Enterprise Life Cycle Artifacts
The EPLC framework consists of ten life cycle phases: Initiation through Disposition.
Artifacts include: Templates - standardized documents with a preset format; Practices Guides - brief documents describing the background, requirements, best practices; and Checklists - brief documents listing the items to be noted, checked, remembered and delivered when completing the accompanying template.
Stage Gate Reviews are conducted at the end of each phase. Questions regarding the life cycle phases should be directed to eplctraining@hhs.gov.
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Business Needs Statement |
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Business Case |
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| Project Charter |
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| Project Management Plan |
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| Risk Management Plan |
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| Risk Management Log |
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| Acquisitions Strategy | DOC | HTML | |||
| Change Management Plan |
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Change Management Plan Log |
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Configuration Management Plan | |||||
Requirements Management Plan | |||||
Communications Management Plan | |||||
Communication Matrix |
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Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) | Template Style 1 Template Style 2 Template Style 3 | ||||
Project Scheduling | MS Project Job Aid | ||||
IV&V Plan | |||||
Quality Management Plan | |||||
Staffing Management Plan |
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Security Approach |
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Planning Phase | Project Management Plan |
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Risk Management Plan |
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Risk Management Log |
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Change Management Plan |
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Change Management Log |
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Configuration Management Plan | |||||
Requirements Management Plan |
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Communications Management Plan |
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Communication Matrix |
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Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) | Template Style 1 Template Style 2 Template Style 3 | ||||
Project Scheduling | MS Project Job Aid | ||||
IV&V Plan |
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Quality Management Plan |
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Staffing Management Plan |
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| Security Approach |
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| Privacy Impact Assessment |
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| Project Process Agreement |
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Requirements Definition |
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| Requirements Traceability Matrix |
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| Business Process Modeling |
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| Logical Data Model |
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Design Document |
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| Physical Data Model |
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| Release Strategy |
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| Data Conversion |
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| Interface Control |
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| Section 508 Compliance |
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| Implementation Planning |
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| Capacity Planning |
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| Computer Match Agreement (CMA) |
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| Contingency Plan |
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| System of Record Notice (SORN) |
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| Test Plan |
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Operations & Maintenance Manual |
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| Training Plan |
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| Training Manual |
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| User Manual |
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| System Security Plan |
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| Security Risk Assessment |
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Implementation Plan |
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| Test Reports |
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Security Certification & Accreditation Letters |
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| Section 508 Product Certifications/ Exceptions |
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| Service Level Agreement/ Memorandum of Understanding (SLA/MOU) |
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| Operations & Maintenance Manual |
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| Training Plan |
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| Training Manual |
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| User Manual |
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| System Security Plan |
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| Security Risk Assessment |
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| Project Completion Report |
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| Contingency Plan |
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Annual Operational Assessment (AOA) |
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| Disposition Plan |
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Project Archives |
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Stage Gate Reviews |
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Data Use Agreement (DUA) |
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| Meeting Minutes |
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