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Book Index: The Enterprise Unified Process : Extending the Rational Unified Process
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371
Numerics
360Facility, 277
30,000 Feet and Climbing, 194
A
access, 281–284
acquiring external assets, Strategic Reuse
discipline, 214–216
activities
Operations & Support discipline.
See
Operations & Support discipline
Production phase
case studies, 63–65
concurrent releases, 59–61
iteration workflows, 56–58
Release Retirement milestone, 62–63
support, 62
Retirement phase, 67–68
analysis, 74–79
case studies, 87–89
documentation updates, 81
goals of, 69–71
iterations, 71–73
management, 84–85
migrate users, 82
milestones, 86
strategies, 79–81
system removal, 83–84
testing, 82
RUP phases, 17
system lifecycles, 30
IT, 34–36
Production phase, 32
Retirement phase, 32–33
addresses, cells describe issues to, 40
administration
change management, 220
configuration, 220
contracts, 160
data, 274
Enterprise Administration discipline, 36, 58,
184–187, 190
anti-patterns, 276
case studies, 274–275
discipline, 251
information asset management, 258–264
intellectual property protection, 264–265
physical asset management, 254–257
project team support, 271–274
Retirement phase, 72
security management, 267, 270
timing, 277
tools, 277
workflow, 254
enterprise management disciplines, 35
metadata, 259
OMG, xxx
organization structures, 118
people, 35
People Management discipline.
See
People
Management discipline
Portfolio Management discipline.
See
Portfolio Management discipline
Production phase, 58
relationships, 163
requirements, 23
Retirement phase, 72, 84–85
risk management, 18, 25, 164–168
RUP
best practices, 22–25
incremental releases, 21
iterations, 19–21
serialization, 15–19
Software Process Improvement discipline.
See
Software Process Improvement
discipline
strategies, 248
adoption of EUP, 307, 326–329
applying incremental changes, 309–310
Construction phase, 314–317
Elaboration phase, 312–314
implementation, 308
Inception phase, 310–311
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mentoring, 321–322
metrics, 322–324
Production phase, 318
Retirement phase, 319
training, 319–321
Transition phase, 317–318
Agile Model Driven Development (AMDD), 242
Agile Modeling, 120, 197
AMDD (Agile Model Driven Development), 242
analysis
communication, 311
Operations & Support discipline, 93–98
Portfolio Management discipline, 154–156
Production phase, 58
Retirement phase, 71
Strategic Reuse discipline, 206–211
succession planning, 246–247
anti-patterns, 46, 328
Enterprise Administration discipline, 276
Enterprise Architecture discipline, 194–195
enterprise business modeling, 142–143
Operations & Support discipline, 109
People Management discipline, 248
Portfolio Management discipline, 169
Software Process Improvement discipline,
300–301
Strategic Reuse discipline, 230–232
anti-virus software, 269.
See also
security
applications
anti-virus, 269
architecture, 188
Enterprise Architecture discipline.
See
Enterprise Architecture discipline
hosting/operating, 63–64
IT processes, xxxii
management, 159–163
monitoring, 178
OSS, 215
processes, 286
Retirement phase, 89
security, 178
Strategic Reuse discipline, 206–211
applying incremental changes, 309–310
architected reuse, 218
architecture
applications, 188
domains, 187
Enterprise Architecture discipline.
See
Enterprise Architecture discipline
MDA, 191
RUP, 23
archives, 33, 84
Artemis 7, 170
artifacts
business enterprise modeling, 134
Enterprise Architecture disciple, 184
iterations, 19–21
Portfolio Management discipline, 155
robust, 200
RUP phases, 18
Strategic Reuse discipline, 211
Ascential Enterprise Integration Suite, 80
assessment of organizations, 310
assets, 200
development, 217–219
Enterprise Administration discipline.
