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    &lt;a class=&quot;elementLink&quot; href=&quot;./../../../core.mdev.common.base/guidances/concepts/practice_configuration_CC7754F2.html&quot;&#xD;
    guid=&quot;_0H9aAO7EEdy9EOwDlaw7Kw&quot;>Practice Configuration&lt;/a>s are an important artifact in a &lt;a class=&quot;elementLink&quot;&#xD;
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    guid=&quot;__LjaEFQsEd2uvIuuFjd1Fg&quot;>Practice Framework&lt;/a>&amp;nbsp;as they assemble a specific set of &lt;a class=&quot;elementLink&quot;&#xD;
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    guid=&quot;_qhCTAFRREd2CWscN8Mx6rg&quot;>Practice&lt;/a>s into something a practitioner can use.&amp;nbsp;When defining the practice&#xD;
    configuration, you must adhere to the architecture of the framework in which the configuration is to exist.&#xD;
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    Thus, when trying to decide what practice configurations to produce, it is important to take the time to understand the&#xD;
    nature of the business problem the practice configuration is intended to solve (the configuration's purpose) and who&#xD;
    will be the primary consumers of the configuration (the configuration's intended audience). Understand what the scope&#xD;
    of the problem is and the approach to solving it. This understanding forms the basic information that will guide many&#xD;
    decisions that will affect the ultimate usefulness of the process configuration. It will also guide you in choosing an&#xD;
    applicable name for the practice configuration.&amp;nbsp;&#xD;
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    At this point, its even a good idea to identify practices that will be included in the practice configuration, as well&#xD;
    as any &lt;a class=&quot;elementLink&quot;&#xD;
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    guid=&quot;_9NcfoFJgEd2SzrMjC_svdw&quot;>cross-practice process&lt;/a>es that may be included and what practices they will be&#xD;
    assembled from.&amp;nbsp;These are not defined in detail at this stage, but identifying them can help clarify the scope of&#xD;
    the practice configuration.&#xD;
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    In summary, the following are some key pieces of information that you should capture for a practice configuration and&#xD;
    some examples for that information:&#xD;
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    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Name: MAM for Organization X&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Purpose: Describe the best practices for authoring practice frameworks at Organization X.&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Scope: All MAM practice framework practices plus Organization X customizations.&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Intended Audience: Process Engineers at Organization X&lt;br />&#xD;
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    Practice configurations are physically represented by publishable configurations. Thus, defining a practice&#xD;
    configuration involves identifying, naming and briefly describing that publishable configuration, and including the&#xD;
    above information in the definition of the publishable configuration.&amp;nbsp;For more information on publishable&#xD;
    configurations, see &lt;a class=&quot;elementLinkWithType&quot;&#xD;
    href=&quot;./../../../core.mdev.common.base/guidances/concepts/practice_lib_config_types_B96A959A.html&quot;&#xD;
    guid=&quot;_1gchoO6dEdygKbJMUVNEtg&quot;>Concept: Practice Library Configuration Types&lt;/a>. For more information on defining&#xD;
    configurations, see &lt;a class=&quot;elementLinkWithType&quot;&#xD;
    href=&quot;./../../../core.mdev.common.base/guidances/guidelines/defining_method_configurations_2B25CEA5.html&quot;&#xD;
    guid=&quot;_l77zcIB-EduaS6LQ8n6xUQ&quot;>Guideline: Defining Method Configurations&lt;/a>.&#xD;
&lt;/p>&#xD;
&lt;p>&#xD;
    Note: A practice configuration can be defined by mimicking an existing practice configuration. In that case, you can&#xD;
    define the new practice configuration by copying components of the original practice configuration, including the&#xD;
    existing practice configuration's method configuration and practice configuration-specific Publish plug-in.&#xD;
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