What are in each Phase of the MSF Model?

Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF)

• is a set of models, principles and guidelines for designing applications.

The MSF Process Model

• is a combination of the waterfall and spiral process models
• is a milestone-based, iterative approach to developing solutions.

Phase	Envisioning	Planning	Developing	Stabilizing	Deploying
Tasks	Setting up the team; Defining the project structure; Defining the business goals; Assessing the current situation; Creating a vision statement and defining the scope of the project; Defining requirements and user profiles; Developing a solution concept; Assessing risk; Closing the envisioning phase	Developing the solution design and architecture; Creating the functional specification; Developing project plans; Creating project schedules; Creating the development, testing and staging environments; Closing the planning phase	Starting the development cycle; Creating a prototype application; Developing the solution components; Building the solution; Closing the developing phase	Testing the solution; Conducting the pilot	Completion of deployment and operations procedures; Deployment and stabilization; Project review
Interim milestones	Core team organized; Vision/scope created	Technology validation complete; Functional specification complete; Master plan complete; ster project schedule complete; Development and test environments set up	Proof-of-concept application complete; Internal builds complete	Bug convergence; Zero-bug release; Release candidates; Golden release	Core components deployed; Site deployments complete; Deployment stable
Deliverables	Vision/scope; Project structure; Risk assessment	Functional specification; Risk management plan; Master project plan and master project schedule	Source code and executable files; Installation scripts and configuration settings for deployment; Finalized functional specifications; rformance support elements; Test specifications and test cases	Final release; Release notes; Performance support elements; Test results and testing tools; Source code and executable files; Project documents; Milestone review	Operation and support information systems; Documentation repository for all versions of documents and code developed; A training plan; Project completion report
Major Milestone	Vision/Scope Approved	Project Plan Approved	Scope Complete	Release Readiness	Deployment Complete