SFIA View: Systems development
Systems development
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Product management PROD
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Managing and developing products or services through their full life cycle from inception, growth, maturity, decline to retirement.
Systems development management DLMG
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Planning, estimating and executing systems development work to time, budget and quality targets.
Systems and software life cycle engineering SLEN
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Establishing and deploying an environment for developing, continually improving, and securely operating software and systems products and services.
Systems design DESN
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Designing systems to meet specified requirements and agreed systems architectures.
Software design SWDN
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Specifying, architecting and designing software to meet defined requirements by following agreed standards and principles.
Network design NTDS
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Designing communication networks to support strategic and operational requirements and producing network strategies, architectures, policies and related documentation.
Hardware design HWDE
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Specifying and designing hardware systems and components to meet defined requirements by following agreed design principles and standards.
Programming/software development PROG
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Developing software components to deliver value to stakeholders.
Systems integration and build SINT
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Planning, implementing and controlling activities to integrate system elements, subsystems and interfaces to create operational systems, products or services.
Testing TEST
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Investigating products, systems and services to assess behaviour and whether this meets specified or unspecified requirements and characteristics.
Software configuration PORT
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Designing and deploying software product configurations into software environments or platforms.
Real-time/embedded systems development RESD
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Designing and developing reliable real-time software typically within embedded systems.
Safety engineering SFEN
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Applying appropriate methods to assure safety during all life cycle phases of safety-related systems developments.
Safety assessment SFAS
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Assessing safety-related software and hardware systems to determine compliance with standards and required levels of safety integrity.
Radio frequency engineering RFEN
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Designing, installing and maintaining radio frequency based devices and software.
Animation development ADEV
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Designing and developing animated and interactive systems such as games and simulations.