See
Enterprise Administration discipline
evolution, 219–220
Key Person Life Insurance, 247
publishing, 221
retirement, 222
Strategic Reuse discipline, 209
audits, 178
authoring tools, 302
automation
business enterprise modeling, 130–132
process mentors, 302
B
backups
procedures, 97
Retirement phase, 82
strategies, 98
BAM (business activity monitoring), 144
BARQA (British Association of Research
Quality Assurance), 84
BEPL (business process execution
language), 128
best practices, RUP, 22–25
beta testing, 110
big bang approach, 297, 300
Bleeding Edge, 195
BM (Business Modeling), 36
BPMN (Business Process Modeling
Notation), 129
British Association of Research Quality
Assurance (BARQA), 84
BSA (Business Software Alliance), 265
budgets, Strategic Reuse discipline, 206–211
business activity monitoring (BAM), 144
business applications, hosting/operating,
63–64
business cases, development of, 310
business goals, 311
Business Modeling (BM), 36
business process execution language
(BEPL), 128
Business Process Modeling Notation
(BPMN), 129
Business Software Alliance (BSA), 265
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C
candidates, Enterprise Architecture discipline,
178–180
Capability Maturity Model (CMM), 246
career guidance, 243–245
case studies
Enterprise Administration discipline,
274–275
enterprise business modeling, 140–141
Operations and Support discipline, 107–108
People Management discipline, 247–248
Portfolio Management discipline, 168
Production phase, 63–65
Retirement phase, 87–89
Software Process Improvement discipline,
297–298
Strategic Reuse discipline, 227–229
cells, issues to addresses, 40
certification, Software Process Improvement
discipline, 280
change management, 58, 220
channels, communication, 42
chargeback schemes, 210
CIBMs (Computation Independent Business
Models), 191
Class Responsibility Collaborator (CRC)
cards, 23
CM (configuration management), 59
CMM (Capability Maturity Model), 246
code, maintenance, 33
CollabNet, 216
collaboration, 44
development, 24
groupware, 303
columns
costs, 40
refocusing, 40
Zachman Framework (ZF), 37–38
commercial off the shelf (COTS) products,
32, 216
communication, 41–42
channels, 42
planning, 311
Strategic Reuse discipline, 209
tools, 196
communities, Strategic reuse discipline, 223
complete system retirements, 80.
See also
Retirement phase
components
business enterprise modeling
automation, 130–132
domains, 132–134
organization structures, 136–138
Enterprise Architecture discipline, 183
enterprise business models, 118
Computation Independent Business Models
(CIBMs), 191
concurrent releases (Production phase), 59–61
configuration
ECCB, 156
hardware, 256
management, 220
Production phase, 58
Configuration and Change Management
discipline, 72, 156
configuration management (CM), 59
Construction phase, adoption of EUP projects,
314–317
contact personnel, 93
contractors, 240
Portfolio Management discipline, 163
silver bullet, 169
contracts, management of, 160
copyrights, 265
CorelDraw, 196
corporate governance, 299–300
costs
columns, 40
hardware depreciation, 256
Strategic Reuse discipline, 206–211
COTS (commercial off the shelf) products,
32, 216
CRC (Class Responsibility Collaborator) cards,
23
Create Process workflow, 285, 288–289
CRM (customer relationship management)
systems, 116
CSR (customer support representative), 99
culture, 283
current inventory systems, 153
customer relationship management (CRM)
systems, 116
customer support representative (CSR), 99
customer updates, 101
cyber-terrorism, 267.
See also
security
D
DAMA (Data Management Association), 40
data
backups, 98
management, 274
storage build-outs, 259
warehousing, 260
Data Management Association (DAMA), 40
data sources, system interaction analysis, 74
data stewardship, 259
defect reporting, 94
defining candidate architecture, 178–180
DeKlarit, 216
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delivery
fixes, 94
incremental releases, 21
deployment
candidate architecture validation, 180
Operations & Support discipline, 93–98
processes, 290–294
Retirement phase, 71
Software Process Improvement discipline.
See
Software Process Improvement
discipline
strategies, 83
depreciation, hardware, 256
design, Production phase, 58.
See also
configuration
development
adoption of EUP, 307, 326–329
applying incremental changes, 309–310
Construction phase, 314–317
Elaboration phase, 312–314
implementation of, 308
Inception phase, 310–311
mentoring, 321–322
metrics, 322–324
Production phase, 318
Retirement phase, 319
training, 319–321
Transition phase, 317–318
of business cases, 310
cases, 315
collaborative, 24
iterations, 22
lifecycles, xxviii
People Management discipline.
See
People
Management discipline
Production phase
case studies, 63–65
concurrent releases, 59–61
Release Retirement milestone, 62–63
support, 62
RUP, 25
Strategic Reuse discipline.
