Book Review: SysML Distilled [2014 Delligatti]

Name: SysML Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Systems Modeling Language
Author: L. Delligatti
ISBN: 978-0321927866

Book Review:

Author:

Technical Reading Level:

SysML Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Systems Modeling Language

L. Delligatti

Basic

EDITOR RATINGS

CRITERIA	RATING
Readability
Technical Coverage
Technical Accuracy
Scholarship & Editing
Practicality
TOTAL

USER RATINGS

0 ratings

PROS

Provides a good overview of the OMG SysML diagrams with relatively high technical accuracy;
Author's writing style is engaging and understandable by technically lightweight project managers as well as heavyweight system engineers.

CONS

SysML presentation is more "marketecture" evangelism than "tarchitecture" rigorous;
SysML examples tend to be simplistic or academic;
Fails to address serious SE application issues including; system analysis & design patterns, architecture scalability, architecture integrity, and Modeling & Simulation (ModSim);
Insufficient SysML learning resource to understand how to apply SysML to real-world system-of-systems architectures.

BOTTOM LINE
'SysML Distilled' is the best SysML primer currently available; it is a small book that provides a quick introduction to the purpose, syntax (notation), and semantics of SysML's nine diagrams and Allocation tables. However, its SysML examples tend to be simplistic or academic, and its presentation of SysML is more 'marketecture' evangelism than 'tarchitecture' rigor. Consquently, serious Systems Engineers will find that it fails to address serious SE application issues including; system analysis & design patterns, architecture scalability, architecture integrity, and Modeling & Simulation (ModSim).

'SysML Distilled' is recommended as an OMG SysML digram primer as long as you understand its technical limitations. You should seek a more robust SysML learning resource prior to applying SysML to real-world system-of-systems architectures.

Book Review: SysML Distilled (2014 Deligatti)

Title: SysML Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Systems Modeling Language
Author: L. Delligatti
Book Edition: 1st Edition
Book Format: Paperback
Date Published: 2013-08-13
Language: English
ISBN: 978-0321927866
Number of Pages: 300
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Reviewer: Editor, SysMLforum.com
Date: 07/15/2015
Review Summary

'SysML Distilled' is the best SysML primer currently available; it is a small book that provides a quick introduction to the purpose, syntax (notation), and semantics of SysML's nine diagrams and Allocation tables. However, its SysML examples tend to be simplistic or academic, and its presentation of SysML is more 'marketecture' evangelism than 'tarchitecture' rigor. Consquently, serious Systems Engineers will find that it fails to address serious SE application issues including; system analysis & design patterns, architecture scalability, architecture integrity, and Modeling & Simulation (ModSim).

'SysML Distilled' is recommended as an OMG SysML digram primer as long as you understand its technical limitations. You should seek a more robust SysML learning resource prior to applying SysML to real-world system-of-systems architectures.

Editor Rating: 3.3 / 5 Stars

Buy On Amazon...

Expert MBSE + SysML Tool Training...

UML, BPMN, OMG SYSML and UPDM are trademarks of the Object Management Group.
TOGAF and ARCHIMATE are trademarks of The Open Group.
ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT is a trademark of Sparx Systems Pty Ltd. MAGICDRAW and CAMEO are trademarks of No Magic, Inc. RATIONAL RHAPSODY is a trademark of IBM.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.