In our world, where it is increasingly necessary to replace legacy systems with new systems that answer existing requirements, it is especially critical that our process surface all assumptions in order to permit us to make intentional design choices. This is best accomplished by beginning our analysis at the highest …

INTRODUCTION Today we begin a series of posts designed to explore a common decision- replacing an aging automobile- in the context of some systems engineering concepts. What will follow is by no means a comprehensive treatment of SE concepts or the process of purchasing a replacement vehicle. It is merely …