Re: [SOA-RAF] Interested in helping with Mgmt Model?

-----Original Message-----
From: Estefan, Jeff A (3100) <jeffrey.a.estefan@jpl.nasa.gov>
To: mpoulin@usa.com <mpoulin@usa.com>
Sent: Sun, Jan 9, 2011 9:28 pm
Subject: RE: [SOA-RAF] Interested in helping with Mgmt Model?
Michael,

I really appreciate taking time to go through the Mgmt model as currently 
articulated in the RAF but we knew going in that the focus there was by and 
large too focused on systems management and so that is why we gave Dan Heston 
the opportunity to write something up, which he did and I've attached to this 
note.  This work was done back in Sept of last year and there are a few e-mail 
threads on the topic plus some discussion on the calls, but then the topic was 
unfortunately dropped.   Nevertheless, I will review your recommended updates as 
they look quite well thought out.  In the meantime, if you could review Dan's 
draft update, that would be much appreciated.  It is still mission visual (UML) 
models.

Thanks again!

 - Jeff

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From: mpoulin@usa.com [mpoulin@usa.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 7:48 AM
To: Estefan, Jeff A (3100)
Subject: Re: [SOA-RAF] Interested in helping with Mgmt Model?

Jeffrey,

as promised, I have reviewed the Management Model section and attached my notes.

Since we deal with Management Concept, it influences other Concepts in the 
document. This required me to look through the entire document and review every 
occasion where management is mentioned. As a result, I have several notes and 
proposals for changes in other sections, e.g. in Governance sections, there are 
references to TOGAF 8.1 which are outdate already due to TOGAF 9.0 available for 
a year already.

Thus, I have extracted all related text fragments into separate document and 
modified them as needed. The line numbers have been preserved and match the line 
numbers in the original document. I’ve excluded the fragments that I suggest are 
correct, do not require modifications and do not raise questions.

I have edited the text on two computers and the side notes marked OP... are mine 
as well as MP.

In addition to the text changes, I put some side comments with explanations of 
my changes and questions. Plus, I added a few small sections such as Service 
Configuration Manageability, Contracts ( in the Management Contracts and 
Policies) and new term 'Solution' in the glossary. I've put all manageability 
items into the new diagram (embedded).

I am looking for your comments and an advice on how to proceed from this point: 
will this work go under your supervision or independently, like Peter/Chris do.

Regards,
- Michael



-----Original Message-----
From: Estefan, Jeff A (3100) <jeffrey.a.estefan@jpl.nasa.gov>
To: mpoulin@usa.com <mpoulin@usa.com>
Sent: Fri, Jan 7, 2011 7:14 pm
Subject: [SOA-RAF] Interested in helping with Mgmt Model?

Michael,

Are you interested in helping with the Management Model?  I was planning on 
reviewing what was originally written in the RAF, which is very sparse and 
largely focused on system management vs. services as managed entities and then 
look over what Dan H. put together.  That material is missing visual models.

I feel this is far too important a concept, particularly its relationship to 
governance, to simply “punt” and say we are not going to include it in our RAF 
work.  I see it as even more paramount than the Testing Model although I know 
you and Ken are making headway there.  If we can tackle both, great, but we 
simply cannot punt on Management and only include Testing.

Just let me know your thoughts.

Regards…

- Jeff
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