Tag
Systems Engineering
Entries tagged systems engineering.
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Mental model
Functional decomposition
Functional decomposition is breaking a desired outcome into the smaller functions that must all happen for it to occur, described by what each function does rather than by what part will do it.
7 min
Mental modelRequirements and success criteria
A requirement is a single, checkable statement of what a design must achieve, written so that WHAT is fixed while HOW is left entirely open.
6 min
Mental modelSystem boundaries and interfaces
A system boundary is the deliberately chosen line separating what you are designing from everything else, and an interface is every point where matter, energy, or information crosses that line.
7 min