baselining
Setting reference points
Baselining is establishing a baseline—a reference point against which future measurements or changes can be compared.
In project management and IT, you baseline a budget, schedule, or system configuration to track deviations: We're baselining the network before the upgrade.
The term implies methodical documentation of current state before introducing changes.
Standards for assessment
- performanceCarrying out a task
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
evaluation · indicators · targets · thresholds · criteria · calibration · quantifying · gauging
Place of commencement
- inceptionFounding moment
- outsetInitial point of something
- beginningInitial stage of something
- kickoffOpening play in football
launch · initiation · commencement · genesis · threshold · initial conditions · zero point · default
Foundational preparation for something
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
- bedrockSolid stone underground
cornerstone · infrastructure · platform · support · backbone · footing · pillar · anchor
metrics
Standards for assessment
- performanceCarrying out a task
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- measurementDetermining size or amount
assessment · evaluation · indicators · targets · thresholds · criteria · calibration · quantifying · gauging · scoring
starting point
Place of commencement
kickoff · launch · initiation · commencement · genesis · threshold · initial conditions · zero point · default · setup
groundwork
Foundational preparation for something
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
bedrock · cornerstone · infrastructure · platform · support · backbone · footing · pillar · anchor · reference point
baseliningclosing out
Ending or concluding something
concluding · finalizing · executing · implementing · completing
line, base, lined, lining, basement, baseless, liner, basing, baseline