I work for IBM and make no secret of that, but I also try to remain totally neutral in not pushing our products, I don't even refer to them unless it is the...
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/747212096 As business rule and decision management initiatives grow and become more complex, there is increasing...
Everyone, I am working on a system classification scheme, and currently looking a the degree to which a system is autonomous in the sense that it does not...
Dear Don: 1. I am exploring this subject with ref to software for some time (2005 in particular) and sought examples from other professionals. I thought you...
Stephan, Good, although it still communicates bi-directionally with ground controllers and only goes a little ways between getting instructions. I was also...
Rob, True, but it is a matter of degree. I can think of a few small things that only depend on their users like calculators and digital watches, especially if...
Over and over, our post mortems show that one of the big mistakes in requirements engineering (and in V&V) is to treat a system too much as an autonomous...
Very good point. Any man made system which is considered automatic or autonomous or adaptive is actually designed and or programmed (within specified limits)...
Yes, I thought some one would point out that there is "Guidance" for evading obstacles and seek target (even a moving target, if it is defined). An autonomous...
Don, Some viruses, worms, and botnets seem to be autonomous once they are launched. Although it is only a feature and not a full application, what about ...
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Does anyone know how much software there is in a high-end or hybrid car? Donald G. Firesmith Acquisition Support Program (ASP) Software Engineering Institute...
Hi Donald, for a current premium car we talk about 75 ECUs which consume some 5 KW and have more than 1 GB of software (navigation data not included). Here two...
All, I have some estiimated data on the approximate volumes of software in various kinds of physical devices. The data is expressed in terms of IFPUG function...
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Christof, If you look at a modern hybrid such as a Prius and include the sound system, GPS package, engine controls, brakes, safety devices, etc you probably ...
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I will be out of the office starting 10/22/2009 and will not return until 10/26/2009. I am out of the office on October 22 and 23. I will have very limited ...
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Christof, Thank you. Just what I was looking for. Don From: Requirements-Engineering@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Requirements-Engineering@yahoogroups.com] On...
Hi Capers, This question applies as well to the other data you shared with us in replying to Christoff: Was the estimation made using IFPUG counting rules or...
Cesar, I filed a patent application for a new kind of sizing method based on pattern matching. This method is more accurate than backfiring but not as ...
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In my teaching and testing I use normal quizzes and also INVERSE QUIZ. I don't know if there is another name for it. Inverse Quiz is a method of testing...
You defined "acceptable" question as: "a non-obvious, non-trivial question directly related to G which probes the knowledge / understanding and evokes an...
Friends under Cc: Please see the appended first message on this subject. Dear David: Surely that is a great question in its own right and also because I did...
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I have been getting up-to-speed on Human System Integration (HSI) which integrates the domains of Human Factors Engineering, Manpower, Personnel, and Training...
I am out of the office until 11/16/2009. I am in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for a 40th Anniversary get away and will not be checking e-mail or voice mail until...
Dear All, We have been parcticing agile - scrum methodology on software projects for almost a year and half now.Couple of project leaders from various scrum...
Donald, all: The companies that seem to do best in dealing with human factors tend to have fairly elaborate usability labs. I've been in such labs where...
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