Stakeholder Analysis................................................................................... 260
Classification of Potential Stakeholders............................................... 262
Complexity.................................................................................................... 265
Process Models............................................................................................. 266
Scalable Process Models......................................................................... 267
Checklist for Scalability ......................................................................... 268
Testing ........................................................................................................... 269
System Design .............................................................................................. 271
Architecting .................................................................................................. 274
Validation ...................................................................................................... 278
References ..................................................................................................... 279
6 Systems Integration Management .......................................................... 283
Granularity ...................................................................................................284
Granularity and Integration....................................................................... 287
Abstraction.................................................................................................... 288
Project Management.................................................................................... 290
Integration as a Recursive Process ............................................................ 292
Measures of Integration .............................................................................. 292
Quality........................................................................................................... 293
Types of Quality Loss Functions .......................................................... 298
Outline of the General Quality Loss Function ................................... 299
Integration Strategy .....................................................................................300
Recursive Nature of Systems Integration................................................. 301
Integration Planning Concepts .................................................................. 303
Events.............................................................................................................306
Integration Planning and Scheduling Steps .......................................308
Integration Plan............................................................................................309
Systems Integration Model......................................................................... 310
Patterns in Systems Engineering and Patterns
in Systems Integration................................................................................. 314
Three Tests for Iterative Thinking versus Recursive Thinking ....... 318
References ..................................................................................................... 321
Appendix 1: “To Manage” Decomposition................................................... 325
Appendix 2: Product Upgrades Based on Minimum
Expected Quality Loss............................................................... 335
Glossary of Terms.............................................................................................. 353
Index ..................................................................................................................... 375
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Classification of Potential Stakeholders............................................... 262
Complexity.................................................................................................... 265
Process Models............................................................................................. 266
Scalable Process Models......................................................................... 267
Checklist for Scalability ......................................................................... 268
Testing ........................................................................................................... 269
System Design .............................................................................................. 271
Architecting .................................................................................................. 274
Validation ...................................................................................................... 278
References ..................................................................................................... 279
6 Systems Integration Management .......................................................... 283
Granularity ...................................................................................................284
Granularity and Integration....................................................................... 287
Abstraction.................................................................................................... 288
Project Management.................................................................................... 290
Integration as a Recursive Process ............................................................ 292
Measures of Integration .............................................................................. 292
Quality........................................................................................................... 293
Types of Quality Loss Functions .......................................................... 298
Outline of the General Quality Loss Function ................................... 299
Integration Strategy .....................................................................................300
Recursive Nature of Systems Integration................................................. 301
Integration Planning Concepts .................................................................. 303
Events.............................................................................................................306
Integration Planning and Scheduling Steps .......................................308
Integration Plan............................................................................................309
Systems Integration Model......................................................................... 310
Patterns in Systems Engineering and Patterns
in Systems Integration................................................................................. 314
Three Tests for Iterative Thinking versus Recursive Thinking ....... 318
References ..................................................................................................... 321
Appendix 1: “To Manage” Decomposition................................................... 325
Appendix 2: Product Upgrades Based on Minimum
Expected Quality Loss............................................................... 335
Glossary of Terms.............................................................................................. 353
Index ..................................................................................................................... 375
Contents
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