The Art of Systems Architecting, 3rd Edition

The Art of Systems Architecting, 3rd Edition is a highly respected bestseller. This text provides in-depth coverage of the least understood parts of system design. The text moves from the vague concept and limited resources to a satisfactorily, feasible system concept with an executable program. The book provides a practical approach to the art of systems architecting, as well as methods for embracing, and then taming, the growth complexity of modern systems.

This third edition has been extensively rewritten in order to reflect the latest developments in the industry. The book explains how to create a system from scratch and present invention/design rules together with clear explanations of how to use them. The author supplies practical guidelines to avoid common systematic failures while also implementing new mandates, and uses an approach that will provide an organized attack on very ill structured engineering problems. This text is 472 pages.

New To The Third Edition:

• Five major case studies that illustrate successful and unsuccessful practices.
• Information on architectural frameworks as standards for architecture descriptions.
• New methods for integrating architecture and business strategy through the role of architecture as a technical embodiment of strategy.
• Integration of process guidance for managing and organizing architecture projects.
• Updates for the rapidly changing fields of systems of systems architecture and software.
• Organize around a simple and practical process model.

Table of Contents:

• The Art of Architecting.
• New Domains, New Insights.
• Models & Representations, A Civil Architecture Analogy.
• The Systems Architecting Profession.
• Appendices.