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INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook, 5th Edition

Name: INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook, 5th Edition
Author: INCOSE
ISBN: 9781119814290

by INCOSE

July 2023

Intermediate to advanced

368 pages

15h 38m

English

Wiley

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Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
INCOSE Notices
History of Changes
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
1 Systems Engineering Introduction
1.1 What Is Systems Engineering?1.2 Why Is Systems Engineering Important?1.3 Systems Concepts1.3.1 System Boundary and the System of Interest (SoI)1.3.2 Emergence1.3.3 Interfacing Systems, Interoperating Systems, and Enabling Systems1.3.4 System Innovation Ecosystem1.3.5 The Hierarchy within a System1.3.6 Systems States and Modes1.3.7 Complexity1.4 Systems Engineering Foundations1.4.1 Uncertainty1.4.2 Cognitive Bias1.4.3 Systems Engineering Principles1.4.4 Systems Engineering Heuristics1.5 System Science and Systems Thinking
2 System Life Cycle Concepts, Models, and Processes
2.1 Life Cycle Terms and Concepts2.1.1 Life Cycle Characteristics2.1.2 Typical Life Cycle Stages2.1.3 Decision Gates2.1.4 Technical Reviews and Audits2.2 Life Cycle Model Approaches2.2.1 Sequential Methods2.2.2 Incremental Methods2.2.3 Evolutionary Methods2.3 System Life Cycle Processes2.3.1 Introduction to the System Life Cycle Processes2.3.1.1 Format and Conventions2.3.1.2 Concurrency, Iteration, and Recursion2.3.2 Agreement Processes2.3.2.1 Acquisition Process2.3.2.2 Supply Process2.3.3 Organizational Project-Enabling Processes2.3.3.1 Life Cycle Model Management Process2.3.3.2 Infrastructure Management Process2.3.3.3 Portfolio Management Process2.3.3.4 Human Resource Management Process2.3.3.5 Quality Management Process2.3.3.6 Knowledge Management Process2.3.4 Technical Management Processes2.3.4.1 Project Planning Process2.3.4.2 Project Assessment and Control Process2.3.4.3 Decision Management Process2.3.4.4 Risk Management Process2.3.4.5 Configuration Management Process2.3.4.6 Information Management Process2.3.4.7 Measurement Process2.3.4.8 Quality Assurance Process2.3.5 Technical Processes2.3.5.1 Business or Mission Analysis Process2.3.5.2 Stakeholder Needs and Requirements Definition Process2.3.5.3 System Requirements Definition Process2.3.5.4 System Architecture Definition Process2.3.5.5 Design Definition Process2.3.5.6 System Analysis Process2.3.5.7 Implementation Process2.3.5.8 Integration Process2.3.5.9 Verification Process2.3.5.10 Transition Process2.3.5.11 Validation Process2.3.5.12 Operation Process2.3.5.13 Maintenance Process2.3.5.14 Disposal Process

3 Life Cycle Analyses and Methods
3.1 Quality Characteristics and Approaches3.1.1 Introduction to Quality Characteristics3.1.2 Affordability Analysis3.1.3 Agility Engineering3.1.4 Human Systems Integration3.1.5 Interoperability Analysis3.1.6 Logistics Engineering3.1.7 Manufacturability/Producibility Analysis3.1.8 Reliability, Availability, Maintainability Engineering3.1.9 Resilience Engineering3.1.10 Sustainability Engineering3.1.11 System Safety Engineering3.1.12 System Security Engineering3.1.13 Loss-Driven Systems Engineering3.2 Systems Engineering Analyses and Methods3.2.1 Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation3.2.2 Prototyping3.2.3 Traceability3.2.4 Interface Management3.2.5 Architecture Frameworks3.2.6 Patterns3.2.7 Design Thinking3.2.8 Biomimicry
4 Tailoring and Application Considerations
4.1 Tailoring Considerations4.2 SE Methodology/Approach Considerations4.2.1 Model-Based SE4.2.2 Agile Systems Engineering4.2.3 Lean Systems Engineering4.2.4 Product Line Engineering (PLE)4.3 System Types Considerations4.3.1 Greenfield/Clean Sheet Systems4.3.2 Brownfield/Legacy Systems4.3.3 Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS)-Based Systems4.3.4 Software-Intensive Systems4.3.5 Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)4.3.6 Systems of Systems (SoS)4.3.7 Internet of Things (IoT)/Big Data-Driven Systems4.3.8 Service Systems4.3.9 Enterprise Systems4.4 Application of Systems Engineering for Specific Product Sector or Domain Application4.4.1 Automotive Systems4.4.2 Biomedical and Healthcare Systems4.4.3 Commercial Aerospace Systems4.4.4 Defense Systems4.4.5 Infrastructure Systems4.4.6 Oil and Gas Systems4.4.7 Power & Energy Systems4.4.8 Space Systems4.4.9 Telecommunication Systems4.4.10 Transportation Systems
5 Systems Engineering in Practice
5.1 Systems Engineering Competencies5.1.1 Difference between Hard and Soft Skills5.1.2 System Engineering Professional Competencies5.1.3 Technical Leadership5.1.4 Ethics5.2 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion5.3 Systems Engineering Relationships to Other Disciplines5.3.1 SE and Software Engineering (SWE)5.3.2 SE and Hardware Engineering (HWE)5.3.3 SE and Project Management (PM)5.3.4 SE and Industrial Engineering (IE)5.3.5 SE and Operations Research (OR)5.4 Digital Engineering5.5 Systems Engineering Transformation5.6 Future of SE
6 Case Studies
6.1 Case 1: Radiation Therapy—the Therac-256.2 Case 2: Joining Two Countries—the Øresund Bridge6.3 Case 3: Cybersecurity Considerations in Systems Engineering—the Stuxnet Attack on a Cyber-Physical System6.4 Case 4: Design for Maintainability—Incubators6.5 Case 5: Artificial Intelligence in Systems Engineering—Autonomous Vehicles6.6 Other Case Studies
Appendix A: References
Appendix B: Acronyms
Appendix C: Terms and Definitions
Appendix D: N2 Diagram of Systems Engineering Processes
Appendix E: Input/Output Descriptions
Appendix F: Acknowledgments
Appendix G: Comment Form
Index
End User License Agreement

Content preview from INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook, 5th Edition

LIST OF TABLES

1.1 SE standards and guides

1.2 SE return on investment

1.3 Examples for systems interacting with the SoI

1.4 Sources of system uncertainty

1.5 Common cognitive biases

1.6 SE principles and subprinciples

2.1 Representative technical reviews and audits

2.2 Life cycle model approach characteristics

2.3 Eight Attributes of a Quality Management Culture

2.4 Partial list of decision situations (opportunities) throughout the life cycle

2.5 Measurement benefits

2.6 Measurement references for specific measurement focuses

2.7 Requirement statement characteristics

2.8 Requirement set characteristics

2.9 Requirement attributes

3.1 Quality Characteristic approaches

3.2 HSI perspective descriptions

3.3 Resilience considerations

3.4 Implementation process breakout

4.1 Considerations of greenfield and brownfield development efforts

4.2 Considerations for COTS-based development efforts

4.3 SoS types

4.4 Impact of SoS considerations on the SE processes

4.5 Comparison of automotive, aerospace/defense, and consumer electronics domains

4.6 Representative organizations and standards in the automotive industry

4.7 Infrastructure and SE definition correlation

5.1 Differences between the hard skills and soft skills

5.2 Technical leadership model

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