An established engineering discipline applied in numerous sectors focused on the development and operation of ultra-complex SystemsA set of Components that are formally related together by a ... including aerospace, military, manufacturing, energy and electronics sectors.
While many engineering disciplines are oriented toward individual Component technologies or sub-systems, Systems Engineering is a transdisciplinary approach that brings a holistic or ‘whole-system’ approach to the realisation of successful Systems which consistently satisfy the needs of their CustomersThe human individuals, families, organisations, institutions..., users and other stakeholders.
In the application of PSAAn integrated set of disciplines that support the structural... disciplines, the System Functions emerge as the product of decisions made about both ArchitectureA holistic conceptual model that details how the many Compon... and then ComponentsA generic term for the uniquely identifiable elements, build.... These decisions are in turn informed by those made about System Qualities and System Properties (see below).