Systems Engineering
System engineering can best be explained as coordinating multiple tasks within the two disciplines of engineering and engineering management. This paper highlights the systems method of coordinated tasks and its relevance concerning current and future business system life cycles: concept, design, planning, testing, optimization, and deployment. It defines the boundaries necessary for a robust life cycle and analysis to occur.
1. Systems Engineering In General
1.4 Reference Sources
As a well-developed engineering specialty, there are a number of reference books, standards, and special methods and software used by systems engineers. They are used to understand and manage the interactions, and communicate the current state, of a complex project. The remainder of Part 1 of this book summarizes parts of the systems engineering method. This includes the elements of a system, engineering tools, involvement of other design specialties, and economics. A given program also has to be understood in the context of other existing and future programs. All of these tools and knowledge must be integrated properly for a new project.