1. ©2003 ASG Software Solutions. All Rights Reserved. MPUG Chicago Meeting – February 11, 2003 presented by Kenneth Steiness February 11, 2003 Recent studies show that 72% of software development projects either fail or are severely challenged. Many projects fail, not for the lack of money or technology, but for lack of good project management discipline and formal methodologies. One of the major factors for project success is the ability to integrate industry standard software development and project management methodologies into each project. Source: The Standish Group

2. ©2003 ASG Software Solutions. All Rights Reserved. Visual Process is Knowledge-Driven Process Management MPUG Chicago Meeting – February 11, 2003 ASG-Visual Process, Industry Standards and Microsoft Project February 11, 2003 Industry Standards and Best Practices  What are Industry Standards, and how can they help me with my project? Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) Capability Maturity Model (CMM) ISO 9000-3  Industry Best Practices for Software Planning, Development and Maintenance (Methodologies)  How do I turn the theory into something useful on my project?

3. ©2003 ASG Software Solutions. All Rights Reserved. Visual Process is Knowledge-Driven Process Management MPUG Chicago Meeting – February 11, 2003 ASG-Visual Process, Industry Standards and Microsoft Project February 11, 2003 What does PMBOK provide?  The Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) PMBOK is an inclusive term that describes the sum of knowledge within the profession of project management. 9 knowledge areas provide the framework in which project management activities are managed and executed. Project Management Life Cycle – Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling and Closing

4. ©2003 ASG Software Solutions. All Rights Reserved. Visual Process is Knowledge-Driven Process Management MPUG Chicago Meeting – February 11, 2003 ASG-Visual Process, Industry Standards and Microsoft Project February 11, 2003 What does CMM provide?  The Software Engineering Institute’s (SEI) Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) 5 level model that guides software organizations in improving their software processes. Offers guidance on developing and maintaining software in order to gain control of processes and evolve toward a culture of software engineering and management excellence. CMMI has measurement areas (KPA) each with multiple specific and generic goals – each requiring unique/specific processes to support compliance.

5. ©2003 ASG Software Solutions. All Rights Reserved. Visual Process is Knowledge-Driven Process Management MPUG Chicago Meeting – February 11, 2003 ASG-Visual Process, Industry Standards and Microsoft Project February 11, 2003 BUT - if these are the “Framework”, where’s the Stucco?  These standards may provide a good framework, but you still need to fill in the gaps with detailed “How-to” process information, reusable documentation, previous project experience and supporting tools.

6. ©2003 ASG Software Solutions. All Rights Reserved. Visual Process is Knowledge-Driven Process Management MPUG Chicago Meeting – February 11, 2003 ASG-Visual Process, Industry Standards and Microsoft Project February 11, 2003 Using Industry Standards/Best Practices - Trials and Tribulations  Have you ever tried to directly apply these to a project?  While most contain excellent high level guidance, they typically fall short of specific implementation level support.  Many are missing the “How-to” details.  Visual Process fills in the gaps by providing detailed process knowledge, including reusable documentation

7. ©2003 ASG Software Solutions. All Rights Reserved. Visual Process is Knowledge-Driven Process Management MPUG Chicago Meeting – February 11, 2003 ASG-Visual Process, Industry Standards and Microsoft Project February 11, 2003 Show me how that works!  External Standards domain in Visual Process Project Management Institute’s PMBOK Software Engineering Institute’s CMMI

8. ©2003 ASG Software Solutions. All Rights Reserved. Visual Process is Knowledge-Driven Process Management MPUG Chicago Meeting – February 11, 2003 ASG-Visual Process, Industry Standards and Microsoft Project February 11, 2003

9. ©2003 ASG Software Solutions. All Rights Reserved. Visual Process is Knowledge-Driven Process Management MPUG Chicago Meeting – February 11, 2003 ASG-Visual Process, Industry Standards and Microsoft Project February 11, 2003 Project Lifecycle

10. ©2003 ASG Software Solutions. All Rights Reserved. Visual Process is Knowledge-Driven Process Management MPUG Chicago Meeting – February 11, 2003 ASG-Visual Process, Industry Standards and Microsoft Project February 11, 2003 What is Visual Process?  More than just methodologies, it’s a complete environment for managing processes.  Visual Process is a process management solution that helps an organization define and manage IT processes and methodologies, plan projects based on those methodologies, and distribute process knowledge to project teams.

11. ©2003 ASG Software Solutions. All Rights Reserved. Visual Process is Knowledge-Driven Process Management MPUG Chicago Meeting – February 11, 2003 ASG-Visual Process, Industry Standards and Microsoft Project February 11, 2003 The Visual Process Big Picture

12. ©2003 ASG Software Solutions. All Rights Reserved. Visual Process is Knowledge-Driven Process Management MPUG Chicago Meeting – February 11, 2003 ASG-Visual Process, Industry Standards and Microsoft Project February 11, 2003 Show me how that works!  What does the knowledge base look like? Methodologies and their structure (PM Methodology) Advanced Search capabilities  How is this integrated with Microsoft Project? Visual Process Planner inside Microsoft Project  Can I build and manage my own processes? Authoring capability allows for customization

13. ©2003 ASG Software Solutions. All Rights Reserved. Visual Process is Knowledge-Driven Process Management MPUG Chicago Meeting – February 11, 2003 ASG-Visual Process, Industry Standards and Microsoft Project February 11, 2003 What Visual Process is NOT  While Visual Process integrates with these, it does not provide the core functionality of a Scheduler Resource Manager Project Repository

14. ©2003 ASG Software Solutions. All Rights Reserved. Visual Process is Knowledge-Driven Process Management MPUG Chicago Meeting – February 11, 2003 ASG-Visual Process, Industry Standards and Microsoft Project February 11, 2003 How does Visual Process support PMBOK/CMM Advancement again?  PMBOK/CMM provide good frameworks Visual Process fills in the gaps with detailed “How- to” process information, reusable documentation, previous project experience and supporting tools.  PMBOK/CMM prescribe the development of company specific processes in various areas Visual Process can provide the vehicle to develop, maintain and publish these processes. Source control for your processes?

15. ©2003 ASG Software Solutions. All Rights Reserved. Visual Process is Knowledge-Driven Process Management MPUG Chicago Meeting – February 11, 2003 ASG-Visual Process, Industry Standards and Microsoft Project February 11, 2003 Wrap-up  More information www.asg.com/visualprocess  Free 60-day content subscription Email: visualprocess@asg.com  White Paper: “CMM Advancement through Visual Process”  Questions?  Drawing for goodies