Management Artifact

A Management Artifact is an organizational artifact that documents management decisions, policies, or procedures.

• AKA: Management Document, Administrative Artifact, Governance Document.
• Context:
  • It can typically capture Management Decisions through management artifact records.
  • It can typically define Management Requirements via management artifact specifications.
  • It can typically establish Management Procedures using management artifact workflows.
  • It can often communicate Management Intent through management artifact statements.
  • It can often provide Management Evidence via management artifact trails.
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  • It can range from being a Simple Management Artifact to being a Comprehensive Management Artifact, depending on its management artifact scope.
  • It can range from being an Informal Management Artifact to being a Formal Management Artifact, depending on its management artifact structure.
  • It can range from being a Static Management Artifact to being a Dynamic Management Artifact, depending on its management artifact update frequency.
  • It can range from being a Template Management Artifact to being a Customized Management Artifact, depending on its management artifact standardization.
  • It can range from being an Internal Management Artifact to being an External Management Artifact, depending on its management artifact audience.
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  • It can enable Management Accountability through management artifact ownership.
  • It can support Management Compliance via management artifact audit.
  • It can facilitate Management Communication using management artifact distribution.
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• Examples:
  • Policy Management Artifacts, such as:
    • Security Policy Document for security governance.
    • Quality Policy Document for quality standard.
    • Documentation Policy for documentation governance.
  • Planning Management Artifacts, such as:
    • Strategic Plan for strategic direction.
    • Project Plan for project execution.
    • Documentation Maintenance Strategy for documentation upkeep.
  • Control Management Artifacts, such as:
    • Procedure Document for process control.
    • Checklist for task verification.
    • Documentation Quality Target for quality objective.
  • Reference Management Artifacts, such as:
    • Standards Document for compliance requirement.
    • Metrics Repository for performance measure.
    • Documentation Metrics Repository for documentation KPI.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Technical Artifact, which documents technical specifications rather than management artifact.
  • Product Artifact, which represents product deliverables rather than management artifact.
  • Design Artifact, which captures design decisions rather than management artifact.
• See: Organizational Artifact, Governance Artifact, Management Document, Policy Document, Management Process, Documentation Management, Administrative Record.

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