Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to method and process management, and provide a data processing system, method, and computer program product for providing multiple views for breakdown centric process representations. In an embodiment of the invention, a data processing system configured for providing multiple views for breakdown centric process representations can be provided. The system can include a method management tool including program code enabled to render multiple views from a single breakdown structure architecture for a process. In particular, the multiple views can include at least two views selected from the group consisting of a task dependency view, a work product packaging dependency view and a relationship dependency view.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for methods management. A methods management method can include establishing default structured relationships between different reusable method elements. The methods management method also can include creating descriptors within a process that mirror the default structured relationships. Finally, the methods management method can include configuring the created descriptors to permit changes to the mirrored default structural relationships between the created descriptors in the process without changing the default structured relationships between the source reusable method elements.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to method and process management, and provide a data processing system, method, and computer program product for process contributions in a method architecture. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a data processing system configured for process contributions can include a method management tool configured for composing a process utilizing the method architecture. The system further can include one or more source method elements combinable to define an activity for the process. Finally, the system can include one or more process contributions defining variations in the activities of the process.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to method and process management, and provide a data processing system, method, and computer program product for dynamic binding of a capability pattern to multiple processes in a method architecture. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a data processing system configured for dynamic binding of process patterns can include a method management tool. The method management tool can include program code enabled both to compose a capability pattern comprised of at least one activity defined by a plurality of nested and descriptors for source method elements, and to bind an extension activity to the capability pattern in a process model without replicating the activity of the capability pattern in the process pattern.