1. Status DEX Publication Project
TC Meeting at Farnborough
25-26 April 2007
Trine Hansen

2. Includes activities not part of scope
Status Project commitments
(*) Saab contribution :
Participates in Core Team and in activities relevant for Task DEX. Number of hours formally not confirmed #
Contributors
Hours
Comments 1
NDLO
3510 2
UK MOD
2614
Includes activities not part of scope 3
FMV
1327 4
US DoD including US Army
460 5
DNV
500 6
BAESystem
300 7
EPM Technology 8
Mantech
160 9
Rolls-Royce
100 10
Saab
(*) 12
Eurostep 13
LSC
(**)
Sum contributions
9571
(**) LSC contribution :
Participates in Core Team activities. Number of hours formally not confirmed.
The Steering Group:
NDLO: Tor Arne Irgens (Chairman)
BAESystem: Howard Mason (Deputy Chair)
FMV: Mats Elgh
UK MOD: Martin Gibson
DOD: James Colson
DNV: Nils Sandsmark
EPMT: Jorulv Ragnes
Eurostep: Torbjørn Holm
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3. Project Plan
This status report refers to the period Jan 07 to 23 April 07 and version of the Project Plan
The original project plan was formally accepted by the Steering Group 4 Feb 07.
Recommendations from the Core Team:
Reduce the scope from 4 to 3 DEXs (because of the funding situation and to focus to quality rather than quantity).
Revise the scope of the activity ‘DEXLib Infrastructure’ to update the DEX development and documentation environment (DEXLib) to reflect the key concept in the recommended DEX framework. Accepted by the Steering Group.
To capture the agreed changes in scope and the delayed deliverables, a revised project plan was established.
Not much to report…
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4. ‘Events’ in the period Jab 07 – 23 April 07
The following ‘events’ have been performed in the period (Telecons are not listed):
9 Feb 07: Steering Group telecom (#1)
13-15 Feb 07: Core Team Workshop in Bristol
6-9 March 07: Core Team Workshop in Stockholm
8 March 07: Steering Group telecon (#2)
12 April 07: Steering Group telecon (#3)
13 April 07: Workshop for establishing reference data review checklist
Various telecons and net-meetings
Not much to report…
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5. Summary Limited access to resources
Due to limited access to key resources, the deliverables of the review check lists are 2-5 weeks delayed. Of same reason deliveries of the ‘DEXLib Help section’ activities are delayed. Re-arrangement of resources has been performed to cover up for part of this situation. But still there is an issue with respect to access of key resources for this activity.
Issue resolving activities on ‘hold’
24 templates have assigned status ‘issue’, which means issues have to be resolved prior to review activities. The responsible editors have to be involved in the resolving discussions. At present some of these editors are not funded and therefore the activity is set on ‘hold’. This is an issue for the Steering Group.
Harmonization of overlapping templates
Some of the templates (approximately 6) are overlapping. Responsible editors should be involved in the harmonization discussions. At present some of the editors have no funding for this activity, which implies the activity is set on ‘hold’. This is an issue for the Steering Group.
Not much to report…
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6. Project main activities
Management
Core Team Activities
TOG Support Management
Check lists and Processes
DEXLib infrastructure
DEXlib Help section
Develop, review and update templates
Develop, review and update capabilities
Develop and harmonize DEXs
Review and update DEXs
Preparations for establishing Implementers Forum
Final report
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7. Activity #1 - Management
Establishing a detailed project plan, and lately a revised version of it
Establish a Core Team
Arrange Core Team kick-off meeting
Arrange Core Team workshops and telecons
Reports to Steering Group (total 3 Steering Group meetings in the period)
Various telecons and net-meetings
Day-to-day management of the project
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8. Activity #2 - Core Team Activities
A kick-off meeting has been arranged Feb
Focus: Agree on DEX framework concepts and the DEX publication process
Workshop in Stockholm 6-9 March
Focus: Reference data
Several telecons/Net meetings have been arranged
A review checklist for templates has been established
Establishing a review checklist for reference data is on-going
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9. Activity #3 TOG Support Management
This activity has not started yet
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10. Activity #4 Check lists and Processes
Review checklist for Templates established
Review checklist for Reference data started
Review checklist for Capabilities exists but has to e updated according to agreed DEX framework
Process for supporting the harmonization process of reference data agreed in Core Team. Draft documentation established
DEX publication process proposed. Draft documentation established
Check lists and other documentation will be sent TOG (OASIS PLCS Technical Oversight Group) for acceptance.
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11. Activity #5 DEXLib infrastructure
In this period the Core Team has reviewed the proposed activities and deliverables identified May A revised proposal for this activity has been established and presented for the Steering Group.
Specifications for each sub-activity have been drafted as part of the revised plan.
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12. Activity #6 - DEXlib Help section
Basis for documentation of DEX Framework (key concepts), DEX publication levels and reference data process have been delivered from the Core Team workshops.
Detailed documentation of reference data process on-going
Detailed documentation of the reference data process has started.
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13. Activity #7 – Develop, review and update templates
124 templates are registered in DEXLib
Scope for this project: 108 templates
32 templates are ready for review
24 templates have status ‘issue’.
These templates were developed in relation to a UK MOD project. The issues have to be resolved prior to review. At present there is no funding to resolve the issues before review. Issue resolving activities are set on ‘hold’. This is an issue for the Steering group.
18 templates without status (property related templates). To be clarified by the Core Team
7 templates under development. Planned ‘Ready For Review’ by 20 April
4 templates ‘RFR’ by 11 May
15 templates ‘RFR’ by 27 May
Overlapping templates
Overlapping templates (‘Norwegian’ vs ‘UK’ templates) have to be harmonized. No funding on the ‘UK template’ side for doing this harmonization. This is an issue for the Steering Group.
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14. Activity #8 – Develop, review and update capabilities
61 capabilities are registered in DEXLib
45 templates are scope for this project. 15 of these are ready for review
The Core Team has recommended prioritizing templates before the capabilities. The main reason for this is that DEX longforms will be generated from the templates
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15. Activity #9 - Develop and harmonize DEXs
All three DEXs are uploaded to DEXLib
Aviation Maintenance DEX is ready for review. Review activities awaits review checklist
The two task DEXs have to be harmonized prior to review. Harmonization not started
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16. Activity #10 - Review and update DEXs
This activity is not started.
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17. Activity #11 – Preparations for establishing Implementers Forum
This activity is not started.
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18. Activity #12 – Final report
This activity is not started.
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19. Comments to Progress (1 of 2)
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20. Comments to Progress (2 of 2)
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21. Progress (% of completeness)
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22. Schedule
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23. Costs
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24. The end
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