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11.2.2 The Systems Project: Life Cycle Development/Management of as Many as Four Interrelated Systems
Author(s) -
Paul Arthur S.,
Owunwanne Chinweizu
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2006.tb02830.x
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , product lifecycle , product (mathematics) , computer science , product life cycle management , process management , new product development , systems development life cycle , system of systems , systems engineering , system lifecycle , management system , systems design , engineering , software engineering , operations management , software development process , software development , business , mechanical engineering , paleontology , geometry , mathematics , software , marketing , biology , programming language
Work presented at this Conference previously proposed the Producing System (or enabling system) as a mechanism for organizing and managing the enabling resources in the development of a Product System (Alias, required system, system‐of‐interest, intervention system, end product, operational system, etc.). It presented the producing system as separate from, but closely related to, the product system. Specifically, the relationship was equated to that of a parent: child (producing system: product system) relationship.(Paul and Yerace 2004) This paper explores current practices regarding the identification and processing of systems that interact with, or have some form of involvement in the life cycle of, the product system. The primary focus is, of course, the interrelationship between the product system and the enabling resources or producing system; however, studies have identified diverse interactions with competing systems, context systems, collaborating systems, containing systems, and others. This paper identifies the similarities and differences among the various perspectives. Finally, the paper expands on these concepts by introducing the Systems Project as a family of up to four closely related systems whose interactions are focused on the life cycle (birth to death) of the product system. Specifically, the Systems Project is a framework for packaging and conducting all of the systems engineering activities associated with developing/managing the product system, the producing system, the Existing System (if there is one in place, if applicable [I/A]), and the Maintenance and Support System through the life cycle of the product system.