Description
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
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION. Extending the Architecting Paradigm. Heuristics as Tools. NEW DOMAINS, NEW INSIGHTS. Case Study: DC-3. Builder-Architected Systems. Case Study: Mass and Lean Production. Manufacturing Systems. Case Study: Intelligent Transportation Systems. Social Systems. Case Study: Hierarchical to Layered Systems. Software and Information Technology Systems. Case Study: The Global Positioning System. Collaborative Systems. MODELS AND MODELING. Representation Models and Systems Architecting. Design Progression in Systems Architecting. Integrated Modeling Methodologies. Architecture Frameworks. THE SYSTEMS ARCHITECTING PROFESSION. Architecting in Business and Government. The Political Process and Systems Architecting. The Professionalization of Systems Architecting. Appendices: Heuristics for Systems-Level Architecting. Reference Texts Suggested for Institutional Libraries. Glossary.
