Phase2 Iteration3

The Phase 2 works in iterations. See setup of the Architecture stream.

Iteration 3

The third iteration lasts from 4.March to 25.March.

Topics

Capabilities

The top most ranked capabilites from the shopping list are treated in this third iteration. Also tasks created during the work in the previous iterations are continued here.

A&B RU's requirements

Based on the structure to learn about the "small" RUs situation and their needs we start the DiscoverySessions with A&B RUs. In the organized sessions we work out the (IT and process) surrounding in which those RUs operate. The actual planning foresees to have discovery sessions regularly every two weeks in the next months:

The content discussed in those sessions encompasses the topics a smaller RU is faced with:

Please help us and publish these sesssions internally in your company to attract many interested parties. The target group are type "A" and "B" RU (see below). The preparation consists of three steps:

• Send a mail to RFF ARCH group
• Read the RFF introduciton slides and the entry questions in the questionnaire to acquaint yourself to the topics
• Register at MIRO to access the board used in the sessions

The material is available on Basic Material for Discovery Sessions

SM: SmartService Profile

Based on the Smart Services list we will describe

• what the smart service is about
• what is the aim
• which needs does it cover and
• what is the potential benefit of it.

With these profiles we can then start the discussion with the CIO/steering committee on prioritization.

Legal and process related capa for TAF/P

We collect all capabilities with legal issues for the usage in sessions with ERA/EU to discuss the development of European standards.

C14: Pilot WSM quality

We continue the work on the WSM KPI pilot to learn and prove the RFF KPI maintenance process. With this we will be able to propose the appropriate data quality maintenance process and necessary reports.

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Results

A&B RU requirements

In this task we had to enlarge the scope beyond TrainOperation and Consignment Note information. We have created a structure to learn about the "small" RUs situation and their needs. For that we will organize sessions where we work out the (IT and process) surrounding in which those RUs operate. The actual planning foresees to have discovery sessions regularly every two weeks in the next months:

The content discussed in those sessions encompasses the topics a smaller RU is faced with:

With this structure in place we will plan the discovery sessions for the next weeks. Please help us and publish these sesssions internally in your company to attract many interested parties. The target group are type "A" and "B" RU (see below). The preparation consists of three steps:

• Send a mail to RFF ARCH group
• Read the RFF introduciton slides and the entry questions in the questionnaire to acquaint yourself to the topics
• Register at MIRO to access the board used in the sessions

The material is available on Basic Material for Discovery Sessions.

Small RU

The term Small RU is for our purpose too vage and may lead to different interpretations. Our distinction is focused on what type of IT the RU is using:

• Office and webbbased IT: The RU requires both external webbased and mobile clients and he needs a Office based integration. Some steps in the use cases are covered by manual interactions. He requires webbased or mobile Apps to enable him to participate in the common data transfer.
• Lean, off-the-shelf IT: The RU runs off-the-shelf software with "standard" apdapters for different services. Some advanced use cases are not supported by his systems and are (semi)- manually. He is looking for suitable interfaces to conntect to the off-the-shelf adapters.
• Extensive, tailor made IT: The RU runs tailor made software adpated to his specific needs. This can be based on off-the-shelf software too which was tailored to an importent degree according to his needs. He wants to evolve his IT landscape frictionless and secure the return on his investments. The volume of transactions don't allow (semi)- manual processes. He looks for external services that helps him to streamline his processes internally and to innovate the next service types.

This leads to different requirements for digital platforms. Therefor we differentiate in our context between the three RU types:

• App based RU (web, mobile, office)
• Basic API oriented RU (based on sector standards)
• Comprehensive service oriented RU (full service context)

This is a model to distinct between the different needs of such a schematic sketched RU. In real life a RU may combine several of those types. He may run a tailor made, extensive commercial system (so type C RU). In production he plans with webbased tools (type A RU) and he operates his transports with an off-the-shelf product (type B RU).

Legal and process related capa for TAF/P

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