Definition:
Concept Number: *008
English Master: Sum-of-Performance
Synonyms, Variations & Acronyms: none
Detailing
For a Specific-Design-Idea, it is the sum of its Percentage-Impacts (%Impacts) on all the performance Attributes.
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For each individual Design-Idea (Architecture X, Package Y and Service Z), the Percentage-Impacts for all the Performance-Requirements are summed. This gives an Idea of the total contribution that the Design-Ideas each make relative to one another, towards satisfying the Stakeholder Requirements.
Notes
A Sum-of-Performance is used together with the associated Sum-of-Costs to compute a “Performance-to-Cost-Ratio” for a Design-Idea. This is useful for evaluating Design-Ideas and Evo-Steps against their alternatives.
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Related-Concepts
Sum-of-Costs *128
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This Concept entered by Lisa.