Predictability by Construction
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Software Engineering Institute
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Abstract
Predictability by construction (PBC) makes the behavior of a component-based system predictable prior to implementation, based on known properties of components. The PBC vision is for software components to have certified properties (for example, performance) and for the behavior of systems assembled from components to be predictable.
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Chaki, S., Hissam, S., Moreno, G., Northrop, L., & Wallnau, K. (2016, December 1). Predictability by Construction. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/predictability-by-construction/.
@techreport{chaki_2016,
author={Chaki, Sagar and Hissam, Scott and Moreno, Gabriel and Northrop, Linda and Wallnau, Kurt},
title={Predictability by Construction},
month={Dec},
year={2016},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
url={https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/predictability-by-construction/},
note={Accessed: 2026-Sep-16}
}
Chaki, Sagar, Scott Hissam, Gabriel Moreno, Linda Northrop, and Kurt Wallnau. "Predictability by Construction." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, December 1, 2016. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/predictability-by-construction/.
S. Chaki, S. Hissam, G. Moreno, L. Northrop, and K. Wallnau, "Predictability by Construction," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, 1-Dec-2016 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/predictability-by-construction/. [Accessed: 16-Sep-2026].
Chaki, Sagar, Scott Hissam, Gabriel Moreno, Linda Northrop, and Kurt Wallnau. "Predictability by Construction." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Dec. 2016. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/predictability-by-construction/. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.
Chaki, Sagar; Hissam, Scott; Moreno, Gabriel; Northrop, Linda; & Wallnau, Kurt. Predictability by Construction. Software Engineering Institute. 2016. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/predictability-by-construction/