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| <h1 class="topictitle1">Process</h1> |
| <div><div class="section"><p>A <span class="keyword">process</span> describes how a particular piece |
| of work should be done. The work may have a relatively small scope, in which |
| case it can be described as a capability pattern, or may address a full project |
| lifecycle, in which case it can be described as a delivery process. A process |
| can reuse method elements and combines them into a structure and sequence |
| for carrying out work.</p> |
| <p>There are two main types of process, a <a href="capabilitypattern.html#capabilitypattern">Capability Pattern</a> and |
| a <a href="deliveryprocess.html#deliveryprocess">Delivery Process</a>. |
| A capability pattern is a special process that describes a reusable cluster |
| of activities in common process areas, while a delivery process describes |
| a complete and integrated approach for performing a specific type of project.</p> |
| <p>Each |
| time a task is included in a process, a reference object to that task is created |
| in the context of the process. This is called a task descriptor. The same |
| task can be referenced any number of times in the same process. In other words, |
| one task can have many task descriptors. A task descriptor can also modify |
| the base task without actually changing the task. For example, roles and work |
| products can be added or suppressed, and steps can be suppressed or re-sequenced.</p> |
| <p>Roles |
| and work products can also be included in processes as role descriptors and |
| work product descriptors. Roles and work products can be customized to fit |
| with the content of the process in which they are used.</p> |
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| <div><div class="relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br /> |
| <div><a href="processauthoringoverview.html#processauthoringoverview">Process Authoring Overview</a></div> |
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| <div class="reltasks"><strong>Related tasks</strong><br /> |
| <div><a href="createadeliveryprocess.html#createadeliveryprocess">Create a Delivery Process</a></div> |
| <div><a href="createareusablecapabilitypattern.html#createareusablecapabilitypattern">Create a Reusable Capability Pattern</a></div> |
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