Definition:
A Resource-Target is a qualified Resource Level we Aim, or might possibly Aim, towards keeping within, while working towards performance Goal Levels.
Concept Number: *436
English Master: Resource Target
Synonyms, Variations & Acronyms: Budget *480 Resource *199 Target *048 Wish *244 Stretch *404 Resource-Constraint *478 Resource-Requirement *431 Requirement *026
Detailing
Three Parameters are used to specify Resource-Targets {Budget, Stretch and Wish}. A Budget-Level is the primary Resource-Target Type. A Stretch Level represents a Resource-Target that is not committed, but is a Level of challenge and motivation. The Wish Level represents a Resource Level that would have value to some Stakeholder, but again is not committed.
Resource-Targets represent the reasonable, perhaps profitable, Levels of Cost, we must expect to pay to reach our performance and Function-Targets within any Constraints.
Resource-Targets differ from Resource-Constraints, which are the Levels that signal problems, danger, or lack of profitability. We do not plan and design to merely stay within Resource-Constraints, but to avoid going anywhere near them at all!
Illustrations
Illustration:
Type
Resource-Target: Target Scalar.
Examples
Memory Space:
Scale: Gigabytes of defined [Memory Component].
Wish [Memory Component = Online Backup]: 1,000 GB. <- Design Team.
Rationale: Improves Recovery Speed.
Stretch [Memory Component = Online Storage, US Market]: 500 GB? <- Marketing.
Budget [Memory Component =Primary]: 100 GB <- Initial Software Size Estimates.
Some examples of Resource-Target specification
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Related-Concepts
Budget *480
• Resource *199
• Target *048
• Wish *244
• Stretch *404
• Resource-Constraint *478
• Resource-Requirement *431
• Requirement *026
History-of-Concept
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This Concept entered by Lisa.