ABSTRACT

SDE? • Do you have someone responsible for developing and maintain-

ing standards? 10. Support options:

• External consulting • A sharing arrangement where you can provide services in

exchange for those needed • User groups • Special-interest groups

11. Automated tool questions: • Have you identified the tools you need in the SDE? • Have they been approved, acquired, and installed? • Do they support the methodologies? • Do they support the technology platform? • Do they support the standards? • Is technical support available to support the tools? • Do you have templates for use in systems development? • Do you have a data dictionary or repository for your data? • Do you have tools to support each phase of the life cycle?