Figure 7.1 The entire process divided in several phases with documentation delivered. © 2003 Crnkovic, Asklund, Persson Dahlqvist, ”Implementing and Integrating Product Data Management and Software Configuration Management” Evaluation process planning Tool selection Verification of the tool Deployment process analysis Identification of needs Requirements identification The processesDeliverables Requirement Specification of Process Improvements Evaluation project plan Requirements Specification Evaluation Report Project plan Other deliverables (see 7.3) Analysis report Verification report Evaluation project Tool deployment Deployment project Preparation The new tool in full use

Figure 7.2 Distribution of internal and external cotst. © 2003 Crnkovic, Asklund, Persson Dahlqvist, ”Implementing and Integrating Product Data Management and Software Configuration Management” Initial costs Year one Year two Total costs Tool A Tool B Tool A Tool B Tool A Tool B External costs Internal costs

Figure 7.3 Estimated investments and return on investment. © 2003 Crnkovic, Asklund, Persson Dahlqvist, ”Implementing and Integrating Product Data Management and Software Configuration Management” Tool A – a more advanced tool Tool B – a simpler tool Tool C – in-house developed tool Functionality Time Efforts Time Return on investment Time A B C A B C A B C t0t0 t1t1 t2t2

Figure 7.4 Graphical presentation of the fulfillment on functional requirements. © 2003 Crnkovic, Asklund, Persson Dahlqvist, ”Implementing and Integrating Product Data Management and Software Configuration Management” Adm VM CM BM ChM DD PD Int UI Gen Adm VM CM BM ChM DD PD Int UI Gen Adm VM CM BM ChM DD PD Int UI Gen Tool A Tool B Tool C Adm – Administration VM – Version Management CM – Configuration Management BM – Build Management ChM – Change Management DD – Distributed Development PD – Parallel Development Int – Interoperability UI – User Interface Gen – General

Figure 7.5 Deployment project resources and activities. © 2003 Crnkovic, Asklund, Persson Dahlqvist, ”Implementing and Integrating Product Data Management and Software Configuration Management” Resources Project Timeline RequirementsData Model development Software Development Process Implementation Project Planning Planning Data conversion and installation Training Deployment Team Core Team Training Team