Training for IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization – Method Composer (MEC)

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Method Authoring with IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization – Method Composer (MEC)

Objectives:

Upon completing this 3 day course, you will know how to

• perform basic method authoring with MEC

Pre-requisites:

None

Intended Audience:

Process engineers and method authors. Anyone wishing to use MEC to author methods.

Preparation:

The course can be delivered remotely via web conference,  or in person.

Typical Agenda:

Day 1

9-10:0 Module 1 Introduction (40 slides)

Covers the basics of MEC is and what it is used for.

10:00-10:10 Review Ex 1.1

10:10-10:20 Break

10:20-11:20 Module 2 – Defining Method Content (Slides 1-24)

How to create and define method elements and relationships between them.

11:20-12:00 Ex 2.1

12:00-12:30: Lunch

12:30-1:00 Module 2 – Defining Method Content (Slides 25-38)

Creating configurations

1:00-1:10 Ex 2.2

1:10-1:20 Break

1:20-2:20 Module 3 – Using Method Content Variability (25 Slides)

How to use variability to add to or tailor existing method elements.

2:20-2:30 Ex 3.1

2:30-2:45 Break

2:45-3:45 Module 4 – Categorizing Method Content (Slides 1-20)

Organizing method elements into standard and custom categories.

3:45-4:00 Ex 4.1

4:00-4:45 Module 5 – Defining Processes (Slides 1-22)

Creating capability patterns and delivery processes from tasks.

4:45-5:00 Ex 5.1

Day 2

9:00-9:30 Completion of Ex 5.1, review, Q and A

9:30-9:45 Module 5 – Defining Processes (Slides 22-28)

Structuring processes from capability patterns.

9:45-10:00 Ex 5.2

9:30-9:45 Module 5 – Defining Processes (Slides 29-40)

9:45-10:00 Ex 5.3

10:00-10:15 Break

10:15-10:30 Module 5 – Defining Processes (Slides 41-44)

Understanding synchronization of descriptors with corresponding method elements.

10:30-10:45 Ex 5.4

10:45-11:30 Module 6 Detailing Method Elements (17 slides)

How to use the rich text editor to  add text, pictures, and area maps to the method.

11:30-11:45 Ex 6.1

11:45-1:00 Lunch

1:00-1:45 Module 7 Creating Navigation Views (17 slides)

1:45-2:00 Ex 7.1

2:00-2:30 Module 8 Publishing (20 slides)

Options for publishing to web, Word, and PDF, as well as how to analyze and fix errors in the library and/or configuration.

2:30-2:45 Ex. 8.1

2:45-3:00 Break

3:00-3:30 Module 9 – Additional resources (6 slides)

Explore additional enablement information available in the Jazz.Net community and elsewhere.

3:30-3:45 Module 10 – Review (8 slides)

3:45-4:15 Review exercise

Day 3  Supplemental materials

Day 3 can be a selection of material from the following, and may include an exercise where we outline existing or “to be” processes for your organization.

Module 4 – Categorizing Method Content – Tagging (8 slides, no exercises)

30 minutes

Tagging is a feature that allows method  information to be grouped in flexible ways for searching and navigation purposes.

Module 4 – Categorizing Method Content – Practices (14 slides,  1 exercise)

1 hour

Practices are an architecture feature that allows you to construct a wide variety of process configurations to suit different project/team types.

Module S1 – Tailoring (16 slides – 1 Exercise)

1 hour

Covers the Team Process perspective for light process tailoring.

Module S2 – Engineering Workflow Management  (EWM) integration  (27 slides 3 Exercises)

2.5 hours

Covers how you can create work items, work item templates, roles and work item types in EWM from corresponding elements in MEC.

Module S3 – Library architecture (64 slides, no exercises)

Understanding the IBM Practices library architecture, and considerations when defining your own library architecture.

2 hours

Module S4 – Change  Management with Engineering Workflow Management (29 slides, 2 exercises)

2.5 hours

Covers how to use EWM for version control of method libraries.  Optionally covers the commenting feature where viewers of an MEC published website can add comments to pages that are tracked as work items in EWM.

Other options

It is possible to condense days 1 and 2 into a single day course by only covering the basics in each topic area, and skipping some exercises.

Additional consulting is recommended after the course to help you get started with your own library.

Although there are currently no course modules for the following topics, the course could be enhanced to cover:

• Web-based method authoring with DOORS Next
• Release management of published methods
• Standards mapping and compliance
• Using BIRT for reporting
• Customizing the look and feel of the published website with Skins
• Using process builder to create configuration wizards
• Creating user-defined types and relationships
• Example practices customization exercises

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