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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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