ABSTRACT

If engineering is the art and science of technical problem solving, systems architecting happens when you don't yet know what the problem is. The third edition of a highly respected bestseller, The Art of Systems Architecting provides in-depth coverage of the least understood part of systems design: moving from a vague concept and limited resources

chapter | 4 pages

part I: Introduction

chapter 2 | 14 pages

Introduction: A Metaphor

chapter | 14 pages

part II: New Domains, New Insights

chapter 3 | 30 pages

Introduction: The Form-First Paradigm

chapter 4 | 38 pages

Introduction: The Manufacturing Domain

chapter 5 | 22 pages

Introduction: Dening Sociotechnical Systems

chapter 7 | 22 pages

Introduction: Collaboration as a Category

chapter | 4 pages

A Civil Architecture Analogy

chapter 8 | 26 pages

Introduction: Roles, Views, and Models

chapter 9 | 38 pages

Introduction: Architecting Process Components

chapter 10 | 28 pages

Introduction

chapter 11 | 22 pages

Introduction

chapter 12 | 22 pages

Problem-System-Program-Organization

chapter 13 | 14 pages

Introduction: The Political Challenge

chapter 14 | 20 pages

The Profession of Systems Engineering

chapter | 14 pages

Introduction: Organizing the List

chapter | 4 pages

Architecting Background

chapter | 14 pages

Dening “Architecture”