The OPEN Process Framework: An Introduction Book

	Preface	xi
Part I	Introduction	1
1	Processes and Process Frameworks	3
1.1	Processes in Information Technology	3
1.1.1	Software applications	4
1.1.2	Software-intensive systems	4
1.1.3	Business modeling	5
1.1.4	Component-based development (CBD)	5
1.1.5	Organizational scope	6
1.1.6	Stages in the life cycle	6
1.2	The need for process	7
1.3	What is a process?	10
1.4	From process to process framework	15
1.5	What is a process framework?	22
1.6	Specification for a process framework	26
1.6.1	Completeness	27
1.6.2	Flexibility	29
1.6.3	Rigor	30
1.6.4	Object orientation	30
1.6.5	Component-based development (CBD)	33
	Summary	33
2	OPEN Process Framework Overview	37
2.1	OPEN	37
2.2	The OPEN Process Framework	43
2.2.1	Work Products	44
2.2.2	Producers	50
2.2.3	Endeavors	52
2.2.4	Work Units	52
2.2.5	Stages	55
2.2.6	Languages	58
2.3	Framework usage	59
2.4	OPEN compliance	61
	Summary	61
Part II	Process Components and Usage Guidelines	63
3	Work Products	65
3.1	Classes of Work Products	65
3.1.1	Applications	66
3.1.2	Architectures	66
3.1.3	Components	68
3.1.4	Metrics	68
3.1.5	Models	69
3.1.6	Increments	71
3.1.7	Requirements	71
3.1.8	Diagrams	72
3.1.9	Documents	74
3.2	Management Set of Work Products	74
3.3	Engineering Work Products	76
	Summary	83
4	Producers	85
4.1	Direct Producers	85
4.1.1	Person	85
4.1.2	Roles	85
4.1.3	Tools	91
4.2	Indirect Producers	91
4.2.1	Teams	91
4.2.2	Organizations	94
4.2.3	Endeavors	95
	Summary	95
5	Work Units	97
5.1	Activities	98
5.2	Tasks	102
5.3	Techniques	108
5.4	Assertions	109
5.4.1	Pre-conditions	109
5.4.2	Post-conditions	109
5.4.3	Invariants	110
5.5	Work Performances	110
5.5.1	Task Performances	110
5.5.2	Work Flows	111
	Summary	111
6	Stages	113
6.1	Cycles	113
6.1.1	Life Cycles	113
6.1.2	Development Cycles	114
6.1.3	Life Cycle Models	114
6.2	Phases	119
6.2.1	Initiation	119
6.2.2	Construction	119
6.2.3	Delivery	119
6.2.4	Usage	120
6.2.5	Retirement	120
6.3	Builds	120
6.4	Milestones	120
6.4.1	Management Milestones	120
6.4.2	Technical Milestones	121
6.5	A Typical Life Cycle Configuration	121
6.6	Timeboxes	122
6.7	Relationship of Stages to Work Units	122
	Summary	124
7	Languages	125
7.1	Introduction	125
7.2	Natural Languages	125
7.3	Modeling Languages	127
7.3.1	Metamodel	127
7.3.2	Constraint Language	128
7.3.3	Notation	129
7.3.4	Example Modeling Languages	130
7.4	Implementation Languages	131
7.4.1	Coding Languages	131
7.4.2	Database Languages	132
7.4.3	Interface Languages	133
	Summary	133
8	Framework Usage Guidelines	135
8.1	Framework usage	135
8.2	Process construction guidelines	136
8.2.1	Small, simple, research and development projects	141
8.2.2	Large, complex, business-critical projects	141
8.2.3	Programmes (suites of projects)	141
8.3	Tailoring guidelines	142
8.4	Extension guidelines	143
	Summary	145
	Appendices	147
A	List of acronyms	149
B	Glossary	151
C	Work Products	169
	Management Set of Work Products	169
	Configuration Management Set of Work Products	177
	Business Modeling Set of Work Products	179
	Quality Set of Work Products	180
	Training Set of Work Products	182
	Process Set of Work Products	183
	Requirements Set of Work Products	187
	Architecture Set of Work Products	194
	Design Set of Work Products	198
	Implementation Set of Work Products	202
	Integration Set of Work Products	204
	Test Set of Work Products	205
	Deployment Set of Work Products	206
D	Producers	209
	Direct Producers	209
	Roles	209
	Tools	225
	Indirect Producers	227
	Teams	227
	Organization	238
	Endeavors	239
E	Work Units	241
	Activities	241
	Project Management	241
	Project Initiation	242
	Project Planning	243
	Configuration Management	243
	Risk Management	243
	Metrics Engineering	244
	Quality Engineering	245
	Process Engineering	245
	Environment Engineering	246
	Website Development	247
	Requirements Engineering	249
	Architecting	250
	Design	251
	Component Selection	252
	Build	253
	Implementation	253
	Integration	254
	Evaluation	255
	Testing	256
	Deployment	257
	Business Engineering	259
	Reuse Engineering	260
	Programme Management	261
	Resource Planning	261
	Training	262
	Organization Assessment	263
	Pre-development Acceptance	263
	Technology Insertion	263
	Tasks	264
	Project Management Tasks	264
	Configuration Management Tasks	267
	Risk Management Tasks	267
	Metrics Management Tasks	267
	Quality Engineering Tasks	268
	Process Engineering Tasks	269
	Environment Engineering Tasks	269
	Website Management Tasks	270
	User Interface Tasks	271
	Requirements Engineering Tasks	271
	Architecture Tasks	273
	Modeling Tasks	274
	Database-related Tasks	275
	Design Tasks	276
	Component Engineering Tasks	276
	Implementation Tasks	278
	Integration Tasks	278
	Testing Tasks	279
	Deployment Tasks	279
	Business Modeling Tasks	280
	Reuse Engineering Tasks	282
	Programme Management Tasks	283
	Training Tasks	283
	Transition Tasks	284
	Techniques	286
	User Requirements	286
	Project Management and Business Issues	287
	Quality	288
	Modeling	289
	Database	291
	Distributed computing	292
	User Interface	292
	Reuse	292
	Coding	293
	Training and education	293
	Components	294
	Web support	294
	Organizational transition	294
F	Example Work Flow	295
	External Interface Specification Work Flow	295
G	Metamodel Diagrams	299
	Bibliography and References	319
	Index	321