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Part 7 is a collection of systems engineering (SE) implementation examples to illustrate the principles described in the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK) Parts 1-6. These examples describe the application of SE practices, principles, and concepts in real settings.

Figure 1 SEBoK Part 7 in context (Modified from Adcock et al. 2016). For more detail see Structure of the SEBoK

The intent is to provide typical instances of the application of systems engineering (SE) so readers can learn from these experiences. This can improve the practice of SE by illustrating to students, educators, and practitioners the benefits of effective practice, as well as the risks and liabilities of poor practice.

A matrix of implementation examples is used to map these examples to topics in the SEBoK. Two kinds of examples are included: articles written exclusively for the SEBoK and those based on the SE literature.

More examples will be added over time to highlight the different aspects and applications of SE. In addition, new examples can be added to demonstrate the evolving state of practice, such as the application of model-based SE and the engineering of complex, adaptive systems.

Knowledge Areas in Part 7

Part 7 is organized in the following way:

Characteristics of the organization(s) which do SE have an impact on the engineering itself. It is for this reason that the examples have been sorted into those that occurred in commercial versus government organizations. Case Studies Vignettes

References

Works Cited

Adcock, R., Hutchison, N., Nielsen, C., 2016, "Defining an architecture for the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge," Annual IEEE Systems Conference (SysCon) 2016.

Primary References

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Additional References

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 [[File:SEBoK Navigation Examples.PNG|centre|thumb|746x746px|'''Figure 1 SEBoK Part 7 in context (Modified from Adcock et al. 2016).''' For more detail see [[Structure of the SEBoK]]]]
-The intent is to provide typical instances of the application of SE so readers can learn from these experiences. This can improve the practice of SE by illustrating to students, educators, and practitioners the benefits of effective practice, as well as the risks and liabilities of poor practice.
+The intent is to provide typical instances of the application of systems engineering (SE) so readers can learn from these experiences. This can improve the practice of SE by illustrating to students, educators, and practitioners the benefits of effective practice, as well as the risks and liabilities of poor practice.
-A [[Matrix of Implementation Examples|matrix of implementation examples]] is used to map the implementation examples to topics in the [[SEBoK Table of Contents|SEBoK]], primarily Part 3.  To provide a broader set of domains, both formal [[Case Study (glossary)|case studies]] and shorter [[Vignette (glossary)|vignettes]] are used.  For the case studies, an introduction and analysis of the case is given with references to the full external case study.  For the vignettes, the implementation example is described directly.  In the SE literature, a wide variety of examples and formats are considered "case studies."  Here, the distinction between a case study and a vignette is that a vignette is a short wiki article written for the SEBoK and a case study exists externally in the SE literature.
+A [[Matrix of Implementation Examples|matrix of implementation examples]] is used to map these examples to topics in the [[SEBoK Table of Contents|SEBoK]]. Two kinds of examples are included: articles written exclusively for the SEBoK and those based on the SE literature.
-An initial set of examples is included with the anticipation that more will be added over time to highlight the different aspects and applications of SE.  In addition, new examples can be added to demonstrate the evolving state of practice, such as the application of [[Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) (glossary)|model-based SE]] and the engineering of [[Complex (glossary)|complex]], [[Adaptability (glossary)|adaptive]] systems.
+More examples will be added over time to highlight the different aspects and applications of SE.  In addition, new examples can be added to demonstrate the evolving state of practice, such as the application of [[Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) (glossary)|model-based SE]] and the engineering of [[Complex (glossary)|complex]], [[Adaptability (glossary)|adaptive]] systems.
 ==Knowledge Areas in Part 7==
-Each part of the SEBoK is divided into knowledge areas (KAs), which are groupings of information with a related theme. Part 7 is organized into the following KAs:
+Part 7 is organized in the following way:
 *[[Matrix of Implementation Examples]]
-*[[Case Studies]]
+*[[Commercial Examples]]
-*[[Vignettes]]
+*[[Government Examples]]
+Characteristics of the organization(s) which do SE have an impact on the engineering itself. It is for this reason that the examples have been sorted into those that occurred in commercial versus government organizations.
+[[Case Studies]]
+[[Vignettes]]
 ==References==