January 2008 - Posts

• Expanding and Clarifying the "Benchmark" concept. Glossary Edit.

  Benchmark Concept *007 January 23rd 2008 A benchmark is a specified reference point, or baseline. There are two main types: scalar and binary benchmarks. Notes: 1. A scalar benchmark is a reference level for a performance or resource attribute. It is... Posted Jan 23 2008, 08:11 AM by Tiki RSS feed for blog: Tom Gilb & Kai Gilb's blog

• I have rethought the concept of a requirement target, and excluded Wish.

  Target Concept *048 January 23 2008 Targets are a class of Requirements that we seriously plan to reach. They contrast to Constraints that we seek to avoid; and Benchmark Levels which are merely analytical information, without formal commitment to reach... Posted Jan 23 2008, 07:52 AM by Tiki RSS feed for blog: Tom Gilb & Kai Gilb's blog

• Modeling Modeling

  MODELING MODELING REALISTICALLY ENOUGH FOR SERIOUS PURPOSES by Tom.Gilb@Incose.org Version January 6 2008 I was asked to comment in more depth on my disquiet about the Model description used by Grady/Green and attributed to Selic. See Jan 5 blog below... Posted Jan 05 2008, 07:58 PM by Tiki RSS feed for blog: Tom Gilb & Kai Gilb's blog

• Universal Software/Systems Modelling Languages/Standards, by Tom

  This morning (Jan 5 2008) a friend sent me a 50 page PAPER he thought I should know about " A GRAND SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING PROGRAM VERSION 11.0 The union of sound system engineering, domain engineering, functional management, and program management... Posted Jan 05 2008, 03:31 AM by Tiki RSS feed for blog: Tom Gilb & Kai Gilb's blog