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Part 1: SEBoK Introduction

• Introduction to the SEBoK
  • Scope of the SEBoK
  • Structure of the SEBoK
• Introduction to Systems Engineering
  • Systems Engineering Overview
  • Fundamentals for Digital Engineering
  • Economic Value of Systems Engineering
  • A Brief History of Systems Engineering
  • Systems Engineering: Historic and Future Challenges
  • Systems Engineering and Other Disciplines
  • Fundamentals for Future Systems Engineering
• SEBoK Users and Uses
  • Guidance for Systems Engineering Novices
  • Guidance for Systems Engineers
  • Guidance for Engineers
  • Guidance for Systems Engineering Customers
  • Guidance for Educators and Researchers
  • Guidance for General Managers

Part 2: Foundations of Systems Engineering

• Knowledge Area: Systems Engineering Fundamentals
  • Introduction to Systems Engineering Fundamentals
  • Systems Engineering Core Concepts
  • Systems Engineering Principles
  • Systems Engineering Heuristics
• Knowledge Area: The Nature of Systems
  • Types of Systems
  • Cycles and the Cyclic Nature of Systems
• Knowledge Area: Systems Science
  • History of Systems Science
  • Systems Approaches
  • Complexity
  • Emergence
• Knowledge Area: Systems Thinking
  • What is Systems Thinking?
  • Concepts of Systems Thinking
  • Principles of Systems Thinking
  • Patterns of Systems Thinking
• Knowledge Area: Representing Systems with Models
  • What is a Model?
  • Why Model?
  • Types of Models
  • System Modeling Concepts
  • Integrating Supporting Aspects into System Models
  • Modeling Standards
• Knowledge Area: Systems Approach Applied to Engineered Systems
  • Overview of the Systems Approach
  • Engineered System Context
  • Identifying and Understanding Problems and Opportunities
  • Synthesizing Possible Solutions
  • Analysis and Selection between Alternative Solutions
  • Implementing and Proving a Solution
  • Deploying, Using, and Sustaining Systems to Solve Problems
  • Applying the Systems Approach

Part 3: Systems Engineering and Management

• Systems Engineering STEM Overview
• Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

Part 3A - Life Cycle Concepts

• Knowledge Area: Life Cycle Terms and Concepts - New Knowledge Area (removed System Life Cycle Approaches)
  • Life Cycle Concepts - New article
  • Life Cycle Models - New article
  • Life Cycle Stages - New article
  • Technical Reviews and Audits - New article
• Knowledge Area: Development Approaches - New Knowledge Area
  • Development Approach Concepts - New article
  • Sequential Development Approach - New article
  • Incremental Development Approach - New article
  • Evolutionary Development Approach - New article
  • Agile Development Approach - New article
  • Lean Engineering
• Knowledge Area - Agile Systems Engineering - New Knowledge Area
  • Agile Systems Engineering - New article
  • Industrial DevOps - New article
• Knowledge Area - Life Cycle Model Selection and Adaptation - New Knowledge Area
  • Selecting the Life Cycle Model - New article
  • Adapting the Life Cycle Model - New article
  • Selecting the Development Approach - New article
  • Adapting the Development Approach - New article
  • Applying Life Cycle Processes

Part 3B

• Knowledge Area: Systems Engineering Management
  • Technical Planning
  • Assessment and Control
  • Decision Management
  • Requirements Management
  • Risk Management
  • Configuration Management - Revised article
  • Configuration Baselines - New article
  • Configuration Management Implementation - New article
  • Information Management
  • Quality Management
  • Measurement
• Knowledge Area: System Concept Definition
  • Business or Mission Analysis
  • Stakeholder Needs Definition
• System Requirements Definition
• Knowledge Area: System Architecture Design Definition
  • Functional Architecture
  • Logical Architecture
  • Physical Architecture
• System Detailed Design Definition
• System Analysis
• System Realization
• System Implementation
• System Integration
• System Verification
• System Transition
• System Validation
• System Operation
• Knowledge Area: System Maintenance
  • Logistics
  • Service Life Management
  • Service Life Extension
  • Capability Updates, Upgrades, and Modernization
  • System Disposal and Retirement

Part 3C

• Knowledge Area: Systems Engineering Standards
  • Why Standards? - New article
  • Systems Engineering Related Standards Landscape - Renamed article (was Relevant Standards)
  • Alignment and Comparison of Systems Engineering Standards
  • Application of Systems Engineering Standards

Part 4: Applications of Systems Engineering

• Knowledge Area: Product Systems Engineering
  • Product Systems Engineering Background
  • Product as a System Fundamentals
  • Business Activities Related to Product Systems Engineering
  • Product Systems Engineering Key Aspects
  • Product Systems Engineering Special Activities
• Knowledge Area: Service Systems Engineering
  • Service Systems Background
  • Fundamentals of Services
  • Properties of Services
  • Scope of Service Systems Engineering
  • Value of Service Systems Engineering
  • Service Systems Engineering Stages
• Knowledge Area: Enterprise Systems Engineering
  • Enterprise Systems Engineering Background
  • The Enterprise as a System
  • Related Business Activities
  • Enterprise Systems Engineering Key Concepts
  • Enterprise Systems Engineering Process Activities
  • Enterprise Capability Management
• Knowledge Area: Systems of Systems (SoS)
  • Architecting Approaches for Systems of Systems
  • Systems Engineering for Systems of Systems - New article
  • Systems of Systems Analytic Approaches - New article
  • System of Systems and Complexity
  • Socio-Technical Features of Systems of Systems
  • Capability Engineering
  • Mission Engineering
• Knowledge Area: Healthcare Systems Engineering
  • Overview of the Healthcare Sector
  • Systems Engineering in Healthcare Delivery
  • Systems Biology
  • Lean in Healthcare

