Content: The Foundation of Systems Development Introduction to Systems Development The Human Foundation of Systems Development The Fundamentals System Development Process Process Fundamentals Systems Development Description Process Documentation Organizational Structures Introduction to Organizational Structures Enterprise Knowledge Requirements and the Functional Organization Functional Organization Charters and Relations Program Organizational Structures Generic Planning Generic Planning Strings Generic Task Cost and Schedule Estimating How-to Knowledge Access System Engineering Training Program Development Program Planning Product System Definition Interface Development in a New World Program Work Definition Fundamentals Customer Life Cycle Acquisition Models Program Planning Structures Program Implementation Management Proposal and Concept Development Resource Acquisition and Program Facilitization System Requirements Analysis Management System Synthesis Management System Verification Management Risk Management Work Performance Management Cost and Schedule Management Configuration and Data Management Tools Base It Just Keeps Getting Better System Engineering Assessment and Improvement Motivation of the Systems Approach Closing Bibliography Index