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| (1) A general structure for particular types of development projects.&nbsp;Processes take <a class="elementLink" href="./../../../base_concepts/guidances/termdefinitions/content_element_DA3AD029.html" guid="_N8x34B_LEdq6CKKKq4D7YA">content element</a>s and relate them into semi-ordered sequences that are customized to
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| specific types of projects.&nbsp;Thus, a process is a set of partially ordered work descriptions intended to reach a
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| higher development goal, such as the release of a specific software&nbsp; <!--StartFragment-->These work descriptions
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| are organized into a hierarchical&nbsp;breakdown-structure A process focuses on the lifecycle and the sequencing of
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| work in <a class="elementLink" href="./../../../base_concepts/guidances/termdefinitions/breakdown_structure_C53514C1.html" guid="_95LCoB_QEdq6CKKKq4D7YA">breakdown structure</a>s.<br />
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| (2) The part of&nbsp; <a class="elementLink" href="./../../../base_concepts/guidances/termdefinitions/uma_73BA0C0C.html" guid="_cj6jkB_PEdq6CKKKq4D7YA">UMA</a>&nbsp;that models processes.
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