See
Strategic
Reuse discipline
system lifecycles, 30
IT, 34–36
Production phase, 32
Retirement phase, 32–33
TDD, 24, 242
diagrams
business enterprise modeling, 129
RUP, 42
tools, 144
workflow, 43
directories, sharing, 232
disaster recovery, 33
Operations & Support discipline, 105–107
procedures, 97
discipline-based rows, Zachman Framework
(ZF), 40
distribution (Enterprise Architecture
discipline)
anti-patterns, 194–195
timing, 195
tools, 196–197
workflow, 175–180, 184–194
diversity in staffing, 238.
See also
People
Management discipline
documentation, 47, 241
business enterprise modeling, 124–129
reporting structures, 137
SAD, 192
of software processes, 315
system interaction analysis, 75
updates (Retirement phase), 81
wrappers, 293
Zachman Framework (ZF), 38
domains
architecture, 187
business enterprise modeling, 132–134
Enterprise Architecture discipline, 191–193
E
Earned Value Management (EVM), 159
EBM (Enterprise Business Modeling), 35–36
ECCB (Enterprise Change Control Board), 94
ECCB (Enterprise Configuration Control
Board), 156
Elaboration phase, adoption of EUP projects,
312–314
Engineering, SEPG, 312
enhancement request strategies, 94
Enterprise Administration discipline, 36, 251
Production phase, 58
Retirement phase, 72
workflow, 254
anti-patterns, 276
case studies, 274–275
information asset management, 258–264
intellectual property protection, 264–265
physical asset management, 254–257
project team support, 271–274
security management, 267, 270
timing, 277
tools, 277
enterprise administrators, 252
Enterprise Architecture discipline, 35, 72
anti-patterns, 194–195
timing, 195
tools, 196–197
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workflow, 175
candidate validation, 178–180
management, 184–187, 190
project team support, 193–194
references, 191–193
requirements, 176–178
Enterprise Architecture Group, 312
enterprise business modeling, 115
anti-patterns, 142–143
case studies, 140–141
executive-buy-ins, 116–119
timing, 144
tools, 144
workflow, 120, 123–132, 134–139
Enterprise Business Modeling (EBM), 35–36
Enterprise Change Control Board (ECCB), 94
Enterprise Configuration Control Board
(ECCB), 156
Enterprise Human Capital Management,
The, 248
enterprise management disciplines, 35
enterprise modeling, Zachman Framework
(ZF), 37–38
enterprise physical assets, 254.
See also
assets
enterprise resource planning (ERP)
systems, 116
enterprise risk management, 164–168
entity types, business, 116
environments
business, 117
Operations & Support discipline.
See
Operations & Support discipline
Production phase, 58
Retirement phase, 72
eRoom, 303
ERP (enterprise resource planning)
systems, 116
escalation strategy, Operations and Support
discipline, 98, 101–104
ETL (extract-transform-load), 80
EUP v2004 IT lifecycle, xxvii
EVM (Earned Value Management), 159
evolution
of assets, 219–220
of EUP, xxx, xxxii
of lifecycles, xxvii
executive buy-ins, 116–119
expertise, RUP, 283
extending lifecycles, 31, 48
external assets, acquiring, 214–216
external data sources, system interaction
analysis, 74
extract-transform-load (ETL), 80
F
facilities
administrators, 252
timelines, 257
failover strategies, 96
FAQ (Frequently Asked Question) lists, 196
feedback, 295, 303
financial depreciation, hardware, 256
fixes, delivery, 94
frameworks
career guidance, 246
RUP processes, 27–28
Zachman Framework (ZF), 37–38
freeware, 216
Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) lists, 196
full backups, 98
G
GEMs (good enough metrics), 47
generalizing specialists, 45, 241
go/no-go decisions, 18
goals, 311
business enterprise modeling, 122–124
Enterprise Architecture discipline, 176–178
Production phase, 54–55
Retirement phase, 69–71
Strategic Reuse discipline, 208, 225–227
going it alone approach, 301
Goldplating, 195
good enough metrics (GEMs), 47
governance
IT, 46
Software Process Improvement discipline,
299–300
Groove, 196, 303
groups
coordination, 283
iterations, 19–21
OMG, xxx, 191
SEPG, 312
groupware, 303
growth, Strategic Reuse discipline, 210
guidance, 44, 315
H
hardware
depreciation, 256
Retirement phase, 84
standard configurations, 256
harvesting assets, Strategic Reuse discipline,
211–214
Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA), 262
help, 328
high-level relationships, 137
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HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act), 262
histories, xxx, xxxii
hosting business applications, 63–64
HR (Human Resources), 239
HRMS (Human Resource Management
System), 245
I
IBM
rational process authoring tools, 302
Tivoli, 110, 277
I-CASE (Integrated CASE), 191
implementation
business enterprise modeling
automation, 130–132
domains, 132–134
organization structures, 136–138
Retirement phase, 71
Software Process Improvement discipline.
