Getting Design Right: A Systems Approach Book

Getting Design Right
What Do We Mean by "Design"?
Why "Getting Design Right"?
What Can Go Wrong?
What Is There to Learn?
Why a Systems Approach?
Design or Engineering?
For Whom Is This Text Designed?
What Is the Design Process?
Learn by Example Learn by Doing Is It Worth the Effort?
Why Use a Tabular Approach?
The Getting Design Right Web Site Required Spreadsheet Skills To the Instructor: Where This Text Fits

Define the Problem
Introduction Define the Project Define the Context Define Functional Requirements

Measure the Need and Set Targets
Introduction Measure the Need Translate to Technical Requirements Identify the Customer Value Proposition

Explore the Design Space
Introduction Discover Concepts Explore Concepts Identify Subsystems

Optimize Design Choices
Introduction Select Concepts Optimize Parameters Appendix: The Physics of a Catapult Design (Advanced)

Develop the Architecture
Introduction Design the Behavior Design the Flow and Control Design the Structure

Validate the Design
Introduction Verify Requirements Manage Risks

Execute the Design
Introduction Schedule the Project and Track Progress Conduct Management Reviews

Iterate the Design Process
Introduction Iterate until Feasible Iterate with Improvement Iterate by Level Dive and Surface: A Systems View What Is Next?

Appendix A: Case Studies Appendix B: Product and Service Development Challenges Appendix C: Use Case Behaviors for Toy Catapult
Index

A Summary, Discussions, Exercises, and References appear at the end of most chapters.