Re[2]: standards manual

     I have experienced standards manuals that are 1 page long, and manuals
     that are 500+ pages.
     The best ones are usually 10 to 15 pages, and when
     skeletons/prototypes exist it makes it much easier to be productive
     quickly.  As someone suggested already, when I go to a client that
     doesn't have standards, I try to introduce the set I've developed over
     the years.  Usually they are happy to accept them!

     p.s.  The company with the 500+ page standards manual DID NOT have
     skeleton programs!!!!  Go figure!

     Norman


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Subject: Re: standards manual
Author:  RPG400-L@midrange.com ("Ronald Nance" <RNANCE@commerceinsurance.com>)
at MCKHBOC
Date:    09/23/1999 4:33 AM






The following is the index to our standards manual.  We have an
ongoing review of standards and will be updating this to include ILE
and RPGIV standards.


                            OUTLINE
  A   ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
  I   M.I.S.  CHARTERS
  1   GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
  2   DATABASE STANDARDS
  3   PROGRAMMING/SCREEN STANDARDS
  4   DOCUMENTATION STANDARDS
  5   MIS GENERAL INFORMATION
  6   SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGY
  7   SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT(S)
  9   PERSONAL COMPUTER

Some of the detail headings if this will help.

 3   PROGRAMMING/SCREEN STANDARDS
     3.1  Programming Standards
          3.1.1  RPG Standards
                 3.1.1.1  DDM FILES (IN RPG PROGRAMS)
          3.1.2  CLP Standards
                 3.1.2.1  DDM FILES (IN CL PROGRAMS)
          3.1.3  USER DEFINED EDIT CODES
     3.2  Screen Standards

Ronald Nance
Commerce Insurance Group
Webster, MA. 01570
(508) 943-9000 Ext: 4078

rnance@commerceinsurance.com
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