The Rise of Lean Production
An excerpt from "The Machine That Changed The World" (1990)
Another snippet from a classic source - "The Machine That Changed The World" [Womack et al, 1990].
The book was based upon a five-year study undertaken at MIT, began in 1985 as the International Motor Vehicle Program (IMVP), an initiative to research and understand the comparative strengths and weaknesses of . . .
Should we practice "system test driven development?"
Maybe not! ATDD and similar things are already here!
Caught a v neat article on InfoQ by Stefan Friese on architecturally aligned testing... it's useful read.
I reproduce my comment, below, before I forget a few simple ideas...
Stefan, a great article!
Also check out Caitie MaCaffrey's talks / paper on distributed systems verification . . .
Rechtin on Ultraquality - Better Measurement Techniques
Excerpted from Systems Architecting, Creating and Building Complex Systems, Eberhardt Rechtin, Prentice Hall, 1991.
SCIENTIFIC RESPONSE: BETTER MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES
A common occurrence in failure investigations is a demand for new diagnostic methods to determine the underlying physical causes of failures not yet explained. . . .
Rechtin on Ultraquality - Continuing Reassessment
Continuous Reflection and Problems that Arise Along the Journey
Excerpted from Systems Architecting, Creating and Building Complex Systems, Eberhardt Rechtin, Prentice Hall, 1991.
ARCHITECTURAL RESPONSE III: CONTINUING REASSESSMENT
One of the distinguishing traits of a good architect, as noted in Part One, is to pause and reflect as the conceptual phase comes to a close, reassessing the . . .
Rechtin on Ultraquality - Establishing Relative Risks
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Excerpted from Systems Architecting, Creating and Building Complex Systems, Eberhardt Rechtin, Prentice Hall, 1991.
TECHNICAL RESPONSE II: ESTABLISHING RELATIVE RISKS
Specifying absolute risk levels for ultraquality systems ahead of time is, of course, just as impractical as certifying ultraquality for acceptance later on. . . .
Rechtin on Ultraquality - Independent Reviews
Excerpted from Systems Architecting, Creating and Building Complex Systems, Eberhardt Rechtin, Prentice Hall, 1991.
MANAGERIAL RESPONSE IV: INDEPENDENT REVIEWS
Without question, there are no people more interested in system success and quality than the system's architects, engineers, builders, and sponsoring clients.
. . .Rechtin on Ultraquality - Well Architected Documentation
Excerpted from Systems Architecting, Creating and Building Complex Systems, Eberhardt Rechtin, Prentice Hall, 1991.
MANAGERIAL RESPONSE III: WELL-ARCHITECTED DOCUMENTATION
Demanding ultraquality in a system is something like demanding a perfect budget proposal. There are so many things to be accounted for that it seems as if . . .