A set of ComponentsA generic term for the uniquely identifiable elements, build... Click for more that are formally related together by a shared StructureThe stable relationships, linkages and interdependencies tha... Click for more to achieve outcomes that exceed the sum of the individual Components. As such, a System is not the sum of its parts, but the product of the interactions of those parts – a concept referred to as EmergenceThe desired outcome of a System which arises from the intera... Click for more.
Simplistically, if the boxes in a Block DiagramA diagram showing in schematic form the general arrangement ... Click for more are the Components, then the Structure is represented by the lines that connect the boxes.
Importantly, the underpinning Structure always has a disproportionate and irreducible influence on the essential limits of what a System can reliably and efficiently perform. Given this decisive impact on System performance, changing or enhancing any number of Components cannot ultimately compensate for a failure to address an underpinning ArchitectureEvery functioning System created by humans has an architectu... Click for more that is no longer fit-for-purpose.