Definition

The engineering aspects of contingency involve planning for, and coordinating the technical response to, contingency when loss of service in one member subsystem can have knock-on effects across the underlying infrastructure.

Objective

The objective is to consider the ways in which systems engineering can both be used to promote effective responses to the technical aspects of contingency events but also intervene to exacerbate or frustrate any response. Careful planning can be used to ensure that engineering management addresses the potential problems created by contingency events.