scenario

Definition of scenario in English English dictionary: An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events; An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work; A screenplay itself, or an outline or a treatment of it; A scenario is a custom map filled with pre-cripted, trigger driven events that plays out a small story with the game player driving the action, or a one off map that completely changes the rules of the game StarCraft and Age of Empires are the best examples in this regard Scenarios can be played either in single or multiplayer modes Most multiplayer scenarios do nothing more than organize players into preset teams, but sometimes they also alter unit stats or introduce bonuses to the game e g Capture the flag and win prizes of resources (play the Defenders Of The Galaxy scenario in Starcraft for some Space Invader action, or Zergling Round-Up for some cowboy action ) The single player missions in most RTS games, are in fact, custom scenarios, arranged into Campaigns; A hypothetical (but preferably consistent) combination of events and physical conditions, describing a possible future situation; a postulated sequence of possible events; "planners developed several scenarios in case of an attack"; [General] a set of economic and operating assumptions on the basis of which projections are made [identical to ASOP No 7]; The upper left hand corner of the interface consists of a space that presents a scenario of the role that you, the student, will take on in treating the presented case; An outline of an hypothesized chain of events A use case is a special kind of scenario that breaks down system requirements into user functions; each use case is a sequence of events performed by a user; a Description of an exercise It is part of the session database that configures the units and platforms and places them in specific locations with specific missions; b an initial set of conditions and time line of significant events imposed on trainees or systems to achieve exercise objectives; what we think will happen (especially after pursuing OPTIONS) Often several presented together so no one gets the blame if none ever occur Presenting multiple scenarios is also an excellent way for CHANGE MANAGEMENT and other CONSULTANTS to pad out their reports; The scenario of a film is a piece of writing that gives an outline of the story. = outline; The entire spectrum of environmental considerations that have interaction with system(s) under analysis or those of interest for training purposes The spectrum includes physical environment, threat conditions, rules of engagements, and systems performance and effectiveness; A planning process which involves the development of descriptions of events which have a high probability of occurring in the future are referred to as scenarios They typically take the form of a rather detailed prediction Scenarios are often used when an organization is going through change to help people anticipate what might happen; A story about the future told with numbers and words Scenarios are not predictions or forecasts of what will happen Rather, they suggest what might happen; an outline of a hypothesized chain of events; A preliminary sketch of the plot, or main incidents, of an opera; an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work); a postulated sequence of possible events; "planners developed several scenarios in case of an attack" an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work) a setting for a work of art or literature; "the scenario is France during the Reign of Terror; The information needed to play a miniatures battle is known as the Scenario A complete scenario consists of a map, tables of organization, special rules, and victory conditions; A description of a possible set of events (computer-mediated human activities) that might reasonably take place in a Health Telematics Environment (see Health Telematics Environment); a technical term usually used to describe an image of the future deliberately crafted for planning or foresight purposes It should be rooted in identifiable trends or emerging issues data which are extrapolated and organized using an explicit theory of social change It should describe how changes created the particular future present out of the past, and offer a vivid, provocative, accessible picture of how the future present differs from today Scenarios are often evaluated in terms of plausibility and probability; they should contain both opportunities and threats – they are statements of possible future outcomes; A description of environmental and development conditions at a certain time to allow comparisons of change (e g , pre-development, current, and reasonably foreseeable); A description of several (usually 3-5) possible descriptions of a situation Hypothetical situations are interspersed with expected extrapolations of trends to list a combination of events that describes how a situation might occur They are more useful for understanding the options and dealing with uncertainty than in predicting specific events; A plausible and often simplified description of how the future may develop, based on a coherent and internally consistent set of assumptions about driving forces and key relationships Scenarios may be derived from projections, but are often based on additional information from other sources, sometimes combined with a "narrative storyline" See also: SRES scenarios; Climate scenario; Emission scenarios; a setting for a work of art or literature; "the scenario is France during the Reign of Terror"; A story of "myth" about the future events that projects a personal view of the future This view constitues the context for planning process Scenario building is a method to objectify "hidden design assumptions" and to play with various "what if's" about the future; In SWAT, a scenario is an iteration of an RFW project A scenario holds the design detail work units that are associated with the project By creating multiple scenarios, you can compare pricing and scheduling options A scenario has three different statuses A Working status indicates that the scenario is under reivew A Posted status indicates that a scenario has been identified as the official design A Final Posted status indicates that a scenario is the "as-built" version of the project; A scenario is a description of what in the author's view is a possible future Scenarios are not predictions, but depiction of the future that are useful to clarify our thinking; If you talk about a likely or possible scenario, you are talking about the way in which a situation may develop. the nightmare scenario of a divided and irrelevant Royal Family; A specific sequence of actions that illustrates behaviors A scenario may be used to illustrate an interaction See: interaction; A description of sequence of events in the form of a dialogue between an actor and the system; one possible path through a use case; A word picture of an hypothetical sequence of future events constructed for the purpose of focusing attention on causal processes and decision points "Scenarios" may express a series of integrated objectives for preserving the environment, the fulfillment of which is dependent upon timing as an "urgency" rather than as a "sequence" For example, some strategic natural areas that may be shown on scenarios actually exist on the ground today, but will not be found anywhere in the year 2000 unless they are reserved now; An ordered collection of interactions that represents a typical sequence in which they may be executed Each scenario may be displayed in terms of the use cases, or in terms of a subset of the interaction model; A set of one-or-more typical interaction dialogs between the users of a system (people or other systems) and a proposed system that is about to be developed Scenarios are developed during the analysis phase of system development to assist in understanding business events, objects and interactions Scenarios document specific transaction sequences, transformations, interfaces and information exchange They represent cases that should be included in the Software Quality Assurance Test Plan, and may be used for end user training after the system is completed Use case scenarios facilitate communication between the people who request a system, analysts, developers and testers They are used to validate understanding, and to identify normal and special use situations Scenarios clarify an evolving agreement between requesters and development teams; an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work) a setting for a work of art or literature; "the scenario is France during the Reign of Terror; {i} script, storyline, synopsis of a plot
worst case scenario: Any situation or conclusion which could not be any worse; the worst possible outcome
business case scenario: (Ticaret) A common, defined situation encountered in normal business operations; systems and procedures are developed and documented to define the standard methodology used for that process
fixed scenario: sequence of events which is predictable, situation that repeats itself
nightmare scenario: If you describe a situation or event as a nightmare scenario, you mean that it is the worst possible thing that could happen. Discovering your child takes drugs is a nightmare scenario for most parents
possible scenario: future series of events that could possibly happen
pre-arranged scenario: series of events that have been arranged ahead of time
scenarios: plural of scenario
testing scenario: detailed outline of the conditions under which testing will be carried out

scenario

Hyphenation

sce·na·ri·o

Turkish pronunciation

sîneriō

Synonyms

book, outline, pages, plot, résumé, rundown, scheme, sides, sketch, story line, summary, synopsis

Pronunciation

/səˈnerēō/ /sɪˈnɛriːoʊ/

Etymology

() An Italian word (a derivation of scena (“scene”)), from Latin scaena. See scene.

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