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| <additionalInfo>For more information on practices,&nbsp;see the <a href="http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/practices/"
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| target="_blank">practices resource page&nbsp;on IBM&reg; DeveloperWorks&reg;</a>.</additionalInfo> |
| <problem>Authoring a method is all about taking the time to capture what you do and how you do it so that the same process can be
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| performed in a consistent way by everyone involved. This practice provides&nbsp;an architecture-centric, quality-oriented
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| and practice-based&nbsp;approach to method authoring. It provides guidelines for authoring methods that are intended to
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| exist within the Rational Method Composer practice library.</problem> |
| <application><p>
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| The best way to read this practice is to first familiarize yourself with its overall structure - what is in it and how
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| it is organized.&nbsp;
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| </p>
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| <p>
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| The best place to start is with the <strong>Key Concepts</strong> for the practice - those concepts that are critical
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| to understand in order to adopt the practice.&nbsp;Once you understand the key concepts, you can turn your attention to
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| the <strong>Work&nbsp;Products</strong>&nbsp;produced by the practice.&nbsp;&nbsp;Then you can&nbsp;review
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| the&nbsp;practices <strong>Tasks</strong>.&nbsp;From the work products and the tasks, you can access applicable
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| guidance - guidelines and tool mentors associated with each task provide details of how to perform the
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| task.&nbsp;Templates and checklists associated with the work products guide you in their completion and evaluation. You
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| can also access the guidance provided by the practice directly by using the <strong>Guidance</strong>&nbsp;folder.
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| </p></application> |
| <levelsOfAdoption>See <a class="elementLink" href="./../../../practice.bus.mdev.base/guidances/roadmaps/how_to_adopt_mdev_8538895A.html"
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| guid="_sh3v4iMmEd-VobohmWswkw">How To Adopt This Practice</a>.</levelsOfAdoption> |
| </org.eclipse.epf.uma:PracticeDescription> |
