In this phase, we are gathering the intelligence, but it has yet to begin to be integrated with teams. What will be important to achieve during this phase is to build the foundation to pass the most pertinent information on to the teams. Therefore, it is important that all of the critical applications and all business-critical information is understood and identified.
Objective for level 1 phase initial:
- 80/20% assurance of the identification of critical applications and information
- Establishing a responsible, accountable, supporting, consulted, and informed matrix for each application
A responsible, accountable, supporting, consulted, and informed matrix is used for understanding the roles and responsibilities of cross-functional teams. It is commonly used in project management methodologies, contracts between service providers and clients, as well as understanding the responsibility of processes that interface between teams.