Status DEX Publication Project TC Meeting at Farnborough 25-26 April 2007 Trine Hansen

Status DEX Publication ProjectTC Meeting at Farnborough 25-26 April 2007Trine Hansen

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Status Project commitments

# Contributors Hours Comments

1 NDLO 3510

2 UK MOD 2614 Includes activities not part of scope

3 FMV 1327

4 US DoD including US Army

460

5 DNV 500

6 BAESystem 300

7 EPM Technology 300

8 Mantech 160

9 Rolls-Royce 100

10 Saab (*)

12 Eurostep 300

13 LSC (**)

Sum contributions 9571

(*) Saab contribution :

Participates in Core Team and in activities relevant for Task DEX. Number of hours formally not confirmed

(**) LSC contribution :

Participates in Core Team activities. Number of hours formally not confirmed.

The Steering Group: NDLO: Tor Arne Irgens (Chairman) BAESystem: Howard Mason (Deputy Chair) FMV: Mats Elgh UK MOD: Martin Gibson DOD: James Colson DNV: Nils Sandsmark EPMT: Jorulv Ragnes Eurostep: Torbjørn Holm

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Project Plan

This status report refers to the period Jan 07 to 23 April 07 and version 20070423 of the Project Plan

The original project plan was formally accepted by the Steering Group 4 Feb 07.

Recommendations from the Core Team: Reduce the scope from 4 to 3 DEXs (because of the

funding situation and to focus to quality rather than quantity).

Revise the scope of the activity ‘DEXLib Infrastructure’ to update the DEX development and documentation environment (DEXLib) to reflect the key concept in the recommended DEX framework. Accepted by the Steering Group.

To capture the agreed changes in scope and the delayed deliverables, a revised project plan was established.

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‘Events’ in the period Jab 07 – 23 April 07

The following ‘events’ have been performed in the period (Telecons are not listed):

9 Feb 07: Steering Group telecom (#1) 13-15 Feb 07: Core Team Workshop in Bristol 6-9 March 07: Core Team Workshop in Stockholm 8 March 07: Steering Group telecon (#2) 12 April 07: Steering Group telecon (#3) 13 April 07: Workshop for establishing reference

data review checklist Various telecons and net-meetings

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Summary

Limited access to resources Due to limited access to key resources, the deliverables of the review

check lists are 2-5 weeks delayed. Of same reason deliveries of the ‘DEXLib Help section’ activities are delayed. Re-arrangement of resources has been performed to cover up for part of this situation. But still there is an issue with respect to access of key resources for this activity.

Issue resolving activities on ‘hold’ 24 templates have assigned status ‘issue’, which means issues have to

be resolved prior to review activities. The responsible editors have to be involved in the resolving discussions. At present some of these editors are not funded and therefore the activity is set on ‘hold’. This is an issue for the Steering Group.

Harmonization of overlapping templates Some of the templates (approximately 6) are overlapping. Responsible

editors should be involved in the harmonization discussions. At present some of the editors have no funding for this activity, which implies the activity is set on ‘hold’. This is an issue for the Steering Group.

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Project main activities

1. Management

2. Core Team Activities

3. TOG Support Management

4. Check lists and Processes

5. DEXLib infrastructure

6. DEXlib Help section

7. Develop, review and update templates

8. Develop, review and update capabilities

9. Develop and harmonize DEXs

10. Review and update DEXs

11. Preparations for establishing Implementers Forum

12. Final report

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Activity #1 - Management

Establishing a detailed project plan, and lately a revised version of it

Establish a Core Team Arrange Core Team kick-off meeting Arrange Core Team workshops and telecons Reports to Steering Group (total 3 Steering Group

meetings in the period) Various telecons and net-meetings Day-to-day management of the project

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Activity #2 - Core Team Activities

A kick-off meeting has been arranged 13-15 Feb Focus: Agree on DEX framework concepts and the DEX

publication process Workshop in Stockholm 6-9 March

Focus: Reference data Several telecons/Net meetings have been arranged A review checklist for templates has been established Establishing a review checklist for reference data is on-

going

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Activity #3 TOG Support Management

This activity has not started yet

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Activity #4 Check lists and Processes

Review checklist for Templates established Review checklist for Reference data started Review checklist for Capabilities exists but has to e

updated according to agreed DEX framework Process for supporting the harmonization process of

reference data agreed in Core Team. Draft documentation established

DEX publication process proposed. Draft documentation established

Check lists and other documentation will be sent TOG (OASIS PLCS Technical Oversight Group) for acceptance.


Activity #5 DEXLib infrastructure

In this period the Core Team has reviewed the proposed activities and deliverables identified May 2006. A revised proposal for this activity has been established and presented for the Steering Group.

Specifications for each sub-activity have been drafted as part of the revised plan.


Activity #6 - DEXlib Help section

Basis for documentation of DEX Framework (key concepts), DEX publication levels and reference data process have been delivered from the Core Team workshops.

Detailed documentation of reference data process on-going

Detailed documentation of the reference data process has started.


Activity #7 – Develop, review and update templates

124 templates are registered in DEXLib Scope for this project: 108 templates 32 templates are ready for review 24 templates have status ‘issue’.

These templates were developed in relation to a UK MOD project. The issues have to be resolved prior to review. At present there is no funding to resolve the issues before review. Issue resolving activities are set on ‘hold’. This is an issue for the Steering group.

