{"product_id":"9781608457014","title":"Systems Engineering","description":"This book provides an overview of systems engineering, its important elements, and aspects of management that will lead in the direction of building systems with a greater likelihood of success. Emphasis is placed upon the following elements:\u003cp\u003e- How the systems approach is defined, and how it guides the systems engineering processes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How systems thinking helps in combination with the systems approach and systems engineering\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Time lines that define the life cycle dimensions of a system\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- System properties, attributes, features, measures and parameters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Approaches to architecting systems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Dealing with requirements, synthesis, analysis and cost effectiveness considerations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Life cycle costing of systems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Modeling, simulation and other analysis methods\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Technology and its interplay with risk and its management\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Systems acquisition and integration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Systems of systems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Thinking outside the box\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Success and failure factors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Software engineering\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Standards\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Systems engineering management\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, these top-level aspects of systems engineering need to be understood and mastered in order to improve the way we build systems, as they typically become larger and more complex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents: Definitions and Background \/ The Systems Approach \/ Systems Thinking \/ Key Elements of Systems Engineering \/ The Life Cycle Dimension \/ System Properties, Attributes and Features (PAFs) \/ Measures and Parameters \/ Architecting \/ Functional Decomposition \/ Requirements Engineering \/ Synthesis \/ Analysis \/ Cost-Effectiveness \/ Life Cycle Costing \/ Modeling and Simulation \/ Other Analysis Relationships \/ The Role of Technology \/ Risk Management \/ Testing, Verification, and Validation \/ Integration \/ Systems Engineering Management \/ Project Management \/ Software Engineering \/ Systems Acquisition \/ Systems of Systems \/ Thinking Outside the Box \/ Ten Failure Factors \/ A Success Audit \/ Standards\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morgan \u0026 Claypool Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050918461680,"sku":"9781608457014","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781608457014_p0.jpg?v=1763833558","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781608457014","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}