Reuse Center Management

Definition

Reuse center management is the management subactivity consisting of the cohesive collection of all tasks that are primarily performed to manage one or more related reuse centers in order to fulfill their mission and to achieve their objectives.

Goals

The typical goals of the reuse center management subactivity are to ensure that the:

• Stakeholder’s relevant needs and expectations are met or exceeded.
• Mission and objectives of the reuse center(s) are met.

Objectives

The typical objectives of the reuse center management subactivity are to ensure that its:

• Stages, producers, work units, and work products are properly planned.
• Scope is properly managed.
• Schedule is properly managed.
• Resources, both human and physical, are properly managed (e.g., adequately staffed with trained personnel).
• Costs are properly managed.
• Communication is properly managed (e.g., the reuse center’s status is reported to its stakeholders).
• Relationships between organizations are properly managed.
• Work products are properly delivered.

Examples

Typical examples of the reuse center management subactivity include:

• Management of a single reuse center.
• Management of a set of related reuse centers.

Preconditions

The reuse center management subactivity typically may begin when the following conditions hold:

• At least one reuse center has been implemented.
• The reuse center management team is:
  • Initially staffed.
  • Adequately trained in reuse center management.

Completion Criteria

The reuse center management subactivity is typically complete when the following conditions hold:

• The reuse center has been retired.

Tasks

The reuse center management subactivity typically consists of the following teams performing the following tasks in an iterative, incremental, parallel, and time-boxed manner:

• Reuse Management Team, which performs:
  • Communications Management
  • Cost Management
  • Delivery Management
  • Management Planning
  • Personnel Management
  • Relationship Management
  • Resource Management
  • Schedule Management
  • Scope Management
• Metrics Team, which performs aspects of:
  • Schedule Management (productivity and size estimation, time and effort estimation)
  • Communications Management (metrics communication)

Environments

The reuse center management subactivity is typically performed using the following environment(s) and associated tools:

• Management Environment:
  • Management Tools
  • Documentation Tools
  • Configuration Management Tools

Work Products

The reuse center management subactivity typically results in the production of all or part of the following work products in the management work product set:

• Reuse Center Contract
• Reuse Center Statement of Work
• Reuse Center Management Plan
• Reuse Center Documentation Plan
• Reuse Center Work Breakdown Structure
• Reuse Center Organization Chart
• Reuse Center Job Descriptions
• Reuse Center Team Schedule
• Reuse Center Management Team Schedule
• Reuse Center Budget
• Reuse Center Status Report

Phases

The reuse center management subactivity tasks are typically performed during the following phases:

Guidelines

• The reuse center management subactivity is documented using the typical configuration for large reuse centers. It is intended to be configured (i.e., instantiated, extended, and tailored) to meet the needs of specific reuse centers.
• The preconditions of this activity should be the union of the preconditions of its constituent tasks.
• The completion criteria for this activity should be the union of the postconditions of its constituent tasks.