Goal Identification Control Using an Information Entropy-Based Goal Uncertainty Metric

Chapter 4 Goal Setting: The Goal/Question/Metric Paradigm

The Goal Question Metric Approach

As with any engineering discipline, software development requires a measurement mechanism for feedback and evaluation. Measurement is a mechanism for creating a corporate memory and an aid in answering a variety of questions associated with the enactment of any software process. It helps support project planning (e.g., How much will a new project cost?); it allows us to determine the strengths ...

Goal-Based Operations: An Overview

Operating robotic space missions via time-based command sequences has become a limiting factor in the exploration, defense, and commercial sectors. Command sequencing was originally designed for comparatively simple and predictable missions, with safe-mode responses for most faults. This approach has been increasingly strained to accommodate today’s more complex missions, which require advanced...

Using clinical information in goal-oriented learning.

We have proposed an extension to the Q-learning algorithm that incorporates the existing clinical expertise into the trial-and-error process of acquiring an appropriate administration strategy of rHuEPO to patients with anemia due to ESRD. The specific modification lies in multiple updates of the Q-values for several dose/response combinations during a single learning event. This in turn decrea...

Goal-Based Behavioral Customization of Information Systems

Customizing software to perfectly fit individual needs is becoming increasingly important in information systems engineering. Users want to be able to customize software behavior through reference to terms familiar to their experience and needs. In this paper, we present a requirements-driven approach to behavioral customization of software. Goal models are constructed to represent alternative ...