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3 Alternative solutions: Present 3 alternative solutions to the problem. Each alternative solution must include a solution overview, technology and human resources required, constraints and assumptions, a cost benefit analysis (this needs to be more than a table), and justification of the solution towards the project brief. Each solution outlines the approach in terms of technology and work effort. It is not about listing or discussing what the client will be getting in terms of function or final product. The project’s objective, functional and non-functional requirements have already been defined. A solution does not change these. Instead, these three alternative solutions outline how you will meet them with technology and effort. Therefore, the overview has to be about the chosen technology and approach to resource allocation. Think about these questions: Are you going to do it locally or over in India? Are you going to use a commercial programming environment such as ASP.NET or similar, if so why? What are the benefits. Based on your technology it will dictate your resource allocation. If you use open source, you might be free to use a Unix based web server instead of a Windows based, etc. You then price based on this. It could also dictate the time frame. It might be more development time with Java over, say, PHP, therefore it will cost more. Either way your functional requirements and non-functional requirements stay the same. Considering one of the learning outcomes of this unit is the ability to carry out cost benefit analysis, considerable effort should be taken on these solutions. Recommended Solution: From the 3 alternative solutions one solution is presented as the recommended solution. A detailed justification for the recommendation must be present in relation to the project objectives and a comparison between the alternative solutions as to why it was chosen as the recommended solution. Your recommended solution should compare the recommended solution against the other two solutions. It should answer the question of why you selected this solution over the other two. All three ‘should’ meet the functional and non-functional requirements so why is this the recommended one? Quality Assurance: An outline of the quality assurance procedures that will be implemented for the project must be present. This includes during the project life cycle and after.