Foundation pages are those at the start of a train of thought. Other than definitions they have few backward links, so require relatively little specialized knowledge.
Defining Functions
When presented with an operational task to be accomplished, End Users often lean toward using tools that they've used before, leading to certain biases in the description (and specification) of the designs. Yielding to that temptation can have deleterious effects on development. System Engineering practices use the abstract concept of a "function" to focus on mitigating such biases. read more.
Managing the Configuration
As typically used on real projects, Configuration Management (CM) keeps track of the Engineering data. It creates and manages that data in order to compare what we should be doing (or said we were doing) to what we actually did. CM is central to Engineering's ability to demonstrate the integrity of our development processes. read more.
The CI Development Cycle (1 of 4): Preface
The CI Development Cycle is a set of processes at the foundation layer of verification. They're discussed "in the abstract" here, but when reviewed as concrete instances (e.g., during design peer review), they form a basis for mitigating the cognitive biases that might otherwise remain unaddressed during the development process. Part 1 of 4 parts on the subject. read more.
Topical Analysis
A "topic" is a qualitative descriptor of an object or process answering the "what is that about?" question in regard to a piece of un-structured information. Being qualitative, they are expressed with text rather than numbers: by definition, a topic cannot have a number directly related to it. The application of that concept to the gradual rendition of order from chaos is introduced as fundamental to System Engineering practice. read more.
Verification Fundamentals
The concept and objective of Verification in the System Engineering context is introduced. The classical abstract "methods" are defined, along with the basic analytical process for assigning any given method to any given claim. read more.
Working with Requirements
The top-level types of requirements are defined and differentiated. read more.