See
Software Process Improvement
discipline
Inception phase, adoption of EUP projects,
310–311
incremental backups, 98
incremental changes, applying, 309–310
incremental releases, RUP, 21
industrial espionage, 267.
See also
security
Informatica, 80
information administrators, 252
information asset management, 258–264
Information Technology Infrastructure Library
(ITIL), 91
information technology.
See
IT
infrastructure
build-out, 256
maintenance, 33
in-house replacement systems, 79.
See also
Retirement phase
Initial Operational Capability (IOC)
milestone, 317
insurance, Key Person Life Insurance, 247
Integrated CASE (I-CASE), 191
Intelex Technologies, Inc., 248
intellectual property, 264–265.
See also
information asset management
interactions
Production phase, 55
Retirement phase, 74–79
interactive presentation tools, 196
interfaces, system interaction analysis, 74
internal mailing lists, 303
internal open source, 219
International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) 9003, 280
intrusion detection systems, 269.
See also
security
inventory systems, 153
IOC (Initial Operational Capability)
milestone, 317
IT (information technology)
governance, 46
lifecycles, xxviii
processes, xxxii
system lifecycles, 30, 34–36
Production phase, 32
Retirement phase, 32–33
iterations
business enterprise modeling, 130
development, 22
Production phase, 56–58
Retirement phase, 71–73
analysis, 74–79
documentation updates, 81
migrate users, 82
strategies, 79–81
system removal, 83–84
testing, 82
RUP, 19–21
ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure
Library), 91
Ivory Tower Architecture, 194
J-K
JAD (joint application development), 122
JavaOne, 245
Key Person Life Insurance, 247
L
LCA (Lifecycle Architecture) milestone, 314
LCO (Lifecycle Objectives) milestone, 310
levels, lifecycles, xxix
libraries, ITIL, 91
licenses, Retirement phase, 84
Lifecycle Architecture (LCA) milestone, 314
Lifecycle Objectives (LCO) milestone, 310
lifecycles, 30
adoption of EUP, 326–329
extending, 48
IT, 34–36
processes, xxvii–xxix
Production phase, 32
Retirement phase, 32–33
lists, FAQ, 196
locations
business enterprise modeling, 117
modeling, 137
Portfolio Management discipline, 164
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M
Macromedia Dreamweaver, 302
mailing lists, 303
mainframes, migration off, 87–88
maintenance
lifecycles, xxvii
Production phase, 55
schedules, 96
management
change management, 220
configuration, 220
contracts, 160
data, 274
Enterprise Administration discipline, 36, 58,
184–187, 190
anti-patterns, 276
case studies, 274–275
discipline, 251
information asset management, 258–264
intellectual property protection, 264–265
physical asset management, 254–257
project team support, 271–274
Retirement phase, 72
security management, 267, 270
timing, 277
tools, 277
workflow, 254
enterprise management disciplines, 35
metadata, 259
OMG, xxx
organization structures, 118
people, 35
People Management discipline.
See
People
Management discipline
Portfolio Management discipline.
See
Portfolio Management discipline
Production phase, 58
relationships, 163
requirements, 23
Retirement phase, 72, 84–85
risk management, 18, 25, 164–168
RUP
best practices, 22–25
incremental releases, 21
iterations, 19–21
serialization, 15–19
Software Process Improvement discipline.
See
Software Process Improvement
discipline
strategies, 248
ManageSoft, 277
MDA (Model Driven Architecture), 191
measurements
adoption of EUP projects, 322–324
Strategic Reuse discipline, 210, 225–227
mentoring, 44, 273
adoption of EUP projects, 321–322
Software process mentors, 309
metadata management, 259
metrics, 47
adoption of EUP projects, 322–324
Portfolio Management discipline, 159
Microsoft
FrontPage, 302
support, 64
Visio, 196
migration
off mainframes, 87–88
Retirement phase, 82
testing, 82
milestones
IOC, 317
LCA, 314
LCO, 310
phases, 31
Release Retirement, 62–63
Retirement phase, 86
RUP, 15–19
mission statements, 118
Model Driven Architecture (MDA), 191
Modeling, Zachman Framework (ZF), 37–38
models
Enterprise Architecture discipline.
