Concepts, Principles, and Practices

Praise for the first edition:

?This excellent text will be useful to every
system engineer (SE) regardless of the domain. It covers ALL
relevant SE material and does so in a very clear, methodical
fashion. The breadth and depth of the author's presentation of
SE principles and practices is outstanding.? 
?Philip Allen

This textbook presents a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to
System Engineering analysis, design, and development via an
integrated set of concepts, principles, practices, and
methodologies. The methods presented in this text apply to any type
of human system -- small, medium, and large organizational systems
and system development projects delivering engineered systems or
services across multiple business sectors such as medical,
transportation, financial, educational, governmental, aerospace and
defense, utilities, political, and charity, among others.

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  Provides a common focal point for ?bridging
  the gap? between and unifying System Users, System Acquirers,
  multi-discipline System Engineering, and Project, Functional, and
  Executive Management education, knowledge, and decision-making for
  developing systems, products, or services
  
  


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  Each chapter provides definitions of key terms,
  guiding principles, examples, author?s notes, real-world
  examples, and exercises, which highlight and reinforce key SE&D
  concepts and practices
  
  


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  Addresses concepts employed in Model-Based
  Systems Engineering (MBSE), Model-Driven Design (MDD), Unified
  Modeling Language (UMLTM) / Systems Modeling Language
  (SysMLTM), and Agile/Spiral/V-Model Development such as
  user needs, stories, and use cases analysis; specification
  development; system architecture development; User-Centric System
  Design (UCSD); interface definition & control; system
  integration & test; and Verification & Validation
  (V&V)
  
  


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  Highlights/introduces a new 21st Century Systems
  Engineering & Development (SE&D) paradigm that is easy to
  understand and implement.
  
  


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  Provides practices that are critical staging
  points for technical decision making such as Technical Strategy
  Development; Life Cycle requirements; Phases, Modes, & States;
  SE Process; Requirements Derivation; System Architecture
  Development, User-Centric System Design (UCSD); Engineering
  Standards, Coordinate Systems, and Conventions; et al.
  
  

Thoroughly illustrated, with end-of-chapter exercises and
numerous case studies and examples, Systems Engineering
Analysis, Design, and Development, Second Edition is a primary
textbook for multi-discipline, engineering, system analysis, and
project management undergraduate/graduate level students and a
valuable reference for professionals.