IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/wly/syseng/v15y2012i4p369-395.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Interpreting “systems architecting”

Author

Listed:
  • M. R. Emes
  • P. A. Bryant
  • M. K. Wilkinson
  • P. King
  • A. M. James
  • S. Arnold

Abstract

The UK Chapter of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE UK) commissioned research to illustrate the variety of usage of the terms architecture and architecting in the systems engineering community. These terms, though widely used, are rarely strictly defined, and the meaning attributed to the terms is not consistent even in formal publications. Using soft systems methodology, this research has analyzed three published sources (MODAF [http://www.modaf.org.uk, 2008], The Art of Systems Architecting by Maier and Rechtin [CRC Press, 2009], and ISO/IEC 42010 [2011]), and conducted a series of interviews with systems architecting practitioners. This research was set in context by a historical review of the use of the term systems architecting. Twelve contentious questions in systems architecting are discussed, and six perspectives on systems architecting presented, including three basic worldviews of the relationship between systems engineering and systems architecting. One model sees systems architecting as simply a rebranding of systems engineering to broaden its appeal with no change in content. Another model sees systems engineering restricted to its traditional processes, with systems architecting adding to systems engineering through external processes. The final model, and the most popular among the systems engineering community surveyed, sees systems architecting addressing shortcomings in traditional sequential lifecycle models by stretching the content of systems engineering to include new elements under the banner of systems architecting. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Syst Eng 15.

Suggested Citation

  • M. R. Emes & P. A. Bryant & M. K. Wilkinson & P. King & A. M. James & S. Arnold, 2012. "Interpreting “systems architecting”," Systems Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 15(4), pages 369-395, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:syseng:v:15:y:2012:i:4:p:369-395
    DOI: 10.1002/sys.21202
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/sys.21202
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1002/sys.21202?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Michael Emes & Alan Smith & Douglas Cowper, 2005. "Confronting an identity crisis—How to “brand” systems engineering," Systems Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 8(2), pages 164-186.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Joseph Kasser & Derek Hitchins & Moti Frank & Yang Yang Zhao, 2013. "A framework for benchmarking competency assessment models," Systems Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 16(1), pages 29-44, March.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:wly:syseng:v:15:y:2012:i:4:p:369-395. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Wiley Content Delivery (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://doi.org/10.1002/(ISSN)1520-6858 .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.