Designing Component Solutions

Course No. 491 • Three days

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his course is Solutions Develop- At Course objects and
based on Completion services.
the Microsoft® At the end of the · Ensure
Solutions course, students completeness
Framework will be able to: of the logical
(MSF), Micro- · Articulate the design across
soft’s definitive benefits of an user interface,
reference for integrated business
building and modular process, and
deploying database
distributed This course is intended for tracks.
business business and technology · Factor design
applications. architects, solution designers, trade-offs and
program managers, development determine
and test leads, consultants, and
associated
risks.
other business and IT development
team members involved in the
design and development of
component-based solutions.

This course syllabus should be

used to determine whether the
course is appropriate for you,
based on your current skills and
technical training needs. Technical
information is provided on the
intended audience, course
prerequisites, covered topics,
lab exercises, course materials,
and software.

Course content, prices, and

availability are subject to
change without notice.
ment Discipline design
Designing (SDD), presents the approach.
Component principles and · Construct a
Solutions (DCS) concepts for conceptual
presents the achieving success design based
Microsoft view of in enterprise on a variety of
distributed development and scenarios,
computing and deployment including
component-based projects, using the context, work-
software, and MSF Team and flow process,
provides a Process Models as task sequence,
consistent the basis for and physical
integrated view of organizing and environment
the solution design managing a project models.
process—from life cycle. · Derive a logical
understanding the design from a
business problem to DCS expands on conceptual
implementing the the design activities design,
solution. that drive toward applying the
the functional principles of
DCS is the second specification modular
of two MSF approved design to
courses. The first, milestone. identify
prerequisite course,
Prerequisites
· Experience with
a system
development li
fe cycle
· Experience with
building
distributed
systems
· Experience with
analysis and
design
techniques
· Completion of
course 493,
Solutions
Development
Discipline

The course
materials, lectures,
and lab exercises
are in English. To
benefit fully from
our instruction,
students need an
understanding of
the English
language
and completion of
the prerequisites.

Course Materials
and Software
The course
workbook, lab
book, and MSF
CD-ROM are yours
to keep.

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Course Outline • Designing Component Solutions
Day 1
Module 1: Overview of Designing
Component Solutions
Topics:
Software Design is Risky Business
Achieving Good Design with MSF
Skills:
Students will be able to:
Explain the key challenges in today’s
business environment which
necessitates changes to IT solutions
Day 2
development approach
Explain why you should spend time on
Module 2: Conceptual Design
design
(Cont’d)
Identify typical problems that lead to
design flaws and/or failure
Module 3: Logical Design
Explain how MSF addresses these
problems
List the top 5 ingredients for success in
software design
Describe Microsoft’s process for
Designing Solutions
Explain how solutions design relates to
enterprise architecture
Labs:
Identifying Business and IT Challenges
Module 2: Conceptual Design
Topics:
Conceptual Design: The Search Is On
The Process of Conceptual Design
Creating Scenarios to Paint a Picture
Redesigning the Work
Skills:
Students will be able to:
Explain the purpose and value of
conceptual design
Apply the conceptual design process to
a business solution
Conduct shadowing interviews to gain
user perspective
Conduct other research and analysis to
gain business perspective
Synthesize business perspectives and
user perspectives
Construct scenarios consisting of:
narrative documents, context,
physical environment,
workflow/process and task/sequence
models
Design the future work state
Validate with users and refine
Labs:
The Value of Conceptual Design
Gathering User Requirements
Efficient Ways to Gather User
Requirements
Prioritization of Processes
Gathering Data
Management Interviews
Task Sequence Model
Exception Handling
Risk Mitigation
Topics:
Logical Design—The Search for
Organization
Logical Design Basics
The Logical Design Process
Comparison with Other Approaches
Skills:
Students will be able to:
Derive a logical design from conceptual
design
Apply the logical design process to a
business solution
Distinguish between an object, service
and component
Articulate the purpose of an interface
contract
Construct an interface contract
Differentiate between the 3 service
layers of the application model:
User, Business & Data; explain the
benefits of a 3 tier approach
Use paper prototypes and metaphors in
designing user services
Identify dependencies such as
triggering events, coordination
requirements, timing and common
business rules
Labs:
Value of Logical Design
Organizing Logical Structures
Importance of Core Principles
What’s in a Name?
Identifying Objects
Identifying Services
Identifying Attributes
Identifying Relationships
Course Outline • Designing Component Solutions

Object Refinement
Risk Mitigation

Day 3

Module 3: Logical Design (Cont’d)

Module 4: Integrated Design

(Optional)

Topics:
User interface design
Database design

Skills:
Students will be able to:
Identify the three tracks of solutions
design: User Interface, Business
Process, Database
Describe the user interface design
activities
Explain the significance of metaphors
Explain the value of prototypes
Describe database design activities
Explain how to synchronize and
coordinate the three tracks

Labs
Metaphors
Visual Brainstorming
Module 5: Course
Summary

Topics:
Applying key
concepts

Skills:
Students will be
able to:
Reinforce key
learning
principles and
techniques
Think about
ways to apply
what you’ve
learned to
your job
Think about
obstacles to
success

Labs:
Applying DCS
on the Job

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