Guide to the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK)

Edited by Art Pyster, David H. Olwell, Nicole Hutchison, Stephanie Enck, James F. Anthony Jr., Devanandham Henry, and Alice Squires.

Welcome

On behalf of 70 authors, the editors welcome you to the Guide to the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK) version 1.0.1. This version was released 30 November 2012, and contains minor corrections only.

The SEBoK provides a compendium of the key sources and references of systems engineering, organized and explained to assist a wide variety of users. It is a living document, accepting community input continuously, and regularly refreshed and updated.

About Systems Engineering

Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary approach and means to enable the realization of successful systems. Separate articles in Part 1 provide an overview of systems engineering, place it in historical context, and discuss its economic value.

Systems engineering has roots in systems science. Major sections (called knowledge areas (KAs)) in Part 2 discuss Systems Fundamentals, Systems Thinking, Representing Systems with Models, and the Systems Approach Applied to Engineered Systems.

About the SEBoK

The SEBoK is organized into 7 parts, with a Glossary of Terms and a list of Primary References.

• Part 1 discusses the Scope of the SEBoK, and its structure, including its hierarchy of parts, knowledge areas, and topics. Part 1 also includes a lengthy discussion of SEBoK Users and Uses, including five use cases.

The other parts are:

• Part 2 Systems,
• Part 3 Systems Engineering and Management,
• Part 4 Applications of Systems Engineering,
• Part 5 Enabling Systems Engineering,
• Part 6 Related Disciplines, and
• Part 7 Systems Engineering Implementation Examples.

As a compendium, much of the contents has restricted intellectual property rights. This copyright information is placed on each page, and must be respected. The current SEBoK copyright is held by the Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology, and plans for the transfer of the copyright are discussed in SEBoK Evolution.

As a living document, each page footer also contains version identification in a link called "About SEBoK 1.0."

A PDF version may be downloaded at Download SEBoK PDF.

There is a link in the left margin under Toolbox explaining how to Cite the SEBoK correctly.

Using the SEBoK

Articles in the SEBoK can be found by using the Search field in the upper right corner of each page, and through the Quicklinks, Outline, and Navigation menus in the left margin of each page.

Detailed instructions about the page layout and features are found in How to Read the SEBoK.

Contact the Editors

Comments can be left on any page by using the DISQUS feature. These are periodically reviewed. Comments can be flagged in DISQUS, and that results in a faster review by the editors.

Email may be sent to bkcase@stevens.edu.

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SEBoK v. 1.9.1 released 30 September 2018

SEBoK Discussion

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