Artifact: Development Infrastructure

Development Infrastructure	The development infrastructure includes the hardware and software, such as computers and operating systems, on which the tools run. The development infrastructure also includes the hardware and software used to interconnect computers and users.
Worker:	System Administrator
Purpose Timing Responsibility

Input to Activities:

Execute Test

Manage Acceptance Test

Support Development

Verify Tool Configuration and Installation

Output from Activities:

Manage Acceptance Test

Support Development

Purpose

A standard development infrastructure exists to enable the development effort to take place.

Timing

The development infrastructure is needed to support the development. The development infrastructure needs to be set up early on in the project lifecycle.

Responsibility

The system administrator is responsible for providing and maintaining a development infrastructure that works.