See
Enterprise Architecture discipline
enterprise business modeling, 115
anti-patterns, 142–143
case studies, 140–141
executive buy-ins, 116–119
timing, 144
tools, 144
workflow, 120, 123–132, 134–139
monitoring, 33, 178
multiple releases, 68.
See also
releases
multi-view approach to Enterprise Architecture
discipline, 176
N-O
network administrators, 252
NOC (Network Operations Center), 105
non-interactive communication tools, 196
object constraint language (OCL), 128
Object Management Group (OMG), xxx, 191
objects, 191
obsolete systems, 70.
See also
Retirement
phase
OCL (object constraint language), 128
office applications, Retirement phase, 89
OLTP (online transaction processing), 260
OMG (Object Management Group), xxx, 191
one size fits all approach, 301
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online transaction processing (OLTP), 260
open source software (OSS), 215
OpenSource.org, 215
operating procedures, 96
operations
business applications, 63–64
Retirement phase, 72
Operations & Support discipline, 31–34, 91
anti-patterns, 109
case studies, 107–108
disaster recovery, 105–107
support, 98, 101–104
timing, 110
tools, 110
workflow, 92–98
Opsware, Inc., 110
optimization, 36, 279
access, 281–284
anti-patterns, 300–301
applying incremental changes, 309–310
case studies, 297–298
Construction phase, 314–317
corporate governance, 299–300
creating, 285, 288–289
deployment, 290–294
Elaboration phase, 312–314
implementation, 308
Inception phase, 310–311
mentoring, 321–322
metrics, 322–324
Production phase, 318
project team support, 295–297
Retirement phase, 319
standards, 298–299
tailoring, 289–290
timing, 302
tools, 302–303
training, 319–321
Transition phase, 317–318
workflow, 280–281
Oracle Financials, 216
organizations
lifecycles, xxix
structures, 118, 136–138
OSS (open source software), 215
outsourcing, 102
overzealous process police, 301
ownership, 219
P
password policies, 269.
See also
security
patches, 33
patents, 264
patterns
anti-patterns, 46
reuse, 204.
See also
Strategic Reuse
discipline
P-CMM (People Capability Maturity Model),
246
People Management discipline, 35, 235, 241
anti-patterns, 248
career guidance, 243–245
case studies, 247–248
management, 239–243
plan staffing, 237–239
succession planning, 246–247
timing, 249
tools, 248
PeopleSoft, 248
perception of value, 257
pet project syndrome, 169
Peter Principle, The, 249
phases
Construction, 314–317
Elaboration, 312–314
Inception, 310–311
Production, 32
adoption of EUP projects, 318
case studies, 63–65
concurrent releases, 59–61
goal of, 54–55
iteration workflows, 56–58
maintenance, 55
Release Retirement milestone, 62–63
support, 62
Retirement, 32–33, 67–68
adoption of EUP projects, 319
analysis, 74–79
case studies, 87–89
documentation updates, 81
goals of, 69–71
iterations, 71–73
management, 84–85
migrate users, 82
milestones, 86
strategies, 79–81
system removal, 83–84
testing, 82
RUP, 15–19
best practices, 22–25
incremental releases, 21
iterations, 19–21
Transition, 317–318
physical asset management, 254–257.
See also
assets
physical security, 247.
See also
security
PICMs (Platform Independent Component
Models), 191
pilot projects, 316
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PIMs (Platform Independent Models), 191
plan staffing workflow, People Management
discipline, 237–239
planning
communication, 311
for disasters, 33
Operations & Support discipline, 93–98
Portfolio Management discipline, 154–156
Production phase, 58
projects, 18
Retirement phase, 71
Strategic Reuse discipline, 206–211
succession, 246–247
Platform Independent Component Models
(PICMs), 191
Platform Independent Models (PIMs), 191
Platform Specific Models (PSMs), 191
PMOffice, 170
Portfolio Management discipline, 35, 149–151
anti-patterns, 169
case studies, 168
Retirement phase, 72
timing, 170
tools, 170
workflow, 152–160, 162–168
portfolio managers, 237
practices, 48
presentation tools, 196
Primavera Enterprise, 170
principles, 48
Process Implementation Plan, 311.
