Concept: Well-Formed Asset
Describes the fundamental elements of a well-formed asset.
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Main Description
The Asset Manufacturing team should declare what a well-formed asset should look like. This needs to be accepted by the business. A Well-Formed Asset will describe the Asset Context within which it is reused. If the asset is Reusable Asset it should have usage information included in the asset's metadata, or in some well-marked artifacts stored with the asset.

Items that typically comprise the proper structure of an asset include:

  • Naming conventions
    • How shall assets be named?
    • Should artifacts be renamed when they are included in an asset?
  • Asset versions
    • How should the asset be versioned?
  • Asset types
    • What are the kinds of assets that will be supported?
    • For each asset type, what is the expected structure?
  • Asset classifications
    • How should an asset be classified?
  • Artifact types
    • What kinds of artifacts should be included in an asset?
      • Legal documents, Readme documents, Models, etc. 
  • Asset relationships
    • What kinds of relationships should be specified?