4.1 Focusing, Filtering, and Multi-Domain Modeling
To accomplish many of the goals we have for the model, we need to be able to examine and analyze the details we have, and be able to expand that detail as necessary. We also need to add detail in multiple domains: while WBS provides an excellent domain for a product driven process modeling procedure, we also need to tie activities to location, organizational responsibilities, etc. We also need to examine the project by filtering through these multiple domains: asking questions like “what sorts of work on the hull are being conducted by a given organization in a given location?” These filters need to be visualized as boxes and arrows graphs, and in DSMs, in parallel. Plexus provides this capability.