A worked example of Function Analysis in practice: the Ethos project estimating solution, decomposed to its essential functions and rebuilt to deliver what estimators actually need.
A Function Analysis System Technique (FAST) diagram for Ethos will sit here: a How/Why logic tree of the functions an estimating solution must perform.
Placeholder. A short introduction to the Ethos project estimating solution: the problem it addresses, and why estimating was a good candidate for rebuilding from its functions rather than automating what already existed.
Placeholder. How we mapped the essential functions, distinguished what the solution must do from how it had historically been done, and used the FAST to prompt the design.
Placeholder. The outputs and benefits, and how the same approach transfers to other estimating and decision problems.
We are developing Ethos in the open. If yours is an enlightened, forward-thinking organisation that would like to help shape an estimating solution built from the ground up on Function Analysis, we would like to hear from you.
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