See also
planning
processes
adoption of EUP, 307, 326–329
applying incremental changes, 309–310
Construction phase, 314–317
Elaboration phase, 312–314
implementation of Software Process
Improvement discipline, 308
Inception phase, 310–311
mentoring, 321–322
metrics, 322–324
Production phase, 318
Retirement phase, 319
training, 319–321
Transition phase, 317–318
authoring tools, 302
automated process mentors, 302
business, 117
culture, 283
enterprise business modeling, 124–129
anti-patterns, 142–143
automation of, 130–132
case studies, 140–141
domains, 132–134
organization structures, 136–138
project team support, 139
timing, 144
tools, 144
IT, xxxii
lifecycles, xxvii–xxix
overview of, xxvi
Production phase
case studies, 63–65
concurrent releases, 59–61
goal of, 54–55
iteration workflows, 56–58
maintenance, 55
Release Retirement milestone, 62–63
support, 62
RUP, 25–26
best practices, 22–25
frameworks, 27–28
incremental releases, 21
iterations, 19–21
serialization, 15–19
SEPG, 312
Software Process Improvement discipline.
See
Software Process Improvement
discipline
production
Operations & Support discipline.
See
Operations & Support discipline
Retirement phase, 69
Production phase, 32
adoption of EUP projects, 318
case studies, 63–65
concurrent releases, 59–61
goal of, 54–55
iteration workflows, 56–58
maintenance, 55
Release Retirement milestone, 62–63
support, 62
Program Management Office, 312
programs
management, 159–163
Retirement phase, 72
project teams
Strategic Reuse discipline, 222–225
support, 45, 139
Enterprise Administration discipline,
271–274
Enterprise Architecture discipline,
193–194
Software Process Improvement discipline,
295–297
projects
adoption of EUP.
See
adoption of EUP
enterprise business modeling, 115
anti-patterns, 142–143
case studies, 140–141
executive buy-ins, 116–119
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timing, 144
tools, 144
workflow, 120, 123–132, 134–139
People Management discipline.
See
People
Management discipline
pilot, 316
planning, 18
RUP, 22–25
Strategic Reuse discipline.
See
Strategic
Reuse discipline
promotions, management only, 249
PSMs (Platform Specific Models), 191
public open source, 219
publishing, assets, 221
Q-R
quality of information, 260
Rational Rose/XDE, 196
Rational Unified Process.
See
RUP
recovery
from disasters, 33
Operations & Support discipline, 105–107
procedures, 97
redundancy, Retirement phase, 70
references, Enterprise Architecture discipline,
191–193
refocusing columns, 40
relationships, 137, 163
Release Retirement milestone, 62–63
releases
incremental, 21
Production phase, 59–61
Release Retirement milestone, 62–63
Retirement phase, 67–68
analysis, 74–79
case studies, 87–89
documentation updates, 81
goals of, 69–71
iterations, 71–73
management, 84–85
migrate users, 82
milestones, 86
strategies, 79–81
system removal, 83–84
testing, 82
Remedy, 110
removing
releases, 68
systems, 83–84
replacement, 69.
See also
Retirement phase
reports
defect, 94
structures, 137
Request for Information (RFI), 161
Request for Proposal (RFP), 162
Request for Quote (RFQ), 162
requirements
business enterprise modeling, 131
Enterprise Architecture discipline, 176–178
management, 23
Production phase, 57
restore procedures, 97
retirement of assets, 222
Retirement phase, 32–33, 67–68
adoption of EUP projects, 319
analysis, 74–79
case studies, 87–89
documentation updates, 81
goals of, 69–71
iterations, 71–73
management, 84–85
migrate users, 82
milestones, 86
Release Retirement milestone, 62–63
strategies, 79–81
system removal, 83–84
testing, 82
return on investment (ROI), 310
reusability, 199.
