8.2.1       Systems Engineering References

 

Title: Introduction to Systems Engineering

Author: Andrew P. Sage and James E. Armstrong , Jr.

Copyright: 2000

Publisher: Wiley

ISBN: 0-471-02766-9

Comment: This is a good introductory college level textbook. It has problem sets at the end of each section. There are also many bibliographic references for each section.

 

Title: Systems Engineering

Author: Andrew P. Sage

Copyright: 1992

Publisher: Wiley

ISBN: 0-471-53639-3

Comment: This is a good introductory college level textbook. It has problem sets at the end of each section. There are also many bibliographic references for each section.

 

Title: The Engineering and Design of Systems: Models and Methods

Author: Dennis M. Buede

Copyright: 2000

Publisher: Wiley

ISBN: 0-471-28225-1

Comment: This is a good advanced college level textbook. It has problem sets at the end of each section. There are also many bibliographic references for each section.

 

Title: Handbook of Systems Engineering and Management

Author: Andrew P. Sage and William B. Rouse

Copyright: 1999

Publisher: Wiley

ISBN: 0-471-15405-9

Comment: This is a compendium of works from 40 contributing authors. At the end of each chapter are lists of additional references and a bibliography supporting the work.

 

Title: Systems Engineering Guidebook: A Process for Developing Systems and Products

Author: James N. Martin, A. Terry Bahill

Copyright: 1999

Publisher: Wiley

ISBN: 0849378370

Comment: This is a compendium of works from many contributing authors.

 

Title: Systems Engineering and Analysis

Author: Benjamin S. Blanchard and Wolter J. Fabrycky

Copyright: 1998

Publisher: Prentice Hall

ISBN: 0131350471

Comment:

 

Title: Systems Engineering Management

Author: Benjamin S. Blanchard

Copyright: 1997

Publisher: Wiley

ISBN: 0471190861

Comment:

 

Title: Systems Engineering: Coping with Complexity

Author: Jackson, Brook, Stevens, and Arnold

Copyright: 1998

Publisher: Prentice Hall

ISBN: 0130950858

Comment: Excellent reference. Integration of Systems Engineering activities, e.g. CM, Requirement Engineering, Verification and Validation.

 

Title: Visualizing Project Management

Author: Forsberg, Mooz, and Cotterman

Copyright: 2000

Publisher: Wiley

ISBN: 047135760

Comment: Excellent reference on the Vee Development Model and the integration of Project Management and Systems Engineering. The CD that comes with it is very good.

 

Title: CMMI Distilled: A practical Introduction to Integrated Process Improvement.

Author: Ahern, Clouse, and Turner

Copyright: 2001

Publisher: Addison-Wesley

ISBN: 0201735008

Comment: The CMMI is the replacement for SECAM and integrates Software Engineering, Systems Engineering and Integrated Product Team. Good introduction on CMMI Capabilities Maturity Model.

 

Title: Systems Engineering Guidebook

Author: James N. Martin

Copyright: 1997

Publisher: CRC Press

ISBN: 0849378370

Comment: Jim leads the standards activity for INCOSE. This book has good information that amplifies EIA 632.

 

Title: Systems Thinking, Systems Practice

Author: Peter Checkland

Copyright: Reprinted November 2000

Publisher: Wiley

ISBN: 0471986062

Comment: Considered a classic work in Systems Engineering and Systems Thinking.

 

Title: Systems Engineering Principles and Practice

Author: Alexander Kossiakoff and William N. Sweet

Copyright: 2003

Publisher: Wiley

ISBN: 0471234435

Comment: Good general Systems Engineering overview.

 

Title: Management of Systems Engineering

Author: Wilton P. Chase

Copyright: 1984

Publisher: Krieger Publishing Co.

ISBN:0 89874-682-5

Comment: Basic Systems Engineering Management practices.