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WHY SYSTEMS FAIL (VIEWED FROM HINDSIGHT)
Author(s) -
Talbott Marvin
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.1993.tb01652.x
Subject(s) - hindsight bias , computer science , psychology , data science , epistemology , cognitive psychology , philosophy
A two year study of several hundred reports analyzing system failures across diverse disciplines has identified seven reoccurring themes. The results are summarized, discussing the common contributory factors identified, and then each principle is illustrated with several diverse system failure occurrences.