Systems Engineering Simplified

Although there are many facets of systems engineering, it can be explained as focusing on addressing why a system is needed, what the system must do, and then how the system will accomplish the task over the entire life of the system—in that order. This fundamental review covers the processes from beginning to end, in plain language, giving you an overview of systems engineering that you can translate into your work in any field.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Overview
Discussion of Common Terminology
The Case for Systems Engineering
A Brief History of Systems Engineering
System Examples
Summary
The System Life Cycle
Managing System Development—The Vee Model
System Production
System Utilization and Support
System Retirement and Disposal
Other Systems Engineering Development Models
Spiral Model
Agile Model for Systems Engineering
System of Interest
Abstraction and Decomposition
Integration
Developing and Managing Requirements
Cyclone Requirements Management Process
Requirements Elicitation
Requirement Discussion and Analysis
Requirement Negotiation and Commitment
Requirement Specification
Verification
Validation
Systems Engineering Management
Tools Used in Systems Engineering
Systems of Systems and Their Challenges
Learning More about Systems Engineering
References

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