System Engineering Analysis, Design, and Development: 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 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 organizations, system development projects, or services across multiple business sectors such as medical, transportation, financial, educational, governmental, aerospace and defense, utilities, political, and charity, among others. The objective of this book is to enable systems engineers and others to understand HOW systems engineering and development are performed so the reader can become more productive and competitive within the organization and the marketplace. There is a solid examination of systems engineering concepts, principles, processes, and practices used to evolve an abstract end user′s operational need into a physical, field–operable system or product. Topical discussions are supported by practical examples, observations, lessons learned, and real life events that illustrate how system engineering impacts programmatic decision making and the corporate bottom line. Thoroughly illustrated, with end–of–chapter exercises and numerous case studies and examples, Systems Engineering Analysis, Design, and Development, Second Edition is a valuable reference for the benefit of students and practitioners of systems engineering. CHARLES S. WASSON, BSEE, MBA, is a member of the INCOSE, ASEE, PMI, and IEEE and is President / Principal Consultant of Wasson Strategics, LLC. His professional career spans over 40 years of leadership in program/project management; system, hardware, and software design, development, integration, and test; and organizational and team development. Wasson Strategics is a provider of multi–discipline SE, technical project management, organizational, and team development training and consulting services for Fortune 100 & 500 clients striving to achieve System Engineering and Development excellence.  

CHARLES S. WASSON, BSEE, MBA, is a member of the INCOSE, ASEE, PMI, and IEEE and is President / Principal Consultant of Wasson Strategics, LLC. His professional career spans over 40 years of leadership in program/project management; system, hardware, and software design, development, integration, and test; and organizational and team development. Wasson Strategics is a provider of multi–discipline SE, technical project management, organizational, and team development training and consulting services for Fortune 100 & 500 clients striving to achieve System Engineering and Development excellence.