System Architecture
Strategy and Product Development for Complex Systems
- Author
- Edward F. Crawley, Bruce G. Cameron, Daniel Selva
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Year
- 2016
Summary
Explains how to make early architectural decisions for complex systems that address stakeholder needs, integration and future evolution. It connects system architecture with strategy and product development, helping readers evaluate the consequences of choices before detailed design begins.
The architecture perspective provides a broader foundation for decisions about product decomposition, interfaces and shared platforms. For PLM practitioners, it helps connect the product structures managed in information systems with the engineering intent behind them.
Our verdict
Recommended for product architects and engineering leaders seeking a broader foundation for modularization and architecture decisions. Especially useful before committing to a platform or complex product structure, rather than as a guide to configuring PLM software.
Who should read it
- —Product and systems architects
- —Engineering leaders developing complex products
- —PLM leads aligning product structures with architectural intent
How it relates to your work
- —Use stakeholder needs and architectural trade-offs to inform product decomposition and interface decisions.
- —Connect architecture choices to modularization, integration and lifecycle evolution.
Keep in mind
- —Released in 2015 with a 2016 copyright year; the library uses 2016 for chronological ordering.
- —The official website offers a free preface sample, not the complete book. The picture shows the sample's first page.