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of each stage is divided in several work scenes that carry on SE activities. Scenes will
be performed by team members and ought to produce artifacts.
The course-of-action forms a whole that is concerned with all aspects described in
previous paragraphs but we need to divide the continuous development of the course
of action into significant units (cf. ยง2.3). We decide to divide the whole course-of-
action by replying to the question: "What is this about, from the point of view of the
engineer?" This division is recorded through the central event Course-of-action Unit.
Complex or collective interactions require an intermediate level, called Step-of-action
sequencing and embedding Course-of-action units. Links with PRM are provided.
A picture of all these interlinked concerns is given in figure 4.
Fig. 4.
A model of Process Reference Model -PRM- (on the left) and WBS (on the right). Arti-
facts are shared between PRM and WBS. The Course-of-action Unit is used as central link.
Steps-in-action characterize the relations of sequencing and embedding between these units.
The project journal uses a semantic wiki in order to record the progress of the
project. The project manager initially fills and updates the WBS of his/her project.
Team members can record events as they happen but have to systematically fill the
wiki at the end of each phase. Semantic wiki is the most flexible tool in order to re-
cord and shape a structured content. Properties (modifying the underlying data model)
can be added, updated or deleted as the project goes along. Information (data) can be
recorded in a bulk mode and the typesetting performed later. Things to do or to report
are created in one Wiki word to indicate that they have to be filled. Information can
be temporary missing or incomplete.
5.4 Recording Assessments
Several kinds of assessment occur in the life of a project. Assessment may be focused
on products or services, on processes or on persons. Assessment itself provides in-
formation on action performed but many other elements significant for the actors and
