We use language to describe and understand our world. As we communicate with each other, we try to accurately depict what we are thinking. We report what we observe, what we infer from what we observe, and what we conclude about our inferences. Likewise we use language to learn from …

The second trap has to do with what constitutes a model. As we say on page 65 of Vitech’s Primer for Systems Engineering, “There are major advantages arising from using models as the basis of systems engineering. Models thoroughly consider the entire engineering problem, use a consistent language to describe …

    The critical aim of the service-oriented architecture is to bring services to the business enterprise. In the world of enterprise architecture, the service is defined as a unit of functionality packaged for convenient and consistent use. While this definition is accurate as far as it goes, it leaves …

We could continue to chase our car purchase analogy to a conclusion. Our point, however, is probably made. Even the basic life decisions we make are susceptible to the benefits of the SE process. As we considered the replacement for my aging Camry we have seen several principles at work. …