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throughout the project lifecycle. Not only will your team have a detailed list of critical
success factors, but these items will be logically categorized and prioritized.
Many government agencies are required by law to get multiple bids on software sys-
tems that exceed a specific cost amount. The processes outlined in this chapter can be
used to create a formal
request for proposal (
RFP
)
which can be sent to potential vendors
and integrators. Vendors that respond to
RFP
s in writing are legally obligated to state
whether they satisfy requirements. This gives the buyer control of many aspects of a
purchase that they wouldn't normally have.
Let's now review the composition and structure of a NoSQL database architecture
selection team.
12.2
Team dynamics of database architecture selection
Your goal in an architecture selection project is to select the database architecture
that best fits your business problem. To do this, you should use a process that's objec-
tive, fair, and has a high degree of credibility. It would also be ideal if, in the process,
you can build consensus with all stakeholders so that when the project is complete,
everyone will support the decision and work hard to make the project successful. To
achieve this, it's important to take multiple perspectives into account and weigh the
requirements appropriately; see figure 12.2.
Make it easy to
create and maintain
code.
Make it easy to
use and extend.
Business unit
Developers
Provide a long-term
competitive advantage.
Make it easy to
monitor and scale.
Architecture selection
team
Marketing
Operations
Figure 12.2
The architecture selection team should take into account many different
perspectives. The business unit wants a system that's easy to use and to extend.
Developers want a system that's easy to build and maintain. Operations wants a
database that can be easily monitored and scaled by adding new nodes to a cluster.
Marketing staff want to have a system that gives them a long-term competitive
advantage over other companies.
