Systems Engineering
eBook - ePub

Systems Engineering

A Systemic and Systematic Methodology for Solving Complex Problems

  1. 442 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Systems Engineering

A Systemic and Systematic Methodology for Solving Complex Problems

About this book

This book will change the way you think about problems. It focuses on creating solutions to all sorts of complex problems by taking a practical, problem-solving approach. It discusses not only what needs to be done, but it also provides guidance and examples of how to do it. The book applies systems thinking to systems engineering and introduces several innovative concepts such as direct and indirect stakeholders and the Nine-System Model, which provides the context for the activities performed in the project, along with a framework for successful stakeholder management.

FEATURES

• Treats systems engineering as a problem-solving methodology

• Describes what tools systems engineers use and how they use them in each state of the system lifecycle

• Discusses the perennial problem of poor requirements, defines the grammar and structure of a requirement, and provides a template for a good imperative construction statement and the requirements for writing requirements

• Provides examples of bad and questionable requirements and explains the reasons why they are bad and questionable

• Introduces new concepts such as direct and indirect stakeholders and the Shmemp!

• Includes the Nine-System Model and other unique tools for systems engineering

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9780367776534
eBook ISBN
9780429759482
Edition
1
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Management
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Author
  10. Other Books by This Author
  11. Chapter 1 Introduction
  12. Chapter 2 Perceptions of Systems Engineering
  13. Chapter 3 Perceptions of Problem-Solving
  14. Chapter 4 The Successful Systems Engineer’s Toolbox
  15. Chapter 5 An Introduction to Systems
  16. Chapter 6 The Nine-System Model
  17. Chapter 7 An Introduction to Managing Risk and Uncertainty over the System Lifecycle
  18. Chapter 8 The System Lifecycle
  19. Chapter 9 The Needs Identification State of the SDP
  20. Chapter 10 The System Requirements State of the SDP
  21. Chapter 11 The System and Subsystem Design State
  22. Chapter 12 The Subsystem Construction State
  23. Chapter 13 The Subsystem Test State
  24. Chapter 14 The System Integration and System Test States of the SDP
  25. Chapter 15 The Operations and Maintenance (O&M) State of the SDP
  26. Chapter 16 The System Disposal State
  27. Chapter 17 The Nuts and Bolts of Systems
  28. Chapter 18 Luz: From Light to Darkness: Lessons Learned from the Solar System
  29. Chapter 19 Jumping to the Wrong Conclusions: A Case Study on Optimizing a Postgraduate Learning Environment
  30. Chapter 20 The Engaporean ADS Upgrade Project
  31. Chapter 21 MBSE
  32. Chapter 22 Improving the Probability of Training Successful System Engineers
  33. Author Index
  34. Subject Index