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Oracle® Unified Method (OUM)

Level 2: Implement Focus Area Overview
Module: Implement Focus Area Structure

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 Learning Objectives
Implement Focus Area Structure

• By the end of this module, you should be able to:

– Describe the five phases of the Oracle® Unified Method
(OUM) Implement focus area.
– Identify the milestones for each phase.
– Provide a brief description of the processes in the OUM
Implement focus area.

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 Implement Focus Area

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 Each Implement Phase may be Divided into Iterations

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 Each Phase Ends with a Milestone

–Inception –Elaboration –Construction –Transition –Production

LO LA IOC SP SO

• Inception – Lifecycle Objectives Milestone (LO)

• Elaboration – Lifecycle Architecture Milestone (LA)
• Construction – Initial Operational Capability Milestone
(IOC)
• Transition – System in Production Milestone (SP)
• Production – Sign-Off Milestone (SO)

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 Inception Phase

“Confirm Business Objectives and Project Goals”

“Gather Key Requirements”
“Prepare Project Team”

Objectives
1. Obtain clear understanding of business benefits to be
achieved.
2. Identify and mitigate risks.
3. Identify and educate project stakeholders.
4. Define, document and prioritize business requirements.

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 Lifecycle Objective Milestone

Inception Phase  Confirm

Lifecycle Objective Milestone
 Business Objectives
Elaboration Phase  Goals
Lifecycle Architecture Milestone
Construction Phase
 Requirements
Initial Operational Capability Milestone  Risks
Transition Phase
System in Production Milestone  Update Schedule and Cost
Estimates
Production Phase
Sign-Off Milestone  Is it feasible to proceed?

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 Elaboration Phase

“The most Critical Phase”

“Understand the Requirements”
“Baseline the Architecture”

Objectives
1. Prioritize, refine and analyze requirements into use cases.
2. Agree on the visual approach to the user interface.
3. Agree on the user involvement.
4. Establish a sound architectural foundation.
5. Develop the initial technical model and partition the
components.
6. Verify whether the project can move to the next phase.
7. Mitigate risks.

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 Lifecycle Architecture Milestone

Inception Phase  Stable architecture:

Lifecycle Objective Milestone
 Application

Elaboration Phase
 Technical
Lifecycle Architecture Milestone  Data
 Executable code that mitigates
architectural risks
Construction Phase
Initial Operational Capability Milestone  Construction phase plan detailed
and accurate?
Transition Phase
System in Production Milestone  Implementation team ready?
Production Phase  Can we commit resources to begin
Sign-Off Milestone Implementation?

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 Construction Phase

“Cost-effectively implement high-quality software”

Objectives
1. Detail the remaining use cases and refine Analysis and
Design Models.
2. Obtain refinements to requirements.
3. Iteratively, produce a physical database, integrate developed
or reused components, and configure product components,
to produce an integrated system.

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 Initial Operational Capability Milestone

Inception Phase
Lifecycle Objective Milestone
Elaboration Phase
Lifecycle Architecture Milestone
Construction Phase  Beta release stable?
Initial Operational Capability Milestone
 Stakeholders ready for Transition?
Transition Phase
System in Production Milestone  Ready for the User Acceptance
Production Phase Test?
Sign-Off Milestone

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 Transition Phase

“Fine Tune functionality, performance & quality”

“Go Live”

Objectives
1. Gain acceptance of the project.
2. Support the client during the Acceptance Test.
3. Validate that the system meets the requirements for Production.
4. Prepare the Production Environment.
5. Convert data from existing systems.
6. Establish the maintenance environment required for support.

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 Initial Operational Capability Milestone

Inception Phase
Lifecycle Objective Milestone
Elaboration Phase
Lifecycle Architecture Milestone
Construction Phase  Go Live!
Initial Capability Operability Milestone
 Stakeholders satisfied with the
Transition Phase
System in Production Milestone project?
Production Phase  Package reusable components
Sign-Off Milestone
 Report estimate versus actual to
improve OUM estimates

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 Production Phase Objectives

“Obtain Sign-Off”
“Close Contract”
Objectives
1. Fulfill obligations during the warranty period.
2. Monitor the system performance and solve any problems.
3. Log problems and make corrections.
4. Provide agreed on level of user support.
5. Deliver a plan for continuing management and support.
6. Assess the success of the solution.
7. Develop an Enhancement Plan.

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 Sign-Off Milestone Objectives

Inception Phase
Lifecycle Objective Milestone
Elaboration Phase
Lifecycle Architecture Milestone
Construction Phase
Initial Capability Operability Milestone
Transition Phase
System in Production Milestone
Production Phase  Close out the contractual
Sign-Off Milestone agreements
 Release staff and physical
resources
 Preserve intellectual property

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 Implement Focus Area Processes

PROCESSES

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 Conclusion
Implement Focus Area Structure

• Now that you have completed this module, you should

be able to:
– Describe the five phases of the OUM Implement focus area.
– Identify the milestones for each phase.
– Provide a brief description of the processes in the OUM
Implement focus area.

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