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Activity
set of cohesive tasks of a process
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Element
(system element) a member of a set of elements that constitutes a system
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Enabling System
a system that supports a system-of-interest during its life-cycle stages but does not necessarily contribute directly to its function during operation.
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Enterprise
(Organization) Person or a group of people and facilities with an arrangement of responsibilities, authorities and relationships [adapted from isa 9000:205]
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Organization
(Enterprise) Person or a group of people and facilities with an arrangement of responsibilities, authorities and relationships [adapted from isa 9000:205]
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Process
set of interrelated or interacting activities which transforms inputs into outputs.
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Project
an endeavor with start and finish criteria undertaken to create a product or service in accordance with specified resources and requirements
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Stage
a period within the life cycle of an entity that relates to the state of its description or realization
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System
A combination of interacting elements organized to achieve one or more stated purposes
An integrated set of elements, subsystems, or assemblies that accomplish a defined objective. These elements include products (hardware, software, firmware), processes, people, information, techniques, facilities, services, and othern support elements. (INCOSE) An example would be an air transportation system.
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System Elements
(Element) a member of a set of elements that constitutes a system
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System-of-interest
the system whose life cycle is under consideration
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System-of-systems
System of system applies to a system-of-interest whose system elements are themselves systems; typically these entail large scale inter-disciplinary problems with multiple, heterogeneous, distributed systems.
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Systems Engineering
Systems Engineering (SE) is an interdisciplinary approach and means to enable the realization of successful systems. It focuses on defining customer needs and required functionality early in the development cycle, documenting requirements, and then proceeding with design synthesis and system validation while considering the complete problem: operations, cost and schedule, performance, training and support, test, manufacturing and disposal. SE considers both the business and the technical needs of all customers with the goal of providing a quality product that meets the user needs (INCOSE)
