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  <mainDescription>&lt;p>&#xD;
    The purpose in this phase is to complete the development of the system based upon the baselined architecture.&#xD;
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&lt;p>&#xD;
    There are objectives for the Construction phase that help us to&amp;nbsp;have cost-efficient development of a complete&#xD;
    product -- an operational version of your system -- that can be deployed&amp;nbsp;in the user community&amp;nbsp;&lt;a&#xD;
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    guid=&quot;_JlTPUM6aEdyuBO4ZIzcyig&quot;>[KRO03]&lt;/a>:&#xD;
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    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Iteratively develop a complete product that is ready to transition to its user community. Describe remaining&#xD;
        requirements, fill in design details, complete the implementation, and test the software. Release the first&#xD;
        operational version (beta) of the system and determine whether users are ready for the application to be deployed.&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Minimize development costs and achieve some degree of parallelism. Optimize resources and leverage development&#xD;
        parallelism between developers or teams of developers by, for example, assigning components that can be developed&#xD;
        independently of one another.&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
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&lt;h4>&#xD;
    Key considerations&#xD;
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&lt;p>&#xD;
    Typically, the Construction phase has more iterations (two to four) than the other phases, depending on the types of&#xD;
    projects:&#xD;
&lt;/p>&#xD;
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    &lt;li>&#xD;
        &lt;b>Simple project:&lt;/b> One iteration to build the product (to a beta release)&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        &lt;b>More substantial project:&lt;/b> One iteration to expose a partial system and one to mature it to beta testing&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        &lt;b>Large project:&lt;/b> Three or more iterations, depending upon the size of the project (number of requirements to&#xD;
        implement for a beta release)&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
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