Managing Complex Technical Projects: A Systems Engineering Approach -- Contents v -- Preface xiii -- 1 Introduction to Systems Engineering 1 -- 1.1 What Is a System? 2 -- 1.2 System Life Cycle 5 -- 1.3 What Is Systems Engineering? 9 -- 1.4 Systems Engineering Relevance 15 -- 1.5 Systems Engineering Benifits 16 -- 1.6 Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation 18 -- 1.7 A Systems Engineering Framework 21 -- Endnotes 24 -- 2 Conceptual Design 29 -- 2.1 Introduction 29 -- 2.2 Identify Stakeholder Requirements 30 -- 2.3 Systems-Feasibility Analysis 41 -- 2.4 System-Requirements Analysis 43 -- 2.5 System-Level Synthesis 60 -- 2.6 System-Design Review 63 -- Endnotes 65 -- 3 Preliminary Design 67 -- 3.1 Introduction 67 -- 3.2 Subsystem-Requirements Analysis 68 -- 3.3 Requirements Allocation 72 -- 3.4 RBS Versus WBS 80 -- 3.5 Interface Identification and Design 82 -- 3.6 Subsystem-Level Synthesis and Evaluation 85 -- 3.7 Preliminary Design Review 94 -- Endnotes 96 -- 4 Detailed Design and Development 97 -- 4.1 Introduction 97 -- 4.2 Detailed Design Requirements 98 -- 4.3 Designing and Intergrating System Elements 98 -- 4.4 System Prototype Development 104 -- 4.5 Detailed Design Reviews 105 -- 4.6 Construction and Production 108 -- 4.7 Operational Use and System Support 112 -- 4.8 Phaseout and Disposal 117 -- Endnotes 119 -- 5 Systems Engineering Management 121 -- 5.1 Introduction 121 -- 5.2 Technical Reviews and Audits 121 -- 5.3 System Test and Evaluation 127 -- 5.4 Technical Risk Management 139 -- 5.5 Configuration Management 144 -- 5.6 Specifications and Standards 152 -- 5.7 Integration Management 157 -- 5.8 Systems Engineering Management Planning 159 -- Endnotes 160 -- 6 Systems Engineering Management Tools 163 -- 6.1 Standards 163 -- 6.2 MIL-STD-499B Systems Engineering (Draft) 164 -- 6.3 EIA/IS-632 Systems Engineering 171.

6.4 IEEE 1220 (Trial Use) and IEEE 1220-IEEE Standard for Application and Management of the Systems Engineering Process 173 -- 6.5 ANSI/EIA-632-Processes for Engineering a System 179 -- 6.6 Other Useful Documents 187 -- 6.7 Capability Maturity Models 189 -- 6.8 SEI--System Engineering Capability Maturity Model 191 -- 6.9 CMM Intergration 194 -- Endnotes 196 -- 7 Systems Engineering Process Tools 199 -- 7.1 Analysis Tools--Requirements Engineering 199 -- 7.2 Synthesis--Various Tools 214 -- 7.3 Evaluation--Trade-off Analysis 217 -- Endnotes 222 -- 8 Related Disciplines 225 -- 8.1 Introduction 225 -- 8.2 Project Management 225 -- 8.3 Quality Assurance 230 -- 8.4 Logistics Support 231 -- 8.5 Operations 233 -- 8.6 Design Support Network 233 -- 8.7 Software Engineering 234 -- 8.8 Hardware Engineering 235 -- Endnotes 235 -- List of Acronyms 237 -- About the Authors 243 -- Index 245.