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[epf-dev] Feedback on OpenUP

On the website you had asked for feedback, even if we were just considering using OpenUP, so below is my feedback along with some questions:

If you decided not to use OpenUP, why? – We are still undecided on this, but are leaning heavily towards using OpenUP.

What specific problems did you encounter (e.g. lack of training, couldn't understand a particular guideline, etc)? – While you ask this question in relation to deployment, our biggest problem is getting legal acceptance.  We are going to have to modify the content to some extent, and this raises some concerns about how do we add content without infringing on someone’s intellectual property or copyrights?  The biggest concern would be that whatever we added may end up looking too similar to what is already in RUP.  Because we have employees that have worked with RUP in other shops, they are familiar with the process, so it’s really hard to divorce them from the process when they add new content.        

Are you using it as-is or are you modifying it? - We will definitely be modifying it.  We have some roles, guidance, and artifacts that we use in house that we would like to get added.

If you're using EPF Composer, to what extent are you modifying OpenUP (e.g. minor text changes, replacing templates, changing entire disciplines, etc)?  We would be using EPF Composer to make the changes mentioned in the last question.

What are the characteristics of your project (head count, timeframe, industry, greenfield or maintenance, successful delivery, etc)? - We would start off with projects that had 10 – 50 people on them, and eventually work our way up to 100+ project members.  We could have upwards of 5000 unique people accessing the content over the course of a year.

 

My Questions:

  • Who are some of the shops that have already adopted OpenUP for more than just 6 – 10 developers?
  • What kind of legal issues, if any, have people run into as they add their own content?
  • Will there ever be a search feature in OpenUP?  This is one thing that I know our people have liked in the past with RUP.
  • Will there ever be a search feature in your list archive?  I had tried scanning to find answers to some of my questions, but there are a lot of posts to wade through without a search.

 

 

Thanks,

Jim Crowley

 

 

 

 

 


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