See also
Strategic Reuse
discipline
reusable assets, 200
Reuse Registrar, 221
reuse repository tools, 232
Revelation Help Desk, 110
reviews, 45
RFI (Request for Information), 161
RFP (Request for Proposal), 162
RFQ (Request for Quote), 162
risks
identification of, 311
management, 18, 25, 164–168
robust artifacts, 200
robust assets, 200
Rogue Wave's LEIF, 216
ROI (return on investment), 310
roles
Enterprise Administration discipline,
252–253
portfolio managers, 155
Support User workflow, 98, 101–104
rolling waves, 18
rows, 40
rules, business, 117
RUP (Rational Unified Process), xxvi
architecture, 23
diagrams, 42
enterprise business modeling, 115
anti-patterns, 142–143
case studies, 140–141
executive buy-ins, 116–119
timing, 144
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tools, 144
workflow, 120, 123–132, 134–139
processes, 25–26
best practices, 22–25
frameworks, 27–28
incremental releases, 21
iterations, 19–21
serialization, 15–19
Retirement phase, 67–68
analysis, 74–81
case studies, 87–89
documentation updates, 81
goals of, 69–71
iterations, 71–73
management, 84–85
migrate users, 82
milestones, 86
system removal, 83–84
testing, 82
SAD, 192
Software Process Improvement discipline.
See
Software Process Improvement
discipline
system lifecycles, 30
Production phase, 32
Retirement phase, 32–33
RUP v2003 system lifecycle, xxvi
S
SAD (Software Architecture Document), 192
Sarbanes-Oxley (Sarbox) Compliance
Act of 2002, 262
schedules
maintenance, 96
Portfolio Management discipline, 158
SCO Group, 264
scope of lifecycles, xxvii, xxix
security
administrators, 252
applications, 178
case studies, 275
management, 267, 270
Retirement phase, 84
SEPG (Software Engineering Process
Group), 312
serialization, RUP, 15–19
service marks, 264
service-level agreements (SLAs), 91, 94
service-oriented approach to customers, 101
sharing directories, 232
silver bullet approach, 300
silver bullet contractors, 109, 169
simplicity, 41
single-use builds, 218
SLAs (service-level agreements), 91, 94
SMEs (subject matter experts), 298, 314
Software Architecture Document (SAD), 192
Software Development Best Practices, 245
Software Development Plan, 311.
See also
planning
Software Engineering Process Group
(SEPG), 312
Software Process Engineering Metamodel
(SPEM), 42
Software Process Improvement discipline, 36,
140, 279
access, 281–284
anti-patterns, 300–301
case studies, 297–298
corporate governance, 299–300
creating, 285, 288–289
deployment, 290–294
implementation, 308
applying incremental changes, 309–310
Construction phase, 314–317
Elaboration phase, 312–314
Inception phase, 310–311
mentoring, 321–322
metrics, 322–324
Production phase, 318
Retirement phase, 319
training, 319–321
Transition phase, 317–318
project team support, 295–297
standards, 298–299
tailoring, 289–290
timing, 302
tools, 302–303
workflow, 280–281
Software process mentor, 309
SourceForge, 216
SPEM (Software Process Engineering
Metamodel), 42
SSR (system support representative), 99
stability of enterprise business models, 119
staffing
contractors, 240
mentoring, 321–322
People Management discipline.
See
People
Management discipline
Retirement phase, 85
Strategic Reuse discipline, 208
training, 102, 319–321
stakeholders, 47, 70
standard configurations, hardware, 256
standards, Software Process Improvement
discipline, 298–299
startup strategies, Strategic Reuse
discipline, 208
stewardship, data, 259
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Strategic Reuse discipline, 35, 199–201, 204
anti-patterns, 230–232
case studies, 227–229
timing, 229
tools, 232–233
workflow, 205
acquiring external assets, 214–216
asset development, 217–219
evolution, 219–220
harvesting assets, 211–214
measurements, 225–227
planning, 206–211
project team support, 222–225
publishing, 221
retirement, 222
strategies
backups, 98
deployment, 83
enhancement request, 94
Enterprise Architecture discipline, 178–180
enterprise business modeling, 122–124
failover, 96
management, 248
Retirement phase, 79–81
risk, 167
support, 98, 101–104
touch-and-hold, 101
Strive for Perfection, 195
structures
business enterprise modeling, 136–138
Enterprise Architecture discipline.
