System Requirements Analysis, Second Edition

System Requirements Analysis gives the professional systems engineer the tools to set up a proper and effective analysis of the resources, schedules and parts needed to successfully undertake and complete any large, complex project. This fully revised text offers the reader the methodology for rationally breaking a large project down into a series of stepwise questions so that a schedule can be determined and a plan can be established for what needs to be procured, how it should be obtained, and what the likely costs in dollars, manpower and equipment will be to complete the project at hand. System Requirements Analysis is compatible with the full range of engineering management tools now popularly used, from project management to competitive engineering to Six Sigma, and will ensure that a project gets off to a good start before it's too late to make critical planning changes. The book can be used for either self-instruction or in the classroom, offering a wealth of detail about the advantages of requirements analysis to the individual reader or the student group. Features include: written by the authority on systems engineering, who was a founding member of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE); complete overview of the basic principles involved in setting up a system requirements analysis program, including how to set up the initial specifications that define the problems and parameters of an engineering program; and covers various analytical approaches to system requirements, including structural and functional analysis, budget calculations, and risk analysis.