<p>If engineering is the art and science of technical problem solving, systems architecting happens when you don''t yet know what the problem is. The third edition of a highly respected bestseller, <strong>The Art of Systems Architecting</strong> provides in-depth coverage of the least understood part of systems design: moving from a vague concept and limited resources to a satisfactory and feasible system concept and an executable program. The book provides a practical, heuristic approach to the "art" of systems architecting. It provides methods for embracing, and then taming, the growing complexity of modern systems.</p><br/><br/><p><strong>New in the Third Edition:</strong></p><br/><br/><ul><br/><br/><p><br/><br/></p><li>Five major case studies illustrating successful and unsuccessful practices</li><br/><br/><li>Information on architecture frameworks as standards for architecture descriptions</li><br/><br/><li>New methods for integrating business strategy and architecture and the ro