This is the fourth blog in a series of blogs on the structure of OUM. In the previous blogs, I compared the OUM repository to a grocery store or a store with method materials with three main departments (focus areas); Manage, Envision and Implement and each of these having sections for phases, processes, activities and tasks.
So now you have your project and you know you don’t need to use everything in OUM but with all this material, where do you start?
Start with a view, or a pre-populated shopping list that provides access to the method materials (or inventory) for a particular type of project, for example, Application Implementation, Software Upgrade, etc. The OUM views have been determined with the help of experienced subject matter experts (SMEs).
Views can be selected from the OUM Home page using the Select a View pull-down menu. Alternatively, you can use the Resources button on the Home page to go to the Resources page and from there open the View Catalog. The View Catalog describes each of the views supported in the current release of OUM.
Each view is organized similarly to the original focus area views. If applicable, there will be Guidelines sections for each focus area that allow you to access the phases and processes. At the bottom will be a filtered list of Tasks and Work Products.
Start with the view that most closely matches your project and then tailor it for your project requirements. You can even start with the OUM Implement Core Workflow and add additional method components based on your project requirements.
My next and last blog in this series will discuss OUM Supplemental Guidance.
So now you have your project and you know you don’t need to use everything in OUM but with all this material, where do you start?
Start with a view, or a pre-populated shopping list that provides access to the method materials (or inventory) for a particular type of project, for example, Application Implementation, Software Upgrade, etc. The OUM views have been determined with the help of experienced subject matter experts (SMEs).
Views can be selected from the OUM Home page using the Select a View pull-down menu. Alternatively, you can use the Resources button on the Home page to go to the Resources page and from there open the View Catalog. The View Catalog describes each of the views supported in the current release of OUM.
Each view is organized similarly to the original focus area views. If applicable, there will be Guidelines sections for each focus area that allow you to access the phases and processes. At the bottom will be a filtered list of Tasks and Work Products.
Start with the view that most closely matches your project and then tailor it for your project requirements. You can even start with the OUM Implement Core Workflow and add additional method components based on your project requirements.
My next and last blog in this series will discuss OUM Supplemental Guidance.