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SYSE.1:3 - Forces

ForceTension
Coordination and revisionContributors need one usable focus now, while new evidence may change it.
Outside use and technical discoveryOutside use justifies the choice, while architecture and realization discoveries can revise the use and boundary.
Actual and intended SystemsBrownfield work can concern an existing System, while new development may only have an intended referent in decision or plan content.
One project and related projectsRelated parties—for example, a client, supplier, integrator, provider, and operator—may share components and evidence while their projects select different Systems.
Candidate breadth and decision costA single familiar candidate hides alternatives, while an exhaustive catalogue delays the next useful question.
Stable language and ontic precisionA shared designation aids communication, while its name, description, or agreement does not establish System identity or the designation itself.