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Workflow Detail: Prepare Environment for Project

The purpose of this workflow detail is to turn the underlying development process into a project-specific process, and to make the tool environment ready for the project.
Topics - Description - Related Information - Timing - Optionality - How to Staff - Work Guidelines

Description

Preparing the development environment for a means turning the underlying development process into an enactable project-specific development process. This involves
  • defining how the project is going to use the configured development process.
  • developing a development case describing deviations of the underlying process.
  • qualifying artifact selections with timing and formality requirements.
  • preparing project-specific assets, like guidelines and templates, according to the development case.
  • producing a list of candidate tools to use for development.

This section provides links to additional information related to this workflow detail.

Timing

Preparing the environment for the project is done during the Inception phase. Any subsequent work done to improve and complete the prepared environment is described in Workflow Detail: Prepare Environment for Iteration.

Optionality

It is recommended to always spend some time preparing your development environment based on the specific needs of the project.

How to Staff

The activities in this workflow detail are best carried out by a small team, staffed by individuals with a good general knowledge of the development process. If the organization has a dedicated process group focusing on process and development environment, the Process Engineer role is often staffed from this group. Background information about the state of the development organization is often collected prior to project startup and documented in Artifact: Development Organization Assessment.

Work Guidelines

[Insert descriptions of work guidelines here]