18 templates without status (property related templates). To be clarified by the Core Team

7 templates under development. Planned ‘Ready For Review’ by 20 April 4 templates ‘RFR’ by 11 May 15 templates ‘RFR’ by 27 May Overlapping templates

Overlapping templates (‘Norwegian’ vs ‘UK’ templates) have to be harmonized. No funding on the ‘UK template’ side for doing this harmonization. This is an issue for the Steering Group.


Activity #8 – Develop, review and update capabilities

61 capabilities are registered in DEXLib 45 templates are scope for this project. 15 of these are

ready for review The Core Team has recommended prioritizing templates

before the capabilities. The main reason for this is that DEX longforms will be generated from the templates


Activity #9 - Develop and harmonize DEXs

All three DEXs are uploaded to DEXLib Aviation Maintenance DEX is ready for review. Review

activities awaits review checklist The two task DEXs have to be harmonized prior to

review. Harmonization not started


Activity #10 - Review and update DEXs

This activity is not started.


Activity #11 – Preparations for establishing Implementers Forum



Activity #12 – Final report



Comments to Progress (1 of 2)

# Main activity Comments to progress

1 Management This activity runs according to plan.

2 Core Team activities Core team workshops have been arranged according to original plan. The follow-up work of the workshop has suffered due to limited access to the core team members.

Issue resolving and harmonization activities are partly set on hold due to lack of funding, which again will impact most of the other activities.

Establishment of check lists are delayed according to original plan. Main reason is lack of access to core team members.

3 TOG support management This activity has not started yet.

4 Check lists and processes This activity is behind original plan. Main reason is lack of access to resources.

5 DEXLib infrastructure This activity will start up in next period. Go-ahead was received from the Steering Group 12 April 07.

6 DEXLib Help section This activity is behind original schedule. Main reason is lack of access to resources.

Re-allocation of resources has been performed for documentation of the DEX framework key concepts.


Comments to Progress (2 of 2)

# Main activity Comments to progress

7 Develop, review and update templates

All templates are uploaded to DEXLib.

8 Develop, review and update capabilities

The uploading of templates has been given first priority. Therefore some capabilities have not been completed for review.

9 Develop and harmonize DEXs

This activity is according to plan.

10 Review and update DEXs This activity has not started.

11 Preparations for establishing Implementers Forum

This activity has not started.

12 Final report This activity has not started.


Progress (% of completeness)

# Activity Estimated Progress [%]

1 Project management 452 Core Team activities

2-1 Kick-off workshop 1002-2 Core Team Telecons 302-3 Core Team workshops 253 TOG support management 04 Check lists and Processes

4-1 Templates 954-2 Reference data 254-3 Capabilities 504-4 DEXs 04-5 DEXLib Help section 05 DEXLib infrastructure 56 DEXLib Help section

6-1 DEX Framework concepts 206-2 Reference data 306-3 DEX specifications 06-4 Other 06-5 Review 07 Develop, review and update

templates7-1 Develop templates including ref data 807-2 Review templates (including ref data) 07-3 Update templates according to review

comment. Includes resolution discussions.

0


8-1 Develop capabilities, including ref data 50

8-2 Review capabilities (including ref data) 0

8-3 Update capabilities according to review comment. Includes resolution discussions.

0

9 Develop and harmonize DEXs 2010 Review DEXs 011 Preparations for establishing

Implementers Forum0

12 Final report 013 Direct Costs na


Schedule


Costs

# Activity Total DNV NDLO UK MOD FMV DOD BAESystem

Saab Eurostep LSC EPMT Mantech RR

1 Project management 480 460 202 Core Team activities

2-1 Kick-off workshop 130 40 30 30 x 30 x2-2 Core Team Telecons 210 90 40 x 80 x2-3 Core Team workshops 200 80 40 x 80 x3 TOG support management 100 30 30 x 30 104 Check lists and Processes 320

4-1 Templates 0 x x4-2 Reference data 40 40 x x4-3 Capabilities 0 x x4-4 DEXs 0 x x4-5 DEXLib Help section 0 x x5 DEXLib infrastructure 0

5-1 Templates 140 1405-2 Acceptance test plan 100 1005-3 Long form generation 200 2005-4 Part 28 generation 200 2005-5 Business DEXs 200 2005-6 Business Objects 240 2405-7 Release environment 80 805-8 Usage reporting tool 80 805-9 General maintenance 140 100 405-10 Configuration change management 500 5005-11 Configuration management of reference

data70 70

5-12 Publication as standards 0 05-13 Normalized form of OWL 0 05-14 Graphical Express 0 05-15 Graphical Instance 0 05-16 Test data 0 0

6 DEXLib Help section 06-1 DEX Framework concepts 100 1006-2 Reference data 80 806-3 DEX specifications 40 406-4 Other 80 806-5 Review 310 100 120 x 40 30 207 Develop, review and update

templates7-1 Develop templates including ref data 967 70 650 217 307-2 Review templates (including ref data) 730 140 300 100 60 30 1007-3 Update templates according to review


650 140 350 140 20


0

8-1 Develop capabilities, including ref data 594 60 404 100 308-2 Review capabilities (including ref data) 700 120 250 20 180 30 50 30 208-3 Update capabilities according to review


490 120 300 40 30

9 Develop and harmonize DEXs 580 240 240 100 x x10 Review DEXs 600 160 120 40 100 20 x x 50 50 6011 Preparations for establishing

Implementers Forum160 60 40 60

12 Final report 60 40 2013 Direct Costs 0 x x x x x x x x x x x

SUM (Hours) 9251 500 3510 2614 1327 460 300 0 300 0 300 160 100


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