorporating Design Considerations
• Planning for Administrative Features
• Planning for Future Phases
• Creating the Technical Specifications

11. Stabilizing and Deploying the Solution

• The MSF Stabilizing Phase
• Testing and Piloting for Stabilization
• The MSF Deploying Phase
• Deploying to a Production Environment