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| What is the Method Authoring Method (MAM)?
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| <p>
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| For many years, the IBM Rational Unified Process&reg;, or RUP&reg;, team has been developing method frameworks by "drinking its
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| own champagne;" that is, by applying principles, processes, and techniques that RUP itself advocates for software
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| development. However, developing methods is not quite the same as developing a software application. Over the years,
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| the RUP team has adapted its own processes and techniques to the specific needs of method development.&nbsp; The Method
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| Authoring Method (MAM) is the result.&nbsp;
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| The MAM is a collection of best practices for authoring methods derived from the long-term experience of the Rational
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| Unified Process (RUP) development team that are directly supported by Method Composer.&nbsp; The scope of its content
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| is from a set of method requirements (or an idea of the method you want to build) and a method that is ready for
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| deployment to practitioners. In other words, the MAM includes all content related to taking set of method requirements
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| and producing a method that is sready for deployment (aka method authoring).<br />
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| <img alt="MAM graphic" src="resources/mam.jpg" />&nbsp;
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| <h3>
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| Why is MAM Important?
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| <p>
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| The value proposition of the Method Authoring Method (MAM) is that it:
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| <em>Streamlines</em> the business process of method authoring, <em>enabling consistency</em> across the
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| organization, both in terms of processes followed and methods produced
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| </li>
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| <em>Reduces the risk and overall cost</em> of method development, unifying process and governance to promote
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| operational excellence without over simplification
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| </li>
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| <em>Improves the quality</em> of IBM’s method authoring solution, in terms of methods (MAM) and tooling
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| (RMC).&nbsp; In addition to defining best practices for method authoring, providing the tooling to help automate
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| those best practices.
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| </li>
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| </ul>
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| MAM Resources
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| For more information on MAM, consult the information provided in <a class="elementLink"
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| href="./../../../core.default.tool_def.extend_kellih/guidances/supportingmaterials/mam_resources_F1E885B6.html"
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| guid="_8DpGwGCJEd2kzJg2-RMJOw">Method Authoring Method Resources</a>.
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