Project Management Visualization Tool, presented at OOPSLA's during 1998 and demoed to RUP, Product Management team in 1999.

1. “PMVT: Visual Model for Process based Project Management”
Product Inception by Ravindra and Sujata Tadwalkar with Kalpesh “Ray” Patel
October 1998
OOPSLA98
Vancouver, Canada
PMVT Brochure
The product concept was first presented PMVT: Visual Model PMVT uses Unified Modeling Language,
an industry standard language of
by Ravindra Tadwalkar during the 2nd
OOPSLA applied object technology
for Process Based notations to illustrate the software
architectures for the pedagogical case
workshop (mid-year), 19-21 July 1998,
Denver, USA.
Project Management studies. It uses Rational Unified Process,
as an example of configurable process
What is Project Matrix? framework for the software development.
Project Matrix is a visual model of PMVT is an integrating tool that provides
the software development project. a single framework for organizing,
In this model, the work is relating and viewing aspects of the
represented by a matrix of software project, such as:
activities. According to classical
definition by Shlaer and Mellor, • Process based project plan
“Each row of the matrix represents
a type of task (for example, • Priority of activities therein
developing domain object model)
and each column represents a • UML/Non-UML artifacts
“subsystem” for which the task
must be performed. Each box on • Resource (Worker Roles)
the matrix represents an activity
for which there is a well-defined • Status on “health” of architecture
output object: the requirements
document, a set of artifacts (such • Earned value & project scorecard,
as state charts), etc.”
• Refining the (UML-based) process
Reference:
Shlaer S., Mellor S. J., Grand D. “The
Project Matrix: A Model for Software Rationale
Engineering Project Management”,
Proceedings of the Third Software PMVT- Project Matrix Visualization
Engineering Standards Application
As a visual model for process based
Workshop, IEEE, October 1984. Tool- is presented as a visual model for project management, PMVT aims at
process based project management of IT those IT projects that intend to follow an
CONTACT: projects. Authors’ focus is on applying industrialized software process – the one
Ravindra and Sujata Tadwalkar : PMVT to develop & visualize models of with a deliverable project plan.
Http://silcon.com/~jayanta/ such IT issues as: Earned Value Analysis,
e-mail: jayanta@silcon.com Activity Based Planning, Scheduling, PMVT allows the Manager to tailor the
1471 Meridian Avenue Project/Program Management, Business process via the map editor, and integrate
San Jose, CA 95125 USA Intelligence, & Knowledge Management. the project to actuals to the model via the
408 723 8733 (Voice/Fax) project matrix information editor.
Kalpesh “Ray” Patel : Process based project matrices are
Taj Information Systems effective for coordinating the teamwork,
e-mail: kalpesh.patel@worldnet.att.net managing the activities in the project,
POB 60596 reducing the complexity of the software
Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA development process and producing
510 792 8223 (Voice/Fax) deliverables.
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2. Business Model of the problem domain Outstanding Features
• First undertaking to depict the visual
Problem Domain of Effective Project/Program Management models relevant to the business of
Approves & defines
IT management, applying the
Project Project Management
CIO process based project management
Manager
Selects & Defines
Responsible for BI techniques on IT projects.
• Facilitate an understanding of the
Contributes to
current issues facing the IT
<<uses>> <<uses>>
CEO
management at large.
• PMVT is the GUI- and Web-
Earned Value Analysis Business Intelligence
Contributes to
<<uses>>
Scheduling Enterprise enabled application for
Selects & Defines
<<uses>> <<uses>>
Contributes to
visualizing and managing the
Activity Based Planning Knowledge Management CFO process based project/program
Skills & Resources safegaurds IP management.
• PMVT offers integration between
Specifies & Prioritizes
Rational Rose98 and MS Project. It
Program
Manager
Program Management
CKO can integrate with other modeling
and scheduling tools.
• It is the first tool to apply UML and
Rational Unified Process to the
domain of management at all levels
Problems faced by today’ project manager/architects
s of the organization.
Competition
• Nothing like this currently in the
market domain of IT management.
• The tool complements with many
other project management books
and methodologies in the market.
Market / Buyers
• Project and Program Managers
• Architects and Project Leaders
• Top/ Executive Management
• Middle Managers
PMVT accompanies our
forthcoming book:
“UML Project Matrix : A
Model For Process Based IT
Management”
The book teaches the management how
to apply UML based Rational Unified
Process, while focusing on visual
LOOKING FOR modeling of various IT management
STRATEGIC AND INVESTING PARTNERS issues, as shown in the business model of
TO SHARE PRODUCT VISION the problem domain of process based
AND project management. This business
TOGETHER WE CAN REALIZE THE PRODUCT! model provides the overall context for
PMVT, project matrix visualization tool.
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3. Prospectus
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