Defining changeability

Ross, A. M., Rhodes, D. H., & Hastings, D. E. (2008). Defining changeability: Reconciling flexibility, adaptability, scalability, modifiability, and robustness for maintaining system lifecycle value. Systems Engineering, 11(3), 246-262.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

2008

Volume

11

Issue

3

Pages

246-262

DOI

10.1002/sys.20098

DOI registrant

Wiley

Link

https://doi.org/10.1002/sys.20098

Cited from

computer_science, engineering_design

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3 citations across 3 artifacts.

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Primes

• Design for Lifecycle Adaptability
  • The anticipation of change scenarios during design: identification of what elements are likely to change (requirements, technologies, regulations) and what elements should remain stable

    This sourceReconciles the changeability 'ilities' (flexibility, adaptability, scalability, modifiability, robustness) for sustaining system lifecycle value, framing changeability via change agents, effects, and mechanisms.

    Supported in partVerified against the work's full text

    Ross, Rhodes and Hastings tell designers to plan for future change and to test designs across future scenarios, without the element-by-element sorting of what will change or stay stable.

    “Designers must no longer only consider the aspects of a design that meet today’s needs and requirements, but rather keep an eye to the future by building in change mechanisms into a system to allow for change.”

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