System Products

System products are the hardware and software elements used in the system solution.

System Products Capability

The system products capability is the system offering system which functions to realize parts, materials, hardware products, software products and integrated products and systems used in a system offering.

The purpose of the system products capability is to enable and assure the abilities of the product elements of the technical system, solution and offering.

System Product Management

System product management is the system offering management of system products capability.

The purpose of system product management is to enable and assure the management and abilities of the system products capabilities of the enterprise are controlled, balanced and aligned to the mission and needs of the enterprise as a whole.

System Product Management Responsibilities

The system manager role is responsible for system product management of the system products capability.

System products management work products include system product management ideas, requirements, plans, risks, opportunities, reviews, decisions and action items.

System Products Architecture

The system products architecture is the system offering architecture of system product management of the system products capability.

The system manager role uses the system products architecture to support system product management responsibilities and activities.

The purpose of the system products architecture is to provide a management structure to enable and assure the system products capability of the enterprise is controlled, balanced and aligned to the mission and needs of the enterprise as a whole.

The structure includes parts, materials, hardware products, software products, integrated products, hardware systems, software systems and integrated hardware/software systems.

System Products Architecture Responsibilities

The system architect role is responsible for architecting the system products architecture in support of the system product management responsibilities of the system manager role.

System products architecture work products include system products architecture concepts, descriptions, models, views, viewpoints, specifications and analyses.  Specific examples are product design and analysis documentation, preferred parts, materials and production process lists, bills of materials, product build, test, storage and delivery documentation.

System Products Team

As shown in Figure 75 – System Products Team Concept, system products is interconnected with and interdependent on organization and integration, talent, roles, data, configurations, records, information utilization and service catalog.

System ProductsFigure 75 – System Products Team Concept

Within the system offering system products is interconnected with and interdependent on system needs, system requirementssystem solution, system abilities and system management.

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