An integrated set of activities that transforms inputs into desired outputs.
What is Process?
[1.4 FORMAT]
100
Integrated set of elements, subsystems, or assemblies that accomplish a defined objective.
What is a system?
[2.2 DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTS OF A SYSTEM]
100
Series of stages through which something passes. Includes development, production, utilization, support, decommissioning, and disposal.
What is Life-Cycle?
[3.1 INTRODUCTION]
100
Define the business or mission problem or opportunity, characterize the solution space, and determine potential solution classes.
What is the purpose of Business or Mission Analysis?
[4.1.1.2 PURPOSE]
100
The year in which the RAND Corporation recommended adopting the term "systems engineering."
What is 1954?
[TABLE 2.1 IMPORTANT DATES IN THE ORIGINS OF SE AS A DISCIPLINE]
200
Addresses the leadership’s intended way of operating the organization. May refer to the use of one or more systems to forward the organization’s goals and objectives.
What is ConOps (Concept of Operations)?
[44.1 BUSINESS OF MISSION ANALYSIS PROCESS]
200
Basic method to define the aggregates and the order of integration.
What are coupling matrices (also called N^2 diagrams)?
[4.4.2.6 COUPLING MATRIX
200
Exploratory Research to study new ideas or new technologies and capabilities.
What is Concept Stage?
[3.3 LIFE CYCLE STAGES]
200
Transform the stakeholder, user-oriented view of desired capabilities into a technical view of a solution that meets the operational needs of the user.
What is the purpose of the System Requirements Definition process?
[4.3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION PROCESS]
200
The year the National Council on Systems Engineering (NCOSE) was established.
What is 1990?
[TABLE 2.1 IMPORTANT DATES IN THE ORIGINS OF SE AS A DISCIPLINE]
300
Describes what the system will do (not how) and why (Rationale). User-oriented document that describes system characteristics of the to-be-delivered system from the user’s standpoint.
What is Opscon (Operational Concept)?
[4.1 BUSINESS OR MISSION ANALYSIS PROCESS]
300
The formalized application of modeling to support system requirements, design, analysis, verification, and validation activities.
What is MBSE (model-based systems engineering)?
[9.2.1 MBSE OVERVIEW]
300
Defines and realizes a SOI (System of Intent) that meets stakeholder requirements and can be produced, utilized, supported, and retired.
What is Development Stage?
[3.3 LIFE CYCLE STAGES]
300
To define the stakeholder requirements for a system that can provide the capabilities needed for users and other stakeholders in a defines environment.
What is the purpose of the Stakeholder Needs and Requirements Definitions process?
[4.2 STAKEHOLDER NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION PROCESS]
300
The year Mil-Std 499 was adopted.
What is 1969?
[TABLE 2.1 IMPORTANT DATES IN THE ORIGINS OF SE STANDARDS]
400
Necessary, Implementation Independent, Unambiguous, Complete, Singular, Achievable, Verifiable, and Conforming.
What are characteristics and attributes of Good Requirements?
[4.3 SYSTEM REUIREMENTS DEFINITIONS PROCESS]
400
Approach to SE that focuses on the functional architecture of the system.
What is FBSE (functions-based systems engineering)?
[9.3 FUNCTIONS-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING METHOD)
400
Stage in which the system is produced or manufactured. Modifications may be required to resolve production problems, to reduce production costs, or to enhance product or system capabilities.
What is Production Stage?
[3.3 LIFE CYCLE STAGES]
400
Generate system architecture alternatives, to select one or more alternatives that from stakeholder concerns and meet system requirements, and to express this in a set of consistent views.
What is the purpose of the Architectural Definition process?
[4.4 ARCHITECTURE DEFINITION PROCESS]
400
The year ISO/IEC 15288 was released.
What is 2002?
[TABLE 2.1 IMPORTANT DATES IN THE ORIGINS OF SE STANDARDS]
500
A baseline set of complete, accurate, non-ambiguous system requirements recorded in the requirements database and accessible to all parties.
What is System Specification?
[4.3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION PROCESS]
500
Integrates object-oriented concepts with model-based and traditional SE methods.
What is OOSEM (object-oriented systems engineering method)?
[9.4 OBJECT-ORIENTED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING METHOD]
500
An approval event in the project cycle, sufficiently important to be defined nd included in the schedule.
What is a Decision Gate?
500
Enable the implementation consistent with architectural entities as defined in models and views of the system architecture.
What is the purpose of the Design Definition process?
[4.5 DESIGN DEFINITION PROCESS]
500
The year in which the most recent version of ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 was released.
What is 2015?
[TABLE 2.3 CURRENT SIGNIFICANT SE STANDARDS AND GUIDES]