(1) A general structure for particular types of development projects. Processes take content elements and relate them into semi-ordered sequences that are customized to specific types of projects. Thus, a process is a set of partially ordered work descriptions intended to reach a higher development goal, such as the release of a specific software  These work descriptions are organized into a hierarchical breakdown-structure A process focuses on the lifecycle and the sequencing of work in breakdown structures.

(2) The part of  UMA that models processes.