Sttnl wrnss r sttn wrnss (S) s th ndrstndng f n nvrnmnt, ts lmnts, nd hw t chngs wth rspct t tm r thr fctrs. Sttnl wrnss s mprtnt fr ffctv dcsn mkng n mny nvrnmnts. t s frmlly dfnd s:
“th prcptn f th lmnts n th nvrnmnt wthn vlm f tm nd spc, th cmprhnsn f thr mnng, nd th prjctn f thr stts n th nr ftr”.
n ltrntv dfntn s tht sttn wrnss s dptv, xtrnlly-drctd cnscsnss tht hs s ts prdcts knwldg bt dynmc tsk nvrnmnt nd drctd ctn wthn tht nvrnmnt.
Sttn wrnss hs bn rcgnzd s crtcl fndtn fr sccssfl dcsn-mkng crss brd rng f sttns, mny f whch nvlv th prtctn f hmn lf nd prprty, ncldng lw nfrcmnt, vtn, r trffc cntrl, shp nvgtn, hlth cr, mrgncy rspns, mltry cmmnd nd cntrl prtns, trnsmssn systm prtrs, slf dfns, nd ffshr l nd nclr pwr plnt mngmnt.
ndqt sttn wrnss hs bn dntfd s n f th prmry csl fctrs n ccdnts ttrbtd t hmn rrr. ccrdng t ndsly’s sttn wrnss thry, whn smn mts dngrs sttn, h nds n pprprt nd prcs dcsn-mkng prcss whch ncld pttrn rcgntn nd mtchng, frmtn f sphstctd schmt nd rchtypl knwldg tht ds crrct dcsn mkng.
Th frml dfntn f S s ftn dscrbd s thr scndng lvls:
Prcptn f th lmnts n th nvrnmnt,
Cmprhnsn r ndrstndng f th sttn, nd
Prjctn f ftr stts.
Ppl wth th hghst lvls f S hv nt nly prcvd th rlvnt nfrmtn fr thr gls nd dcsns, bt r ls bl t ntgrt tht nfrmtn t ndrstnd ts mnng r sgnfcnc, nd r bl t prjct lkly r pssbl ftr scnrs. Ths hghr lvls f S r crtcl fr prctv dcsn mkng n dmndng nvrnmnts.
Thr fcts f S hv bn th fcs n rsrch: S stts, S systms, nd S prcsss. S stts rfrs t th ctl lvl f wrnss ppl hv f th sttn. S systms rfrs t tchnlgs tht r dvlpd t spprt S n mny nvrnmnts. S prcsss rfrs t th pdtng f S stts, nd wht gds th mmnt-t-mmnt chng f S.