See
Enterprise Architecture discipline
organization, 118
reporting, 137
Stuck in the Weeds, 194
subject matter experts (SMEs), 298, 314
succession planning, 246–247
support
developers, 99
managers, 99
Microsoft, 64
multiple versions, 61
Operations and Support discipline, 91
anti-patterns, 109
case studies, 107–108
disaster recovery, 105–107
strategies, 98, 101–104
timing, 110
tools, 110
workflow, 92–98
Production phase, 62
project teams, 45, 139
Enterprise Administration discipline,
271–274
Enterprise Architecture discipline,
193–194
Software Process Improvement discipline,
295–297
Strategic Reuse discipline, 222–225
Retirement phase, 70–72
Strategic Reuse discipline, 209
Support Users workflow, 98, 101–104
Symbols, workflow diagrams, 43
System Architect, 196
system development lifecycle, xxviii
system releases, 67–68
analysis, 74–79
case studies, 87–89
documentation updates, 81
goals of, 69–71
iterations, 71–73
management, 84–85
migrate users, 82
milestones, 86
strategies, 79–81
system removal, 83–84
testing, 82
system support representative (SSR), 99
systems
contact personnel, 93
CRM, 116
ERP, 116
incremental releases, 21
interactions, 74–79
interfaces, 74
inventory, 153
lifecycles, xxvii–xxviii, 30
IT, 34–36
Production phase, 32
Retirement phase, 32–33
operating procedures, 96
Operations & Support discipline, 33–34
RUP, 25.
See also
RUP
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tailoring
EUP content, 314–315
processes, 289–290
TCO (total cost of ownership), 158
TDD (Test-Driven Development), 24, 242
teams
project, 45
Strategic Reuse discipline, 209
technical requirements.
See also
requirements
business enterprise modeling, 131
Enterprise Architecture discipline, 178
Technology Above All, 195
Templates, adoption of EUP projects, 315
Test-Driven Development (TDD), 24, 242
testing, 24
alpha/beta, 110
disaster recovery, 106
Production phase, 58
Retirement phase, 82
Software Process Improvement
discipline, 284
time, tracking, 242, 248
timelines, facilities, 257
timing
Enterprise Administration discipline, 277
Enterprise Architecture discipline, 195
enterprise business modeling, 144
Operations & Support discipline, 110
People Management discipline, 249
Portfolio Management discipline, 170
Software Process Improvement
discipline, 302
Strategic Reuse discipline, 229
tools, 47
authoring, 302
Enterprise Administration discipline, 277
Enterprise Architecture discipline, 196–197
enterprise business modeling, 120, 144
ETL, 80
migration, 82
Operations & Support discipline, 110
People Management discipline, 248
Portfolio Management discipline, 170
process adoption, 312
Software Process Improvement discipline,
302–303
Strategic Reuse discipline, 208, 232–233
total cost of ownership (TCO), 158
touch-and-hold strategy, 101
tracking time, 242, 248
trade secrets, 265
trademarks, 264
training, 273
adoption of EUP projects, 319–321
staffs, 102
Transition phase, adoption of EUP projects,
317–318
Trends, 323.
See also
metrics
troubleshooting, 328
tuning, 33
types
of backup strategies, 98
of processes, xxviii–xxix
U
UML (Unified Modeling Language), xxx
UMT Portfolio Management Software
Suite, 170
units, 137
unmanaged portfolios, 169
UP (Unified Process), xxvi
updates
customer, 101
documentation, 81
system interaction analysis, 74
upgrading, 33
uptime commitments, 95
USDP (Unified Software Development
Process), xxvi
user migration, 82
utilities, 47.
See also
tools
ETL, 80
migration, 82
Operations & Support discipline, 110
Strategic Reuse discipline, 232–233
V
validation, Enterprise Architecture discipline,
178–180
value, perception of, 257
vendors, Portfolio Management discipline, 162
verification, 24
versions
control tools, 232
support, 61
viruses, 269.
See also
security
vision, identification of, 310
W-Z
warehousing data, 260
Waypointer, 302
Whiteboard Photo, 196
whiteboards, 144, 196
Wikis, 196, 303
workflow
diagrams, 43
Disaster Recovery, 105–107
Enterprise Administration discipline.
See
Enterprise Administration discipline
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Enterprise Architecture discipline.
See
Enterprise Architecture discipline
enterprise business modeling, 120, 123–132,
134–139
Operations & Support discipline, 92–98
People Management discipline.
See
People
Management discipline
Portfolio Management discipline, 152–162,
166–168
Production phase, 56–58
Retirement phase, 71–73
analysis, 74–79
documentation updates, 81
migrate users, 82
strategies, 79–81
system removal, 83–84
testing, 82
Software Process Improvement discipline.
See
Software Process Improvement
discipline
Strategic Reuse discipline.
See
Strategic
Reuse discipline
Support Users, 98, 101–104
workspace build-outs, 258
wrappers, process documentation as, 293
Year 2000 (Y2K), 33
Zachman Framework (ZF), 37–38
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