Index
385
holism, 227
integration, 57, 224
issues with, 220–221
iterative, 14, 104n, 315
knowledge points, 315, 316–317
limits of, 224
management processes for, 83
objective and subjective
measures, 139
patterns in, 314
and performance delivery, 179
process models, 114–115, 135, 220,
266–269, 315n, 316
product or service perspective, 219
reason for failure, 222
reductionist theory, 219, 227n
should-do thinking, 117
stakeholders perspective, 219
synthesis, 228–229
system design, 271–274
technology development, 315, 316
to test limitations, 225–226
testing objects, 269–271
triad of, 251
validation, 278
wishful thinking, 222
Systems engineering management
plan (SEMP), 291
Systems integration, 103, 115–118, 120,
166, 203, 371. See also
Integration axioms; Integration
dynamics; Integration
principles; Lifecycle
averages and distributions, 180
challenges, 288
concepts exploration, 157–160
defining terms, 123–124
determining systemness, 108
framework, 141, 149–151, 156, 360
general systems thinking, 105–107
goal of granularity, 287–288
hiding interface for, 284
instability, 112
integration perspective, 112–115
integration principles’
application, 104
interacting objects, 109
measures of, 292–293
mechanism types, 157
metastability, 111, 112
model-based, 171
notional contributions, 180
object types, 65, 66, 371–372
object’s roles, 288
patterns in, 314
planning, 103–104
process model, 114–115
as recursive process, 292
social classification
of, 161–162, 368
stability, 108–111, 112
strategy, 167–169, 172–174
successive approximation, 104n
SysPMI phases, 317–318
tasks, 120–123
tests for iterative thinking vs.
recursive thinking, 318–321
theory and principle for, 107
thoughts consolidation, 164–167
Systems integration management, 283n.
See also Systems integration
model; Integration planning;
Quality loss function; Quality
abstraction, 288–290
focal point for, 283
granularity, 284–287
management process, 283, 284
project management, 290–291
recursive nature, 301–303, 313
Systems integration model, 310, 312
acquisition cycle, 312
decision knowledge points, 312
engineering process
models, 312–313
functionality demonstration, 310
integration plan, 310, 311
in recursive environment, 313
system threads, 311, 312
total planned investment, 313–314
Systems integration purpose, 118
automation, 118
improvements, 119–120
technology, 118–119
Systems Process Model for Integration
(SysPMI), 317, 321
expansion of integration, 318
final version of strategies
preparation, 318
385
holism, 227
integration, 57, 224
issues with, 220–221
iterative, 14, 104n, 315
knowledge points, 315, 316–317
limits of, 224
management processes for, 83
objective and subjective
measures, 139
patterns in, 314
and performance delivery, 179
process models, 114–115, 135, 220,
266–269, 315n, 316
product or service perspective, 219
reason for failure, 222
reductionist theory, 219, 227n
should-do thinking, 117
stakeholders perspective, 219
synthesis, 228–229
system design, 271–274
technology development, 315, 316
to test limitations, 225–226
testing objects, 269–271
triad of, 251
validation, 278
wishful thinking, 222
Systems engineering management
plan (SEMP), 291
Systems integration, 103, 115–118, 120,
166, 203, 371. See also
Integration axioms; Integration
dynamics; Integration
principles; Lifecycle
averages and distributions, 180
challenges, 288
concepts exploration, 157–160
defining terms, 123–124
determining systemness, 108
framework, 141, 149–151, 156, 360
general systems thinking, 105–107
goal of granularity, 287–288
hiding interface for, 284
instability, 112
integration perspective, 112–115
integration principles’
application, 104
interacting objects, 109
measures of, 292–293
mechanism types, 157
metastability, 111, 112
model-based, 171
notional contributions, 180
object types, 65, 66, 371–372
object’s roles, 288
patterns in, 314
planning, 103–104
process model, 114–115
as recursive process, 292
social classification
of, 161–162, 368
stability, 108–111, 112
strategy, 167–169, 172–174
successive approximation, 104n
SysPMI phases, 317–318
tasks, 120–123
tests for iterative thinking vs.
recursive thinking, 318–321
theory and principle for, 107
thoughts consolidation, 164–167
Systems integration management, 283n.
See also Systems integration
model; Integration planning;
Quality loss function; Quality
abstraction, 288–290
focal point for, 283
granularity, 284–287
management process, 283, 284
project management, 290–291
recursive nature, 301–303, 313
Systems integration model, 310, 312
acquisition cycle, 312
decision knowledge points, 312
engineering process
models, 312–313
functionality demonstration, 310
integration plan, 310, 311
in recursive environment, 313
system threads, 311, 312
total planned investment, 313–314
Systems integration purpose, 118
automation, 118
improvements, 119–120
technology, 118–119
Systems Process Model for Integration
(SysPMI), 317, 321
expansion of integration, 318
final version of strategies
preparation, 318