Building Survivable Systems: Principles and Applications for Complex Products, Process and Organizational Change Models

If you want to build a survivable system, this book explains how this goal can be achieved.

"Building Survivable Systems" brings together principles and applications on strategies for building complex survivable product, process, and business systems. The author demonstrates the successful application of the principles and strategies using examples from the industry, government, and academia.

The differences between: Systems, System Categories and Survivable Systems

What constitutes a survivable system, and its measure of merit

The approaches for: understanding, predicting and managing systems for survival

The principles and applications of: Finite Element Modeling for product innovation; Modeling and Simulation Science for process innovation; Complex Adaptive Systems Theory for business process innovation

The most effective means for building survivable systems

The role of leaders in building survivable systems and successfully innovating critical change drivers

"Building Survivable Systems" is a must read for systems developers, business leaders, practitioners, and decision makers. A book for anyone responsible for the success and survivability of a complex system.