Glossary
constraint: In the context of planning, a requirement that restricts freedom of action. It is always good to know what your constraints are.
course of action: (COA) A sequenced scheme developed to accomplish a mission.
evolution: The process of evolving, developing, or working out in detail, what is implicitly or potentially contained in an idea or principle; the development of a design, argument, et cetera.; 2 A tactical movement. // Unlike phases, which are not ends in themselves, evolutions are independent, self-contained projects. (see also, Workflow and process.)
invoice: a record that tracks time and costs of an evolution of a project in a defined timebox (typically a month).
material: 1. the substance of which a thing is made or composed.
materiel: 1. the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel). 2. Things needed for a task, journey, or other purpose.
mission: The project or task, together with the purpose, that clearly indicates the action to be taken and the reason why.
objective: 1. The clearly defined, decisive, and attainable goal toward which every project is directed.
project: (or operation) a collection of projects, evolutions, missions, tasks, or actions that has a common purpose or unifying theme. Projects can have component projects or be part of other projects. Projects are broken into evolutions IOT accomplish the mission.
resource: Anything (physical or virtual) used in mission accomplishment.
standing operating procedure: (SOP) A set of instructions covering features of operations which lend themselves to a definite or standardized procedure without loss of effectiveness. The SOP is applicable unless otherwise stated.
tactical: adjective of, relating to, or constituting an action or strategy, carefully planned to achieve a specific end.
web design specific
block: a standardized element that can be used to create part of a section.
section: a horizontally spanning standardized design element.
- section stack
- A »section stack« is DeMeyere® terminology for the way an HTML page is built by stacking <section> elements on top of each other. Each <section> can be worked on and targeted individually. (ie, header section, nav section, content section, footer section...)
Abbreviations
| abbr | meaning |
|---|---|
| AAR | After Action Review |
| ARM | asset recovery mission |
| COMM | communication(s) |
| COMSEC | communication security |
| doc | document |
| DOG | DeMeyere operational graphic |
| DOM | DeMeyere operational manual |
| DTG | date-time group |
| electronic mail | |
| EOD | end of day |
| EOM | end of month |
| EOY | end of year |
| FAQ | Frequently (asked or answered) questions |
| FTX | Field Training Exercise |
| IOT | In Order To |
| Portable Data File | |
| POC | Point of Contact |
| SOP | Standing Operating Procedure |
| TACSOP | Tactical Standing Operating Procedure |
| TL;DR | Too Long; Didn't Read |