BIF follows a four phase iterative solution development approach, adapted from the Rational Unified Process (RUP).
Phase
| Type
| Description
|
Conception
| Capture
| Data Entry, Extraction,
Transformation, Load
(ETL), scanned data
|
Storage
| Relational Database,
multi-dimensional cubes,
data warehouse, data mart
|
Planning
| Modeling
| Business Process, Data,
conceptual design, security
|
Requirements
| Use Case, documentation,
reverse engineering
|
Life
| Presentation
| Dashboard, portal, web
reporting, pivot tables,
crosstabs
|
Maintenance
| Administration of RDBMS,
OS, Reports Servers, etc. |
