Master Plan Example
The proposed example relates to improvement of an auto repair service in a car hire company. After analysis of the process, it appears that improvements can be tackled in two ways: either by improving the invoicing system, or by improving determination of breakdowns. These two aspects are not exclusive.
The first scenario itself offers two possible software solutions.
Auto Repair Service Improvement - Invoice A
In this master plan the invoicing system is improved. The solution proposed is to develop and install a new version (2.0) of an existing application called "Invoice".
You can see the preparation phases of the new application version, its installation and production phases and the retirement of the old version.
Note that production of new elements is executed when the last milestone has been reached, in other words when the master plan has been completed.
Compared to its first version, version 2.0 of the invoicing application offers new functionalities, for example compatibility with SWIFT format.. This can be confirmed by consulting the application properties dialog box.
Auto Repair Service Improvement - Invoice B
In this software alternative, a similar plan is proposed but based on version 2.1 of the invoicing software.
The new Invoicing V2.1 application also provides new functionalities. These functionalities are visible in the application properties window.
You can find the functionalities described in version 2.0 as well as the functionalities already available in version 1.0. This display of information defined in earlier versions is possible thanks to modeling of application variants.
For more details on variations, see "Object Variations" in the
HOPEX Common Features guide.
