This is a multiple part blog: This part 1 introduces the overall topic of communicating requirements and addressed communication of requirements from several perspectives: traditional systems engineering, model-based systems engineering, and Agile. In part 2, I address basic definitions of requirements from each of these perspectives and discuss the various types of requirements that need […]
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Integrated Data as the Foundation of SE – Part 5b
Integrating SE From a Data-centric Perspective Into Your Organization. In this second section of part 5 of this blog series, I provide advice to help sell the idea of moving toward a data-centric practice of SE to management. A major challenge to implementing the chosen SCL for your project is convincing management and co-workers that […]
Integrated Data as the Foundation of SE – Part 5a
Developing A Systems Engineering Capability That Meets the Needs of Your Organization This is part 5 of the blog series “Integrated Data as the Foundation of Systems Engineering. In part 4, Practicing SE from a data-Centric Perspective, I went into more detail concerning what it means to practice SE from a data-centric perspective providing guidance that […]
Integrated Data as the Foundation of SE – Part 4c
In this third section of part 4, I discuss the current state of most organizations concerning practicing SE from a data-centric perspective and the path needed to move from the current state to a future state where the projects within an organization practice SE from a data-centric perspective using a common, integrated dataset. Developing the […]
Integrated Data as the Foundation of SE – Part 4b
In this second section of part 4, I introduce key concepts from big data including: data governance, information technology, and data management. These are probably new concepts few systems engineers have thought about – let alone addressed in their organization – yet are essential concepts for organizations to understand to be successful in their journey […]
Integrated Data as the Foundation of SE – Part 4a
Practicing SE from a data-Centric Perspective This is part 4 of the blog series “Integrated Data as the Foundation of Systems Engineering. In part 3, Systems Engineering: A Data-Centric Perspective, I introduced and defined the concept of practicing SE from a data-centric perspecitve. In the first section I discussed the Systems Engineering work products and […]
Integrated Data as the Foundation of SE – Part 3b
Integrated Data as a Foundation for Systems Engineering This is a continuation of part 3a of this blog series. In the first section, I discussed the SE work products and underlying data and information that are generated as part of each of the SE lifecycle activities. I then addressed the questions: “What is a model?” […]
Integrated Data as the Foundation of SE – Part 3a
Systems Engineering: A Data-Centric Perspective This is part 3a of the blog series “Integrated Data as the Foundation of Systems Engineering. In Part 2, The Need for Systems Engineering I addressed the need for SE, challenges associated with increasingly complex systems, and the benefits of adopting SE from a data-centric perspective. In this part 3, […]
Integrated Data as the Foundation of SE – Part 2
The Need for Systems Engineering This is part 2 of the blog series “Integrated Data as the Foundation of Systems Engineering. Part 1 of this series introduced the overall topic of integrated data as the foundation of Systems Engineering. In this part 2, I address the need for SE and the benefits of adopting SE […]
Integrated Data as the Foundation of Systems Engineering – Part 1
Note: This series of blogs replaces the previous series on MBSE. Introduction This series of blogs is an outgrowth from discussions concerning the integration of the Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Initiative into RWG activities that occurred within the RWG sessions during INCOSE IW 2016 and IW2017 in Torrance, CA and subsequent communications between the author, […]
Join us at (SEPG) Software Engineering Process Group in Portland this week
Join us at SEPG North America, the premier conference on software, systems, and services process improvement, is coming to Portland, Oregon, March 21-24, 2011. This year’s theme is, The Power of Process, the SEPG North America 2011 technical program will focus on leveraging the power of process improvement. The four-day conference program will include a total of […]
Swimlane diagrams – systems or actors or both?
We’ve been having some internal debate about the appropriate use of swimlane diagrams. Everyone agrees that swimlane diagrams are a helpful model. They allow you to create a process flow that does not require you to identify the system or actor involved in each process step, as this can be inferred from the swim lane in […]