The Art Of Systems Architecting

The third edition of a highly respected bestseller, this book deals in practical depth with the least understood part of systems design: getting from vague desires and limited resources to a satisfactory and feasible system concept and an executable program. The author addresses how to invent a system from scratch, presenting system invention/design rules together with clear explanations of how to use them. A new chapter covers the relationship between architecting and the larger business in which it is embedded and new material stresses linking architecting to the successful execution of business and government strategy. The methods provided help readers to embrace, and then tame, the growing complexity of modern systems.