baselined
Created starting point
Baselined is the past tense of baseline, meaning to establish a starting point for measurement or comparison.
In project management and technical fields, once you've baselined something, you've locked in a reference version against which future changes are tracked: We baselined the project schedule last month.
The term appears frequently in software development, budgeting, and performance testing.
Examined for similarities
- differentialRelative difference between things
- varianceSpread around the mean
- deviationDeparture from expected path
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
change · drift · gap · discrepancy · divergence · contrast · relative · tracked
Level of quality accepted
- normAccepted behavioral standard
- controlAuthority to direct
- starting pointPlace of commencement
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
datum · reference point · original · initial · snapshot · checkpoint · version · documented
Standards for assessment
- targetsIntended aims or marks
- performanceCarrying out a task
- goalsIntended end results
- KPIsMeasurable performance benchmarks
thresholds · measurements · indicators · evaluation · tracking · assessment · quantitative · milestones
compared
Examined for similarities
- differentialRelative difference between things
- varianceSpread around the mean
- deviationDeparture from expected path
delta · change · drift · gap · discrepancy · divergence · contrast · relative · tracked · monitored
standard
Level of quality accepted
- normAccepted behavioral standard
- controlAuthority to direct
- starting pointPlace of commencement
anchor · datum · reference point · original · initial · snapshot · checkpoint · version · documented · recorded
metrics
Standards for assessment
- targetsIntended aims or marks
- performanceCarrying out a task
- goalsIntended end results
KPIs · thresholds · measurements · indicators · evaluation · tracking · assessment · quantitative · milestones · progress
baselinedunmeasured
Not quantified or gauged
undefined · unestablished · unquantified · preliminary · draft
baselinedunfrozen
No longer solid
unlocked · mutable · in development · work-in-progress · fluid
baselinedunmeasured
Not quantified or gauged
untested · unevaluated · unassessed · unquantified · unrecorded