The RUP for Practical Software and Systems Measure

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The RUP for Practical Software and Systems Measurement (PSM) V3.0 and the PSM Standalone V3.0 Plug-ins

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13 Nov 2007

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These two plug-ins are a major update to the RUP for Practical Software and Systems Measurement (PSM) V2.1.

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System requirements

You must have IBM® Rational® Method Composer V7.2 installed to use this plug-in.

These two plug-ins are a major update to the RUP for Practical Software and Systems Measurement (PSM) V2.1, which has been available at the PSM website. The RUP for PSM Plug-in is dependent (extends) the RUP base plug-in as well as the RUP for Model-Driven Systems Development (MDSD) Plug-in.

The PSM Plug-in has no dependencies to any other plug-ins. It contains only PSM content and guidance.

The RUP for Practical Software and Systems Measurement (PSM) V3.0 Plug-in

Purpose

One of the most challenging tasks in developing and maintaining software and/or systems is to meet critical project cost, schedule, and technical objectives. With more complex capabilities in today's software applications, products, and systems, effective management of development and maintenance efforts is a key factor in project success. Practical Software and Systems Measurement (PSM) was developed to help managers meeting these challenges through measurement. It describes an information-driven measurement process that will address the unique technical and business goals of your organization. The guidance in PSM represents the best practices used by measurement professionals within the software and system acquisition and engineering communities.

The RUP for Practical Software and Systems Measurement (PSM) Plug-in integrates the measurement activities, artifacts, and concepts as described by PSM, replacing the measurement concepts provided by the RUP base framework. By deploying this plug-in, your organization and projects will have more extensive measurement guidance to help you track progress in project costs, schedules, and technical objectives.

For a more extensive description, please read the Rational Edge article: Integrating systems measurement into your software and systems delivery process with the RUP for PSM Plug-in, listed in the Resources section.

The RUP for PSM plug-in V3.0 is an update to the V2.1. The major addition to V3.0 is systems engineering measurement content, specifically, the PSM Systems Engineering Leading Indicators Guide content. Therefore, V3.0 also references the RUP for Model-Driven Systems Development (MDSD) Plug-in V4.0. To take full advantage of the systems engineering content, we recommend you also install the RUP for MDSD Plug-in.

Feedback or change requests should be forwarded to the email address in the publishing instructions below.

RUP base version and major dependencies

• Rational Unified Process Base Version: 7.2

Supported

Yes, by IBM

Copyright and licensing info

Copyright © IBM Corporation, 1987, 2007 (RUP)

Copyright © Practical Software and Systems Measurement (PSM), 2002, 2007 (PSM and Systems Engineering Leading Indicators Guide)

Copyright © INCOSE (Systems Engineering Leading Indicators Guide)

Copyright © Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Systems Engineering Leading Indicators Guide)

The IBM Rational Method Composer license applies to this plug-in.

Last modified

November 2007

The Practical Software and Systems Measurement (PSM) V3.0 Plug-in

Purpose

The PSM Plug-in (or PSM Standalone Plug-in) V3.0 provides the same PSM content and guidance that is contained within the RUP for PSM Plug-in, without the dependencies to RUP or any other Rational Method Composer plug-in. It currently stands on its own.

Feedback or change requests should be forwarded to the email address in the publishing instructions below.

RUP base version and major dependencies

• None

Supported

Yes, by IBM

Copyright and licensing info

Copyright © IBM Corporation, 1987, 2007 (RUP)

Copyright © Practical Software and Systems Measurement (PSM), 2002, 2007 (PSM and Systems Engineering Leading Indicators Guide)

Copyright © INCOSE (Systems Engineering Leading Indicators Guide)

Copyright © Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Systems Engineering Leading Indicators Guide)

The IBM Rational Method Composer license applies to this plug-in.

Last modified

November 2007

Installation instructions

This section describes how to import the Rational Method Composer plug-in into a method library containing both the RUP and the RUP for MDSD Plug-ins.

