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Interface Management – the Neglected Orphan of Systems Engineering
Author(s) -
Davies Paul
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2020.00752.x
Subject(s) - interface (matter) , best practice , key (lock) , subject (documents) , knowledge management , control (management) , computer science , user interface , engineering ethics , engineering , human–computer interaction , political science , computer security , world wide web , artificial intelligence , bubble , maximum bubble pressure method , parallel computing , law , operating system
Abstract Every Interface is an opportunity to lose information, time, control and / or money through contention between stakeholders at either end. There are many issues surrounding Interface management, which are relatively unexplored in the engineering literature. Interface management is perceived as a critical skill in the engineering of successful systems (INCOSE TP‐2018‐002‐01.0), but finding useful material on the subject proves elusive. It is not that there is a gap in the collective Body of Knowledge (BoK) – but there is definitely a gap in the documented BoK. This paper explores some of the characteristics of this gap, and outlines some of the key concepts in best practice. Along the way, the differences between best practice for interfaces and best perceived practice for architecting systems are noted, and recommendations for changes in approach are given.