Dear OSLC community members As the OSLC specs are built out and applied more I would like to propose a new workgroup to support usage in the context of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
A OSLC PLM workgroup would bring people together who have a common interest in defining specifications that enable lifecycle collaboration and integration around ALM in the context of PLM to inform an existing OSLC specification or contribute new specifications. I would like to propose that the OSLC PLM workgroup aims to 1. Evaluate applicability of existing OSLC specifications towards use in a mixed ALM/PLM setting 2. Contribute towards extension or new OSLC specifications base upon need for ALM/PLM collaborations and envisage topics associated with ALM in a PLM context such as the following topics for discussion, i PLM product identities used within the ALM environment such as to name (e.g. identify, classify or associate) activities and artefacts ii ALM deliveries of product content (artefacts) into a PLM setting such as part of a release managed by PLM iii Flows of plans, requirements, quality info and changes activities and items between ALM and PLM iv Analytics, reporting from ALM to PLM, from PLM to ALM or combinations v Organisation, role, approvals and authorities affecting ALM in a PLM setting Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is proposed as business concerns associated with managing a product over its lifecycle to achieve the desired market and business objectives. Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) is proposed as business concerns associated with managing a viable software delivery that constitutes or realises a software application. As PLM tends to be cross-discipline, cross-functional and extend to most areas of an organisation's business operations, the proposal here is to consider primarily where an application represents a product for sale and/or distribution, (or where an application may be a component of a software suite or system that represents a product for sale and/or distribution). There are also additional concerns to build out such as where an application is very strongly related to a product but may not constitute it, such as a test application, product configurator or even a PLM or ERP application. I envisage participation from those with an interest or experience of applying OSLC or other industry standards to the ALM/PLM collaboration and integration topics. Please provide comments of support or what is needed to make such a workgroup useful for your interests Best regards Gray Solution Architect Systems and Industrial solutions, Rational HQ Devt org, IBM SWG Tel: (44)(0)1926-464345 Alternative Tel: (44)(0)2476 713 274 Mobile Tel: (44)(0)784 10 11 431 E-mail [email protected] Unless stated otherwise above: IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number 741598. Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU
