Choosing the right feature based on functional factors
Functional factors include everything that is needed to implement the actual user experience of a given AI feature. That is both the UI, the data model, and the associated automation and code that is required for the whole process to work. In the following section, we will go through some of the key concerns that you may have, as an architect, in terms of functional factors and discuss how the different types of AI solutions stack up.
We will start by looking at functional fit, which is an obvious starting point for evaluating a feature to see if you wish to include it in your solution.
The following diagram shows where we are in the overall framework:
Figure 9.3 – Functional factors
Functional fit
By functional fit, we mean how well a given feature supports the use case that you want to apply it to. For instance, if you are considering a lead scoring requirement, you would evaluate the...
