MCSD Analyzing Requirements: Exam 70–100 (MCSD Study Guides)

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Don‘t Let the Real Test Be Your First Test! Prepare to pass the MCSD Analyzing Requirements and Defining Solution Architectures Exam – while gaining practical knowledge of Microsoft‘s development methodology for on–the–job success – using this comprehensive, 100% curriculum–based training system. Built on the proven training methodology of Global Knowledge, this complete study guide and CD–ROM package uses expert teaching techniques from the company that trains more than 200,000 IT professionals each year. The MCSD Analyzing Requirements Study Guide covers the topics you need to review fro exam 70–100, including how to: Analyze the scope of a project. Considerations include anticipated changes in environment; expected lifetime of solution; and time, cost, budget, and benefit trade–offs; Identify organizational constraints, such as financial situation, company politics, technical acceptance level, and training needs; Analyze existing mechanisms for security policies; Analyze the requirements for integrating a solution with existing applications; Identify which technologies are appropriate for implementation of a given business solution; Test the feasibility of a proposed technical architecture; Construct a conceptual design that is based ona variety of scenarios and that includes context, workflow process, task sequence, and physical environment models; Assess the potential impact of the logical design on performance, maintainability, extensibility, scalability, availability, and security; Construct a prototype user interface that is based on business requirements, user interface guidelines, and the organization‘s standards.