Guidance relationships

Guidances are useful supplemental content of various types that can be attached to the following method elements:

The following table shows all possible relationships between work products, tasks, and roles, and the various types of guidance. Essentially, all relationships listed are directed from one of the other method elements to the guidance. The one exception is the guidance type called practice, where the direction of the relationship is from practice to other types of method elements.

Table 1. Guidance relationships
Guidance type Work product Task Role
Checklists X X X
Concepts X X X
Estimation Considerations X X  
Examples X X X
Guidelines X X X
Practice X X X
Reports X    
Reusable Asset X X X
Supporting Materials X X X
Templates X    
Term Definitions      
Tool Mentors X X  
White papers X X X
Note:
  • Practice has a relationship to these elements, not from them.
  • Term Definitions are a special type of guidance only used for Glossary items.