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This policy provides consistency in the Association's activities related to the development of the PPDM. It may also assist members in planning their commitments to model development projects, by explaining the process.
This has been reviewed by the PPDM's Board and others. It is not
intended as a static or rigid policy. We welcome comments from the
members.
Association Values
Member involvement
Voluntary investment is required at every stage of the model
development process. The expertise of the participants is unique
and essential. The pace of development is controlled by members'
input of resources. Model development is impossible without the
active involvement of members.
Pro-active members
Business requirements and modeling solutions (with consistent
architecture) are determined by the members who chose to be active
participants in the development process. They must consider
themselves as representatives of the entire membership and make
choices that will best meet the needs of the global industry.
Business driven requirements
The Model is only successful when it is implemented and
thereby enables members to achieve benefits to their business.
Members express their requirements through their elected Directors
and through active involvement. The Board of Directors sets the
overall strategy for Model development to meets these
requirements.
Leverage
The power of the Association is in the contributions of the
members. The Association controls only the resources provided
through membership fees and special contributions. These are used
to leverage the voluntary involvement of the members in the Model
development process.
Democratic process
The Association's bylaws and policies provide for direct
annual election of all Directors, one member/one vote, and
proportional fees.
Public Model
Anyone may use the Model; that is what is meant by "public".
Our goal is to make it widely available without restrictions of
price or license fee. However, free distribution and technical
support is provided only to our members. Non-members who benefit
from the Model should consider themselves "free-loaders".
Development Principles
Consistent architecture
Every part of the Model must conform to the Association's
document on Architectural Principles.
Guidance and coordination
The Modeling Committee is established by the Board and
accountable through the Executive Director. It monitors the process
of Model development, and defines the Association's technical
methodology and standards.
Change management
All proposed changes are assessed on the value the change
will bring, versus the cost of implementing it. This trade-off
between enhancement and stability should be addressed by any group
proposing to rework a portion of the Model.
Timing of development
No subject area can be developed without substantial input
from the members, so the pace of model expansion cannot be
pre-determined by the Board. The Association encourages initiatives
from among our members, and actively promotes business-driven
subject areas.
Association endorsement
The Board will support the member-driven subject workgroups
by encouraging broad and effective member participation, and by
allocating the Association's resources in support of these groups.
Allocation criteria include: business need expressed by many
members, expertise committed to the workgroup by members,
interdependence with other model subject areas, realistic project
goals and plans, and availability of resources.
Role of Association staff
The staff and/or contractors engaged by the Association
facilitate the modeling workgroups which are endorsed by the Board.
They also assess submissions for conformity to PPDM's architecture
and compatibility with other parts of the Model, create and
distribute the DDL schema and documentation, test the Model for
compliance and integrity, process change requests, and provide
technical support.
Version approval process
Any new version of the PPDM is subject to approval by the
membership. The Board determines when and how the proposed version
will be released to the members for testing and approval.
Independent initiatives
The Board will not interfere with a workgroup that may arise
spontaneously among our members. However, such a group may wish to
seek an endorsement before investing too much time and resources.
The Association cannot commit to provide significant resources to
an independent project.