SE category

Typical content

Included in Corning study?

Market analysis

Define customer

Define customer needs

Yes

Requirements engineering

Requirements development, based on customer input

Requirements tracking

Yes

Systems architecting

System design

System life cycle management

No

System implementation

Product realization

Product integration

No

Technical analysis

Functional analysis

Tradeoff analysis

Yes

Technical mgmt & leadership

Performance tracking

Process management (resources, risks, decisions, etc.)

No

Scope management

Acquisition & supply

Supplier agreement management (boundary management)

No

Verification & validation

System verification & validation

Design for testability

Yes