Project: EAKAT

Class: Measurement

Parent Class(es): 

  1. Compliance
  2. Documented_Item
  3. Export_Items
  4. Identified_Item
  5. Reviewable_Item
  6. Sourced_Item
  7. Standardized_Item

Instances:

  • None

Subclasses:

  • None

This is the method of measurement by which the quality is determined.

Attribute Definitions
Name Documentation Type Values Allowed Number Allowed Assumed Value
Description 

A Documented Item is an item that requires descriptive text above and beyond what the reader may gain from looking at the other attributes individually.

 
String VTYPE   0:1   
Item_Source 

This is the source for the information in this item.

 
Instance VTYPE Source  0:*   
Qualities_Validated 

These are all of the qualities that this measurement validates.

 
Instance VTYPE Quality  0:*   
Standards 

These are any industry standards to which this item complies.

 
Instance VTYPE Standard  0:*   
Name 

This is an item that readers can identify for one another by referring to a single word, or phrase.

 
String VTYPE   1:1   
Item_Review_Status 

This is the review status of the item.

 
Instance VTYPE Review_Status  0:1   
Attributes
Name Documentation Type Value
Item_Source 

This is the source for the information in this item.

 
Instance 
The Six Sigma Way: How GE, Motorola, and Other Top Companies are Honing Their Performance
 
Aliases 

These are all of the other names by which this item goes.

 
Instance 
Metric
 
Modeling Value 

This is value of including this item in the Enterprise Architecture.

 
String 
Understanding how company measures its performance is critical to understanding from where the biggest gains can be achieved.  Alternatively, the absence of measures is often an indication of an organization that does not have a firm grip on were they are.
 
Examples 

These are examples of instances of this class.

 
String 
Tick Marks
Customer Complaints
Defect Log
Community Responsiveness Ratings