Objectives of the Elaboration Phase

Elaboration and Iterations

• Objective 1: Get a More Detailed Understanding of the Requirements
  
• Objective 2: Design, Implement, Validate, and Baseline the Architecture
  
• Objective 3: Mitigate Essential Risks, and Produce Accurate Schedule and Cost Estimates
  
• Objective 4: Refine the Development Case, and Put the Development Environment in Place .

Elaborates objectives of the project's inception phase.