ASEP/CSEP Terms I (INCOSE) fully solved 2023
"system on their own merit"
An element that can be decompsed into further sub-system elements
Acquisition Process
purpose is to obtain a product or service in accordance with the acquirer's requirements
Agreement Process
process defines the activities necessary to establish an agreement between two
organizations
Architecture Definition Process
Generates system architecture alternatives, to select one or more alternatives that fram
stakeholder concerns and meet system requirements, and to express this in a set of
consistent views
Atomic
An element that cannot be further decomposed
Attribute
Observable characteristic or property of the system
Black Box
Used for problem solving, the black box represents the external view of the system (i.e.
attributes)
Bottom-Up Integration
Elements/aggregates are integrated in the opposite order of their activation or utilization
Business or Mission Analysis Process
Puropse is to define the business/mission problem or opportunity, characterize the
solution space; and determine potential solution class(es) that could address a problem
or take advantage of an opportunity
Condition Based Maintenance (CBM)
A strategy to improve system reliability (by reducing the amount of time the system is
unavailable while conducting routine or corrective maintenance)
Configuration Management Process
Manage and control system elements and configurations of the lifecycle. Also manages
consistency between a product and its associated configuration definition
ConOps
At the organizational level, addresses the leadership's intended way of operating the
organization
Coupling Matrix or N^2 Diagram
A basic method to define aggregates and the order of integration
Criterion-Driven Integration
The most critical system elements compared to the selected criterion are first integrated
Decision Gates
An approval event in the project cycle, sufficiently important to be defined and included
in the schedule
Decision Management Process
Provide a structured, analytical framework for objectively identifying, characterizing and
evaluating a set of alternatives for a decision at any point in the lifecycle and select the
most beneficial COA
, Design Definition Process
Provide sufficient detailed data and information about the system and its elements to
enable the implementation consistent with architectural entities as defined in models
and views of the system architecture
Design Descriptor
The set of generic design characteristics and of their possible values
Dynamic Behavior
The time evolution of the system state
Effectiveness Analysis
Term for a broad category of analysis the evaluate the degree or extent to which a
systems meets one or more criteria (i.e. the effectiveness of the system in meeting the
criteria in its intended operational environment)
Emergence
The principle that whole entities exhibit properties, which are meaningful only when
attributed to the whole, not its parts
Emergent Behavior
Behavior of the system that cannot be understood exclusively in terms of the behavior
of the individual system elements
Enabling Systems
Systems that facilitate the lifecycle activities of the SOI
Engineering
The practice of creating and sustaining services, systems, devices, machines, etc...to
improve the quality of life__getting things done effectively and efficiently
Global Integration
Also called "Bog-Bang Integration", all delivered implemented system elements are
assembled in only one step
Implementation Process
The purpose is to realize a specified system element
Incremental and Iterative Development (IID)
Represent a practical and useful approach that allows a project to provide an initial
capability followed by successive deliveries to reach desired SOI. Goal is to provide
rapid value and responsiveness
Incremental Commitment Spiral Model (ICSM)
An example of an incremental and iterative model/method that builds upon current
process models --> early V&V, concurrency concepts (concurrent engineering model),
agile/lean concepts, risk-driven concepts (spiral model), phases and anchor points
(RUP)
Incremental Integration
In predefined order, one or a very few system elements are added to an already
integrated increment of system elements
Information Managemement Process
Generate, obtain, confirm, transform, retain, retrieve, disseminate and dispose of
information, to designated stakeholders
Integration "with the stream"
Delivered system elements are assembled as they become available
Integration Process
"system on their own merit"
An element that can be decompsed into further sub-system elements
Acquisition Process
purpose is to obtain a product or service in accordance with the acquirer's requirements
Agreement Process
process defines the activities necessary to establish an agreement between two
organizations
Architecture Definition Process
Generates system architecture alternatives, to select one or more alternatives that fram
stakeholder concerns and meet system requirements, and to express this in a set of
consistent views
Atomic
An element that cannot be further decomposed
Attribute
Observable characteristic or property of the system
Black Box
Used for problem solving, the black box represents the external view of the system (i.e.
attributes)
Bottom-Up Integration
Elements/aggregates are integrated in the opposite order of their activation or utilization
Business or Mission Analysis Process
Puropse is to define the business/mission problem or opportunity, characterize the
solution space; and determine potential solution class(es) that could address a problem
or take advantage of an opportunity
Condition Based Maintenance (CBM)
A strategy to improve system reliability (by reducing the amount of time the system is
unavailable while conducting routine or corrective maintenance)
Configuration Management Process
Manage and control system elements and configurations of the lifecycle. Also manages
consistency between a product and its associated configuration definition
ConOps
At the organizational level, addresses the leadership's intended way of operating the
organization
Coupling Matrix or N^2 Diagram
A basic method to define aggregates and the order of integration
Criterion-Driven Integration
The most critical system elements compared to the selected criterion are first integrated
Decision Gates
An approval event in the project cycle, sufficiently important to be defined and included
in the schedule
Decision Management Process
Provide a structured, analytical framework for objectively identifying, characterizing and
evaluating a set of alternatives for a decision at any point in the lifecycle and select the
most beneficial COA
, Design Definition Process
Provide sufficient detailed data and information about the system and its elements to
enable the implementation consistent with architectural entities as defined in models
and views of the system architecture
Design Descriptor
The set of generic design characteristics and of their possible values
Dynamic Behavior
The time evolution of the system state
Effectiveness Analysis
Term for a broad category of analysis the evaluate the degree or extent to which a
systems meets one or more criteria (i.e. the effectiveness of the system in meeting the
criteria in its intended operational environment)
Emergence
The principle that whole entities exhibit properties, which are meaningful only when
attributed to the whole, not its parts
Emergent Behavior
Behavior of the system that cannot be understood exclusively in terms of the behavior
of the individual system elements
Enabling Systems
Systems that facilitate the lifecycle activities of the SOI
Engineering
The practice of creating and sustaining services, systems, devices, machines, etc...to
improve the quality of life__getting things done effectively and efficiently
Global Integration
Also called "Bog-Bang Integration", all delivered implemented system elements are
assembled in only one step
Implementation Process
The purpose is to realize a specified system element
Incremental and Iterative Development (IID)
Represent a practical and useful approach that allows a project to provide an initial
capability followed by successive deliveries to reach desired SOI. Goal is to provide
rapid value and responsiveness
Incremental Commitment Spiral Model (ICSM)
An example of an incremental and iterative model/method that builds upon current
process models --> early V&V, concurrency concepts (concurrent engineering model),
agile/lean concepts, risk-driven concepts (spiral model), phases and anchor points
(RUP)
Incremental Integration
In predefined order, one or a very few system elements are added to an already
integrated increment of system elements
Information Managemement Process
Generate, obtain, confirm, transform, retain, retrieve, disseminate and dispose of
information, to designated stakeholders
Integration "with the stream"
Delivered system elements are assembled as they become available
Integration Process
