Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed

Design and Planning Document

The first step in the implementation of the Windows Server 2012 environment is the development and approval of a design. Documenting this design contributes to the success of the project. The design document records the decisions made during the design process and provides a reference for testing, implementation, and support. The key components to a design document include the following:

• The goals and objectives of the project

• The background or what led up to the design

• The approach that will be used to implement the solution

• The details of the end state of the project

Goals and objectives can be surprisingly hard to pin down. They need to be detailed and concrete enough to define the results that you want ...