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.
| 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 |