1. Download the file and extract the contents of the zip file to a convenient location. You will have two directories:
   • extend.rup_psm_v3.0: Contains the RUP for PSM Plug-in content.
   • enterprise.psm.v3.0: Contains the PSM Standalone Plug-in content.
2. Start Rational Method Composer and open a Library based on library.7.2 that was shipped with RMC 7.2.
3. Select File > Import to launch the Import Wizard.
4. On the Select page in the Wizard, select Method Plug-ins and click Next.
5. Browse to the location where you extracted the plug-ins and select one of the directories, (extend.rup_psm_v3.0 or enterprise.psm.v3.0) click OK and then Next.
6. Choose the Import option: Ignore and remove unresolved references and click Next.
7. Check the box next to the plug-in name and click Finish.
8. If you receive any warning messages about overwriting a current plug-in, accept the warning, click OK.
9. If you do not have a backup copy of your current library, it is advisable to make a backup copy before importing the plug-in. Click Yes when asked to make a backup copy of your library.
10. The plug-in will be imported into your library and you will see it in the Library View.

NOTE (Reminder):
The standalone enterprise.psm.v3.0 plug-in can be imported into either an empty method library or a method library that does not contain RUP.

The extend.rup_psm_v3.0 plug-in must be imported into a Rational Method Composer V7.2 method library that contains core.base_rup (RUP Plug-in) and systems.mdsd. (RUP for MDSD V4.0 Plug-in).

Publishing instructions for the PSM RUP Plug-in

1. Select Configuration > Publish.
2. Choose HTML format and click Next.
3. Choose the Systems Engineering (MDSD) with PSM configuration and click Next.
4. Choose Publish the entire configuration and click Next.
5. Enter Systems Engineering (MDSD) with PSM in the Title field.
6. Set the Feedback URL field to 'mailto:[e-mail]?subject= RUP for PSM' or to your local contact point.
7. Locate the RUP Banner in your library here: core.base_rup\guidances\supportingmaterials\resources\rup_banner.jpg
8. Review and adjust as desired selections for the rest of the Publishing Options and click Next. Suggested items are as follows:
   • Publish glossary and index
   • Publish activity detail diagrams that have not been manually created
   • Publish activity diagrams for unmodified activity extensions
   • Show task descriptors in navigation trees
   • Include method content in descriptor pages
   • Include links to related descriptors in role, task and work product pages
   • Default tab for the activity pages: Work Breakdown Structure
9. Select a destination directory and website format and click Finish.

Publishing instructions for the PSM Standalone Plug-in

1. Select Configuration > Publish.
2. Choose HTML format and click Next.
3. Choose the PSM Standalone configuration and click Next.
4. Choose Publish the entire configuration and click Next.
5. Enter Practical Software and Systems Measurement (PSM) in the Title field.
6. Set the Feedback URL field to 'mailto:[e-mail]?subject= PSM Standalone' or to your local contact point.
7. Review and adjust as desired selections for the rest of the Publishing Options and click Next. Suggested items are as follows:
   • Publish glossary and index
   • Publish activity detail diagrams that have not been manually created
   • Publish activity diagrams for unmodified activity extensions
   • Show task descriptors in navigation trees
   • Include method content in descriptor pages
   • Include links to related descriptors in role, task and work product pages
   • Default tab for the activity pages: Work Breakdown Structure
8. Select a destination directory and website format and click Finish.

Downloads

DescriptionNameSizeDownload method RUP for PSM plug-in files PSM standalone plug-in files

extend.rup_psm_v3.0.zip	4,704KB	HTTP
enterprise.psm_v3.0.zip	4,258KB	HTTP

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Resources

Learn

• Read the related article: Integrating systems measurement into your software and systems delivery process with the RUP for PSM Plug-in (The Rational Edge, Nov 2007).
  
  
• Read the IBM Whitepaper: Best practices for software and systems development and delivery.
  
  
• To learn more, visit the Rational Method Composer and RUP resource area on developerWorks Rational. You'll find technical documentation, how-to articles, education, downloads, product information, and more.
  
  
• For a complete list of available plug-ins for Rational Method Composer V7.2, visit the RMC 7.2 plug-ins page on developerWorks Rational.
  
  
• For more information about Practical Software and Systems Measurement (PSM), visit the PSM website.
  
  
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