Iterative Testing and Deployment Plan for Package Delivery System

What approach would be suitable for deploying the subsystems of the package delivery system?

1. Direct conversion

2. Parallel conversion

3. Phased conversion

Answer:

For deploying the subsystems of the package delivery system, a phased conversion approach would be suitable.

In the conversion plan, the parts of data that must be saved from the old spreadsheet system would include customer account information, pickup requests, package delivery details, and scheduling data.

Deployment refers to the testing plan and data conversion decisions, a phased conversion approach would be suitable. It involves deploying subsystems in stages. Initially, the customer account subsystem can be deployed, followed by the pickup request subsystem, package delivery subsystem, and finally, the routing and scheduling subsystem. This approach allows for thorough testing and gradual adoption of the new system.

The overall schedule for testing and deployment would be as follows:

Iteration 1: Customer account subsystem (testing: 2 weeks)

Iteration 2: Pickup request subsystem (testing: 2 weeks)

Iteration 3: Package delivery subsystem (testing: 2 weeks)

Iteration 4: Routing and scheduling subsystem (testing: 2 weeks)

The complete system will undergo additional system, performance, security, and user acceptance testing before the final deployment.