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Oracle® Unified Method (OUM)Level 1: Overview and Awareness

Module: Core Components

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Learning ObjectivesCore Components

• By the end of this module, you should be able to define the following components and understand how they are applied in OUM:– Task– Work Product– Dependency– Process– Phase– Lifecycle Milestone– Activity

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Task

• Lowest unit of work

• Smallest traceable item on workplan

• Results in a new or revised work product

• Typical length

– Minimum of one day

– Maximum of two weeks

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TasksTasks

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Work Product

• Output of a task

• Required to meet project objectives

• Need not be adocument

• May or may notbe a “deliverable”

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Task and Work Product Examples

Task Work Product

Define Business and System Objectives

Business and System Objectives

Analyze Data Analysis Model

Implement Components Implemented Components

Conduct Team-Building Workshop

Cohesive Project Team

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Dependency

• Define relationships between tasks or activities

• Types

– Predecessors

– Successor s

– Overlap

– Gap

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Dependencies

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Inception ProductionTransitionElaboration Construction

Process

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Processes

• Discipline or subproject

• Tasks related by

– Subject matter

– Required skills

– Common dependencies.

• Span several phases

• Examples:

– Business Requirements

– Design

– Testing

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Learning CheckpointCore Components

• A __________ is a unit of work that is done in delivering a service.

Task

• A Dependency can exist with either predecessor or successor tasks. True or False?

True

• A Work Product is always delivered to the client. True or False?

False

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Phase

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Phases

Inception ProductionTransitionElaboration Construction

• Temporal grouping of tasks

• Cut vertically through project

• Natural point for milestones and checkpoints

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Lifecycle Milestone

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Phases

Inception ProductionTransitionElaboration Construction

LO LA IOC SP SOLifecycle Milestones

• Major synchronization point

• Occur at phase boundaries

• Assure objectives of phase are met

• Assure readiness of project to move to next phase

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Activity

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• Next level below a phase.

• Groups related tasks

• Results in milestone or deliverable

• May be from different processes

• Begin and end in same phase.

• Examples:

– Gather Business Requirements

– Develop Use Cases

– Perform System Test

Inception ProductionTransition

Activities

Elaboration Construction

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Activity Example

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Learning CheckpointCore Components

• A phase is a chronological grouping of tasks that allow for a check point against project goals, and measurement against quality criteria to be made. True or False?

True

• A __________ provides for a natural progression from one phase to the next, by making an assessment of the current progress and the readiness to move forward.

Lifecycle Milestone

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ConclusionCore Components

• Now that you have completed this module, you should be able to define the following components:– Task– Work Product– Dependency– Process– Phase– Lifecycle Milestone– Activity

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