Part 5: Enabling Systems Engineering

• Knowledge Area: Enabling Businesses and Enterprises
  • Systems Engineering Organizational Strategy
  • Determining Needed Systems Engineering Capabilities in Businesses and Enterprises
  • Organizing Business and Enterprises to Perform Systems Engineering
  • Assessing Systems Engineering Performance of Business and Enterprises
  • Developing Systems Engineering Capabilities within Businesses and Enterprises
  • Barriers to Successful Embedding of Systems Engineering into Organizations
  • Culture
• Knowledge Area: Enabling Teams
  • Team Capability
  • Team Dynamics
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Technical Leadership in Systems Engineering
• Knowledge Area: Enabling Individuals
  • Roles and Competencies
  • Assessing Individuals
  • Developing Individuals
  • Ethical Behavior

Part 6: Related Disciplines

• Knowledge Area: Systems Engineering and Environmental Engineering
• Knowledge Area: Systems Engineering and Geospatial/Geodetic Engineering
  • Overview of Geospatial/Geodetic Engineering
  • Relationship between Systems Engineering and Geospatial/Geodetic Engineering
  • Further Insights into Geospatial/Geodetic Engineering
• Knowledge Area: Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering
• Knowledge Area: Systems Engineering and Project Management
  • The Nature of Project Management
  • An Overview of the PMBOK® Guide
  • Relationships between Systems Engineering and Project Management
  • The Influence of Project Structure and Governance on Systems Engineering and Project Management Relationships
  • Cost Estimating and Analysis in Systems Engineering
  • Procurement and Acquisition
  • Portfolio Management
• Knowledge Area: Systems Engineering and Software Engineering
  • Software Engineering in the Systems Engineering Life Cycle
  • The Nature of Software
  • An Overview of the SWEBOK Guide
  • Key Points a Systems Engineer Needs to Know about Software Engineering
  • Software Engineering Features - Models, Methods, Tools, Standards, and Metrics
• Knowledge Area: Systems Engineering and Aerospace Engineering - Desired Article!
• Knowledge Area: Systems Engineering and Electrical Engineering - Desired Article!
• Knowledge Area: Systems Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
• Knowledge Area: Systems Engineering and Civil Engineering - Desired Article!
• Knowledge Area: Systems Engineering and Economics - Desired Article!
• Knowledge Area: Systems Engineering and Enterprise IT
• Knowledge Area: Systems Engineering and Quality Attributes
  • A Framework for Viewing Quality Attributes from the Lens of Loss
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Manufacturability and Producibility
  • System Adaptability
  • System Affordability
  • System Hardware Assurance
  • System Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability
  • System Resilience
  • Resilience Modeling - New article
  • System Resistance to Electromagnetic Interference
  • System Safety
  • System Security

Part 7: Systems Engineering Implementation Examples

• Matrix of Implementation Examples
• Implementation Examples
• Construction System Examples - Desired Article!
• CyberPhysical System Examples - Desired Article!
• Defense System Examples
  • Submarine Warfare Federated Tactical Systems
  • Virginia Class Submarine
• Geospatial System Examples - Desired Article!
• Information System Examples
  • Complex Adaptive Taxi Service Scheduler
  • Successful Business Transformation within a Russian Information Technology Company
  • FBI Virtual Case File System
• Management System Examples
  • Project Management for a Complex Adaptive Operating System
• Medical System Examples
  • Next Generation Medical Infusion Pump
  • Medical Radiation
  • Design for Maintainability
• Space System Examples
  • Global Positioning System Case Study
  • Global Positioning System Case Study II
  • Russian Space Agency Project Management Systems
  • How Lack of Information Sharing Jeopardized the NASA/ESA Cassini/Huygens Mission to Saturn
  • Hubble Space Telescope
  • Applying a Model-Based Approach to Support Requirements Analysis on the Thirty-Meter Telescope
  • Miniature Seeker Technology Integration Spacecraft
  • Apollo 1 Disaster
• Transportation System Examples
  • Denver Airport Baggage Handling System
  • FAA Advanced Automation System (AAS)
  • Federal Aviation Administration Next Generation Air Transportation System
  • UK West Coast Route Modernisation Project
  • Reverse Engineering a UAV Prototype using Agile Practices
  • Standard Korean Light Transit System Vignette
• Utilities Examples
  • Northwest Hydro System
  • Singapore Water Management

Part 8: Emerging Knowledge

• Emerging Topics
  • Introduction to SE Transformation
  • Socio-technical Systems
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Verification and Validation of Systems in Which AI is a Key Element
  • Transitioning Systems Engineering to a Model-based Discipline
  • Model-Based Systems Engineering Adoption Trends 2009-2018
  • Digital Engineering
  • Set-Based Design
• Emerging Research

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