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The following were identified as key aspects for establishing an effective ICC group. But, let's begin with the reason why?
But why ICC
In most organizations - big or small - there are four typical problems encountered in most integration efforts: Lack of communication, pace and quantum of change, redundant work and undefined processes. Communication is most of the times the main problem, even when there are well defined processes in place. By communication we mean...
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ICC Benefits
By coordinating projects under ICC with an overall vision of the desired results – a broader knowledge of the business is established. This provides a means for sharing and re-using of key components among projects. Therefore ICC can be seen as a service that is shared. An organization should try to reach a situation whereby ICC is...
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ICC Ecosystem
Integration work always includes several parties. The most common setup is described in figure below. The figure illustrates the role of ICC – as a shared service that serves Business Units or Projects or both. ICC manages all communication and work assignments between internal business or projects and external System Suppliers,...
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ICC Roles
It must be pointed out that, the need and size of ICC group will vary with respect to the size of the company. For big companies, a full size ICC group is almost a must, whereas for smaller companies, the group can be sized down to one person. That said, in smaller companies, where ICC is ran as a "one man band", there will...
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Delivery Models
In contrast with software development projects, integration projects require a different approach in their development as well as deployment (End-game i.e. delivery). We have identified two possible delivery models. Those are Artifacts Driven Model and Sprint Model. The Artifacts Driven Model is meant for smaller projects, usually...
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