Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge

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The Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK), formally known as Guide to the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge, is a wiki-based collection of key knowledge sources and references for systems engineering. [1] The SEBoK is a curated wiki meaning that the content is managed by an editorial board, and updated on a regular basis. This wiki is a collaboration of three organizations: 1) International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), 2) IEEE Systems Council, and 3) Stevens Institute of Technology. The most recent version (v.2.10) was released on May 6, 2024. [2]

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History

The Guide was developed over three years, from 2009 to 2012, through the contributions of 70 authors worldwide. During this period, three prototype versions were created. The first prototype (v.0.25) was a document that was released for review in September 2010. However, the final versions were all published online as agreed by the authors in January 2011. This switch to a wiki-based SEBoK began with v.0.50. [3]

The first version of the SEBoK for public use was published online in September 2012. The initial release was named 2012 product of the year by the International Council on Systems Engineering. [4] Since then, the guide had several revisions and minor updates leading to the 22nd release, as of May 2024. [2] Version 1.7, released on October 27, 2016, added a new Healthcare Systems Engineering knowledge area. [5]

Knowledge areas

According to the site, the guide has a total of 26 knowledge areas distributed among the different parts. However, the majority of these knowledge areas can be grouped to form nine general knowledge areas. The general and specific knowledge areas are:

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References

  1. "Guide to the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge".
  2. 1 2 "Acknowledgements and Release History". Guide to the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK) . Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  3. "Development of SEBoK v.1.0".
  4. "Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge Honored with Prestigious INCOSE Award" (Press release). NAval Postgraduate School. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  5. "Development of SEBoK v.1.7".