Triple

T17175532
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Barry W. Boehm E416848 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Balancing Agility and Discipline: A Guide for the Perplexed
"Balancing Agility and Discipline: A Guide for the Perplexed" is a software engineering book that explains how to effectively combine agile methods with more plan-driven, disciplined approaches in real-world projects.
E1254551 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Balancing Agility and Discipline: A Guide for the Perplexed | Statement: [Barry W. Boehm, notableWork, Balancing Agility and Discipline: A Guide for the Perplexed]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Balancing Agility and Discipline: A Guide for the Perplexed
Context triple: [Barry W. Boehm, notableWork, Balancing Agility and Discipline: A Guide for the Perplexed]
  • A. Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead
    Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead is a memoir and leadership book by retired U.S. Marine Corps General and former U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis, reflecting on his military career and lessons in command.
  • B. Elastic: Flexible Thinking in a Time of Change
    Elastic: Flexible Thinking in a Time of Change is a popular science book by Leonard Mlodinow that explores how adaptive, non-linear thinking helps people and organizations navigate rapid change and uncertainty.
  • C. A Discipline for Software Engineering
    "A Discipline for Software Engineering" is a book by Watts S. Humphrey that introduces and explains the Personal Software Process (PSP), a structured methodology for individual software engineers to improve the quality and predictability of their work.
  • D. Dynamics of Leadership
    "Dynamics of Leadership" is a foundational work in leadership studies that explores how leaders influence group processes, organizational change, and human relations.
  • E. Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices
    "Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices" is a foundational software engineering book by Robert C. Martin that explains agile methodologies through object-oriented design principles, design patterns, and best practices for building maintainable code.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Balancing Agility and Discipline: A Guide for the Perplexed
Triple: [Barry W. Boehm, notableWork, Balancing Agility and Discipline: A Guide for the Perplexed]
Generated description
"Balancing Agility and Discipline: A Guide for the Perplexed" is a software engineering book that explains how to effectively combine agile methods with more plan-driven, disciplined approaches in real-world projects.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Balancing Agility and Discipline: A Guide for the Perplexed
Target entity description: "Balancing Agility and Discipline: A Guide for the Perplexed" is a software engineering book that explains how to effectively combine agile methods with more plan-driven, disciplined approaches in real-world projects.
  • A. Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead
    Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead is a memoir and leadership book by retired U.S. Marine Corps General and former U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis, reflecting on his military career and lessons in command.
  • B. Elastic: Flexible Thinking in a Time of Change
    Elastic: Flexible Thinking in a Time of Change is a popular science book by Leonard Mlodinow that explores how adaptive, non-linear thinking helps people and organizations navigate rapid change and uncertainty.
  • C. A Discipline for Software Engineering
    "A Discipline for Software Engineering" is a book by Watts S. Humphrey that introduces and explains the Personal Software Process (PSP), a structured methodology for individual software engineers to improve the quality and predictability of their work.
  • D. Dynamics of Leadership
    "Dynamics of Leadership" is a foundational work in leadership studies that explores how leaders influence group processes, organizational change, and human relations.
  • E. Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices
    "Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices" is a foundational software engineering book by Robert C. Martin that explains agile methodologies through object-oriented design principles, design patterns, and best practices for building maintainable code.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d886d5f34c8190b24564dfaa63f3fb completed April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e3fc0cec448190b30466628a2ff23f completed April 18, 2026, 9:47 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0148435f6081909bfc6cc1ef59d971 completed May 11, 2026, 3:08 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a014a4fdcf081908be68b1eda2066df completed May 11, 2026, 3:17 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a014adf25808190ad712fbd7560e91d completed May 11, 2026, 3:19 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:37 a.m.