Simpo PDF Merge and Split Unregistered Version - http://www.simpopdf.com System Analysis, Design, and Development Concepts, Principles, and Practices Charles S. Wasson A John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Publication Simpo PDF Merge and Split Unregistered Version - http://www.simpopdf.com System Analysis, Design, and Development Simpo PDF Merge and Split Unregistered Version - http://www.simpopdf.com Simpo PDF Merge and Split Unregistered Version - http://www.simpopdf.com System Analysis, Design, and Development Concepts, Principles, and Practices Charles S. Wasson A John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Publication Simpo PDF Merge and Split Unregistered Version - http://www.simpopdf.com Copyright © 2006 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. Published simultaneously in Canada. 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Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Simpo PDF Merge and Split Unregistered Version - http://www.simpopdf.com Table of Contents Preface ix Acknowledgements xii 1 Introduction 1 2 Book Organization and Conventions 3 Part I System Analysis Concepts System Entity Concepts Series 3 What Is a System? 17 4 System Attributes, Properties, and Characteristics 27 5 System Roles and Stakeholders 39 6 System Acceptability 46 7 The System/Product Life Cycle 59 System Architecture Concepts Series 8 The Architecture of Systems 67 9 System Levels of Abstraction and Semantics 76 10 The System of Interest Architecture 86 11 The Operating Environment Architecture 97 12 System Interfaces 110 System Mission Concepts Series 13 Organizational Roles, Missions, and System Applications 122 14 Understanding the Problem, Opportunity, and Solution Spaces 135 15 System Interactions with its Operating Environment 146 16 System Mission Analysis 159 17 System Use Cases and Scenarios 167 System Operations Concepts Series 18 System Operations Model 178 19 System Phases, Modes, and States of Operation 189 20 Modeling System and Support Operations 206 System Capability Concepts Series 21 System Operational Capability Derivation and Allocation 217 22 The Anatomy of a System Capability 229 System Concept Synthesis 23 System Analysis Synthesis 241 v Simpo PDF Merge and Split Unregistered Version - http://www.simpopdf.com Part II System Design and Development Practices System Development Strategies Series 24 The System Development Workflow Strategy 251 25 System Design, Integration, and Verification Strategy 265 26 The SE Process Model 275 27 System Development Models 290 System Specification Series 28 System Specification Practices 302 29 Understanding Specification Requirements 315 30 Specification Analysis 327 31 Specification Development 340 32 Requirements Derivation, Allocation, Flow Down, and Traceability 358 33 Requirements Statement Development 370 System Development Series 34 Operational Utility, Suitability, and Effectiveness 390 35 System Design To/For Objectives 400 36 System Architecture Development 410 37 Developing an Entity’s Requirements Domain Solution 430 38 Developing an Entity’s Operations Domain Solution 439 vi Table of Contents 39 Developing an Entity’s Behavioral Domain Solution 451 40 Developing an Entity’s Physical Domain Solution 465 41 Component Selection and Development 480 42 System Configuration Identification 489 43 System Interface Analysis, Design, and Control 507 44 Human–System Integration 524 45 Engineering Standards, Frames of Reference, and Conventions 544 46 System Design and Development Documentation 562 Decision Support Series 47 Analytical Decision Support 574 48 Statistical Influences on System Design 586 49 System Performance Analysis, Budgets, and Safety Margins 597 50 System Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) 615 51 System Modeling and Simulation 651 52 Trade Study Analysis of Alternatives 672 Verification and Validation Series 53 System Verification and Validation 691 54 Technical Reviews 710 Simpo PDF Merge and Split Unregistered Version - http://www.simpopdf.com 55 System Integration, Test, and Evaluation 733 System Deployment, Operations, and Support Series 56 System Deployment 758 Table of Contents vii 57 System Operations and Support (O&S) 773 Epilogue 788 Index 789 Simpo PDF Merge and Split Unregistered Version - http://www.simpopdf.com Simpo PDF Merge and Split Unregistered Version - http://www.simpopdf.com [...]... systems Social systems Psychological systems Cultural systems Food distribution systems Transportation systems • Communications systems • Entertainment systems • Government systems Legislative systems Judicial systems Revenue systems Taxation systems Licensing systems Military systems Welfare systems Public safety systems Parks and recreation systems Environmental systems If we analyze these systems, we... Part II System Design and Development Practices presents a framework of practice-based strategies and activities for developing systems, products, and services However, system development requires more than simply implementing a standard framework You must understand the System Analysis, Design, and Development, by Charles S Wasson Copyright © 2006 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc 1 Simpo PDF Merge and Split... to do business the OLD way Simpo PDF Merge and Split Unregistered 2.7 Warnings http://www.simpopdf.com Version - and Cautionary Disclaimers 13 Table 2 .1 Sample systems for application to General Exercises Individual Project Suggestions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Mechanical pencil Desktop stapler Disposable camera Personal digital assistant (PDA) Cellular phone Desktop... player Home Residential mailbox Lawn mower Lawn edger Hand-held calculator Ceiling fan Web site Fast food restaurant drive through Airport check-in kiosk Voice mail system Team-Based Project Suggestions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Exercise room treadmill Snowmobile Automobile Word processor Voice mail system Sports utility vehicle (SUV) Doctor’s office Automatic... such as cost and schedules are overrun and exhausted due to the extensive rework Systems delivered by these approaches are often patched and are plagued with undiscovered latent defects Bridging the gap between User needs and development of systems, products, and services to satisfy those needs requires three types of technical activities: 1) system analysis, 2) system design, and 3) system development. .. Representation Your System External System #1 A External System #2 C Your System B External System #1 A B D External System #2 C D External System B interfaces with Entities A, B, C, and D of Your System To simplify the diagram for analysis, we employ a symbolic convention whereby the intersection of External System #2 interface with the dashed line of Your System represents Exte rnal System B interfaces... supporting, and disposing of the system; under WHAT conditions and WHAT outcome(s) they are expected to achieve Therefore, Part I addresses System Analysis Concepts as a precursor to Part 2 This text identifies fundamental system analysis, design, and development practices that in the author’s experiences are applicable to most organizations The concepts, principles, and practices presented in Parts I and II... parts: Part I System Analysis Concepts and Part II System Design and Development Practices Each part is organized into series of chapters that address concepts or practices and include Definitions of Key Terms and Guiding Principles Part I: System Analysis Concepts Part I provides the fundamentals in systems analysis and consists of a several series of topics: • • • • • System entity concepts System architecture... Engineering • System Safety Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • System Security Engineering • Nuclear Engineering • Reliability Engineering • Software Engineering • Maintainability Engineering • Systems Engineering Figure 2 .1 Book Scope Part II: System Design and Development Practices Part II builds on the system analysis concepts of Part I and describes the system design and development practices embodied... characteristics common to most systems; address organizational systems roles and stakeholders; identify key factors that impact user acceptability of a system, and define a model for the system/ product lifecycle Given an understanding of the System Entity Concepts, our next discussions shift to understanding HOW systems and their operating environments are organized and structured System Architecture Concepts . 97 12 System Interfaces 11 0 System Mission Concepts Series 13 Organizational Roles, Missions, and System Applications 12 2 14 Understanding the Problem, Opportunity, and Solution Spaces 13 5 15 . System Interactions with its Operating Environment 14 6 16 System Mission Analysis 15 9 17 System Use Cases and Scenarios 16 7 System Operations Concepts Series 18 System Operations Model 17 8 19 . steps and practices necessary to plan and implement system analysis, design, and development strategy without sacrificing best practices objectives. Part II System Design and Development Practices