Defence Command and Army Data Model

(DCADM) Managing and Developing Corporate Projects

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Course benefits:

With the introduction of many disparate but interdependent computer systems throughout the Defence community, interoperability becomes critical. Computer systems must be able to share and/or exchange data as necessary in response to evolving operational needs. The pressure for such interoperability - across the wider Defence community, across all Sectors, and through into NATO - continues to increase. In practice, future systems must base their information exchange on a common data structure.

The Defence Command and Army Data Model (DCADM) provides a basis for interoperability for Defence IS projects. Each project that adopts the DCADM, either as its data structure or as its structure for information exchange, will have the ability to share and exchange data with other systems without the burden of negotiating, developing or maintaining bilateral interfaces.

This course reviews the background to the DCADM and then discusses the problems it seeks to resolve and its impact on projects. It addresses how the DCADM reduces or removes the need for certain deliverables and tasks, and where significant and different deliverables and emphasis are required. The course comprises a mix of teaching sessions, discussion and practical work to reinforce the principles. Of significance to project development staff is the discussion of the emerging Corporate Business Modelling Language (CBML).

This course provides an essential insight into the use of the DCADM.

Who should attend:

This course is aimed at all staff who need to be aware of the implications of DCADM-based projects, including both MOD and external staff. Data management personnel, application developers, and all those involved with the development, support or procurement of applications will benefit from this course.

• Data Managers and Data Administrators
• Project Managers
• Team Leaders and Team Members
• Business and Systems Analysts
• Business staff with a project responsibility

Prerequisites:

Experience of data modelling and an exposure to the DCADM is expected.

What you will learn:

On successful completion of the course, attendees will be able to:

• state the requirements that the DCADM addresses
• describe the structure of the DCADM
• describe the DCADM API and other DCADM utilities
• describe the major implications on managing and developing projects when using the DCADM
• apply these differences to a DCADM project
• describe and apply the CBML

What you will cover:

• Data Management and the MOD - the role and purpose of data and information; the requirement for a common data model; the underlying principles of the DCADM; traditional vs generic Data Models; why the DCADM is generic; advantages and disadvantages of generic models
• The DCADM by sub-models - overview of DCADM; the major constructs; the Master Index; Breakdown; Property; Statement; Location and Shape
• Management Procedures - maintenance of the DCADM and its content; role of related bodies
• Implications of using the DCADM - on Project Managers, Data Managers, Project Staff and Senior Management
• An introduction to the CBML - the Corporate Business Modelling Language; its notation, rules and use
• DCADM 'tools' available
• The DCADM in a global system - data sharing; partial distribution and partial replication of data
• Workshops and Exercises (various) - reinforcement of major components of the DCADM; how, where and by how much, the use of the DCADM impacts development and management practices; practice of CBML

How you will learn:

Discussions and lecture sessions are supported with exercises and a case study.

Duration and availability:

Three days. In-house courses by arrangement.

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