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| <mainDescription><p>
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| Specifically, a practice configuration is&nbsp;an individually recognizable set of:
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| <ul>
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| Core elements: Elements shared across practices 
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| <ul>
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| <li>
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| Common method content element definitions (<a class="elementLink"
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| href="./../../../core.default.uma_concept.base/guidances/termdefinitions/role_37A0C602.html"
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| guid="_yUefQNnmEdmO6L4XMImrsA">role</a>s, <a class="elementLink"
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| href="./../../../core.default.uma_concept.base/guidances/termdefinitions/work_product_826E4C22.html"
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| guid="_H4JXwB_SEdq6CKKKq4D7YA">work product</a>s, <a class="elementLink"
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| href="./../../../core.default.uma_concept.base/guidances/termdefinitions/guidance_549AC394.html"
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| guid="_83ttAB_NEdq6CKKKq4D7YA">guidance</a>)
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| Shared standard categories (<a class="elementLink"
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| href="./../../../core.default.uma_concept.base/guidances/termdefinitions/discipline_7667F451.html"
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| guid="_yGUuidnmEdmO6L4XMImrsA">discipline</a>s, <a class="elementLink"
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| href="./../../../core.default.uma_concept.base/guidances/termdefinitions/domain_D8238B93.html"
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| guid="_yHEVYdnmEdmO6L4XMImrsA">domain</a>s, <a class="elementLink"
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| href="./../../../core.default.uma_concept.base/guidances/termdefinitions/work_product_kind_F04A382B.html"
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| guid="_QWhfYMaJEduMlb2cQZNTYw">work product kind</a>s, <a class="elementLink"
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| href="./../../../core.default.uma_concept.base/guidances/termdefinitions/role_set_396DC9DB.html"
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| guid="_Fs8HAMaIEduMlb2cQZNTYw">role set</a>s)
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| Shared <a class="elementLinkWithUserText"
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| href="./../../../core.default.uma_concept.base/guidances/termdefinitions/custom_category_554AC4D6.html"
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| guid="_eqw94MaFEduMlb2cQZNTYw">custom categories</a><br />
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| &nbsp;
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| </li>
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| </ul>
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| <a class="elementLink" href="./../../../core.default.uma_concept.base/guidances/concepts/practice_F5C8EAAB.html"
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| guid="_qhCTAFRREd2CWscN8Mx6rg">Practice</a>s<br />
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| </li>
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| Cross-practice elements: Elements that include elements from individul practices 
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| <ul>
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| <a class="elementLinkWithUserText"
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| href="./../../../core.mdev.common.base/guidances/termdefinitions/cross_practice_process_5F83B112.html"
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| guid="_9NcfoFJgEd2SzrMjC_svdw">Cross-practice processes</a> (<a class="elementLink"
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| href="./../../../core.default.uma_concept.base/guidances/termdefinitions/capability_pattern_F5DDC5F.html"
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| guid="_2RUJACO4EdqaNq6Ptg8uyA">capability pattern</a>s and/or <a class="elementLink"
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| href="./../../../core.default.uma_concept.base/guidances/termdefinitions/delivery_process_BCDF50B7.html"
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| guid="_ZufeMCO3EdqaNq6Ptg8uyA">delivery process</a>es)
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| <a class="elementLinkWithUserText"
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| href="./../../../core.mdev.common.base/guidances/termdefinitions/navigation_view_8F89044.html"
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| guid="_X_hFIPAjEdyHz_B1XFOUgA">Navigation views</a>
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| </li>
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| </ul>
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| </li>
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| </ul>
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| <p>
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| Practice configurations all tend to share the following properties:
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| <ul>
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| Address a specific business problem or need
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| Built for a specific audience (the practitioners that will use the configuration)
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| Usually describe a specific approach or process
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| </li>
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| </ul>
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| <p>
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| The following are some examples of practice configurations: RUP, OpenUP, Information Technology Service Management/IBM
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| Tivoli Unified Process&reg; (ITUP), Method Authoring Method (MAM), etc.
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