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2.5.3 Unifying Systems Engineering Through the System Record
Author(s) -
Baden Gregory R.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2004.tb00504.x
Subject(s) - visibility , context (archaeology) , process (computing) , component (thermodynamics) , computer science , system of systems engineering , systems engineering , identification (biology) , engineering , software engineering , systems design , physics , thermodynamics , botany , biology , operating system , paleontology , optics
Managing the information and processes that are intrinsic to systems engineering efforts requires the identification and control of a range of enterprise data. This paper presents an approach to systems engineering management that is based on the concept of the “system record.” By capturing and managing the system record, an organization gains visibility into the five major content areas that feed the systems engineering effort and integrates these content areas within a managed process from the concept phase through retirement. Intrinsic to this approach is the ability to operate on system engineering content from the highest system level to the detailed component level within the context of both process and content interrelationships. Examples of how the system record concept can be utilized in system engineering projects are included.