Chapter 3. Gathering Information and Analyzing Requirements

Terms you'll need to understand:

• Scope

• Centralized organizational model

• Decentralized organizational model

• Bandwidth

• LAN/WAN connectivity

Techniques you'll need to master:

• Determining the organizational model

• Determining the organizational structure

• Determining LAN/WAN connectivity

• Assessing the available bandwidth

• Determining a business's performance requirements

• Assessing the impact of Active Directory

This chapter is broken up into three main sections, each of them equally important. These sections are "Gathering and Analyzing Business Requirements," "Gathering and Analyzing Technical Requirements," and "Assessing the Impact of Active Directory." As you work through this chapter, don't forget to keep in mind the terms you'll need to understand and the techniques you'll need to master, as shown on the chapter's title page.

Throughout this chapter, some reference will be given to a fictitious business called XYZ Corporation. The XYZ Corporation is comprised of two main departments: training and external IT. XYZ Corporation has several locations throughout the world and has established several partnerships with other organizations worldwide. XYZ Corp. is in the process of designing an Active Directory infrastructure.