SPEM Toolbox Pages

Base Plug-in

Phase

Create a predefined special Activity representing a significant period in a project.

Iteration

Group a set of nested Activities that are repeated more than once. Typically, Iteration is an Activity for which the default value of the isRepeatable attribute is True.

Process

Represent a special Activity that describes a structure for particular types of development projects, or parts of them.

Delivery Process

Represent a special Process describing a complete and integrated approach for implementing a specific project type.

Process Pattern

Represent a special Process to describe a reusable cluster of Activities in a general process area that provides a consistent development approach to common problems.

Process Planning Template

Represent a special Process that is prepared for instantiation by a project planning tool.

Artifact

Represent a Work Product Definition that provides a description and definition for tangible work product types.

Deliverable

Represent a Work Product Definition that provides a description and definition for packaging other Work Products, and that can be delivered to an internal or external party.

Outcome

Represent a Work Product Definition that provides a description and definition for non-tangible work products.

Method Content

Category

Categorize content based on the user's criteria.

Guidance

Identify reference items such as Guidelines, Templates, Checklists, Tool Mentors, Estimates, Supporting Materials, Reports and Concepts.

Metric

Define a standard measurement for instances of Method Content elements.

Role Definition

Define a set of related skills, competencies, and responsibilities.

Step

Represent parts or subunits of a Task Definition.

Task Definition

Describe an assignable unit of work. Every Task Definition is assigned to specific Role Definitions. A Task is associated with input and output Work Products.

Tool Definition

Describe the tools that are recommended or necessary for completing a specific Task.

Work Product Definition

Define any forms of document, report or outcome that are consumed, produced or modified by Tasks.

Package

Method Content Package

Create a physical container to organize the Method Content elements.

Method Library

Create an overall physical container for all SPEM 2.0 elements.

Method Plugin

Create a physical container for Method Content Package and Process Packages. It can be used stand-alone as well as extended to many other Method Plugins.

Process Package

Create a physical container that contains different kinds of Process element.

Process Component

Create a special Process Package that provides the mechanism of encapsulation.

Process

Activity

Define basic units of work within a Process as well as the Process itself.

Composite Role

Represent an aggregation of Role Definition references for an Activity.

Milestone

Represent any significant events in a development project.

Process

Create a special Activity that describes a structure for particular types of development project.

Role Use

Represent a Role Definition in the context of one specific Activity.

Task Use

Represent a Task Definition in the context of one specific Activity.

Team Profile

Define a nested hierarchy of teams and team members.

Work Product Use

Represent a Work Product Definition in the context of one specific Activity.

Presentation

In Enterprise Architect, every SPEM stereotype can be presented in one of two ways:

• Iconic presentation, or
• Textual presentation.

The iconstyle tag is used for switching between these presentations. For example, in the SPEM diagram below, if you want the SPEM_TaskDefinition to have iconic presentation you set the iconstyle Tagged Value to True, and display the element as an icon. To get the textual presentation for SPEM_TaskDefinition, as an outline with a decoration in the top right corner, set the Tagged Value to False.