Systems Engineering Principles and Practice (Wiley Series in Systems Engineering and Management) 3rd Edition

Easy read and walked through everything I had been taught going through the old IBM Federal SE training, plus updates. Systems Engineering programs not following this (most in my 27yrs as a contractor) cost more and take longer than they should, then don't deliver what the end user needs.

I'm extremely glad I bought this recent textbook and guide about systems engineering since I want to update and refresh my knowledge in order to work on reducing global warming.

Typically I use this book for reference and refresher. But this has been helpful whenever I've proposed processes and best-practices and been called out: Can't argue with what's in here!

The book is well written and organized with good examples.

This book contains an editorial error every few pages. Sections repeat themselves without providing additional information resulting in overly wordy chapters and eye glazing content. This book priorities quantity over quality. Examples are sparse and poorly detailed. As a practicing systems engineer reading this for a masters degree I am disappointed by the authors and professor who chose it.

In just looking over this table of contents, this published work looks like a good one. Go to the other reviews to view reader comments. Systems thinking and systems engineering is so key to solve our world's complex problems.

The spine is tilted as many second hand books are. This is fine but not for the $87 we payed; try $40-45. The book arrived 1 day early