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Agenda for SE

Agenda for SE. 1. System engineering 2. References. 1. System engineering. Definition of RAA Definition of a system Definition of system engineering Definition of product engineer Definition of project manager Definition of system engineer. 1. System engineering.

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Agenda for SE

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  1. Agenda for SE • 1. System engineering • 2. References

  2. 1. System engineering • Definition of RAA • Definition of a system • Definition of system engineering • Definition of product engineer • Definition of project manager • Definition of system engineer 1. System engineering

  3. Definition of RAA (1 of 2) • Definition of RAA • R -- Responsibility: Who is supposed to do the task • A -- Authority : Who has the authority to do the task • A -- Accountability : Who gets blamed if something goes wrong 1. System engineering

  4. Definition of RAA (2 of 2) • Goal • Give authority to people who are responsible and accountable • Make people with authority responsible and accountable

  5. Definition of a system • Definition of a system • A system is a set of things connected to form a whole thing • Relationship of products and systems • Definition used here • Each product is a system • Definitions used by others • System is the highest level product • System is the highest level product within a company or an enterprise 1. System engineering

  6. Definition of system engineering • Definition of system engineering • System engineering -- Engineering that deals with systems • Components of system engineering • Management -- more common • Technical -- more interesting • Different but identical names • System engineering • Systems engineering • Way of thinking -- all engineering approached in same way 1. System engineering

  7. Definition of product engineer (1 of 2) • Definition of a product engineer • Term invented in this course to define a person who performs the roles of both the project manager and the system engineer • Term almost never used in practice -- used here to avoid having to distinguish between the roles of a project manager and a system engineer 1. System engineering

  8. Definition of product engineer (2 of 2) product engineer project manager system engineer Term invented in this course to define a person who performs the roles of both the project manager and the system engineer 1. System engineering

  9. Definition of project manager • Definition of a project manager • The person who has RAA for the product • Manages project • Provides the environment to develop the product • Generally has a significant level of technical depth 1. System engineering

  10. Definition of a system engineer (1 of 2) • A system engineer is someone who develops a system • Looks at big picture to improve probability of success • Carries product from concept to disposal • Creates requirements before the requirements are needed in the design 1. System engineering

  11. Definition of a system engineer (2 of 2) • RAA used here • The person who has RAA for the technical part of the product and the administrative duties associated with the technical part • Reports to project manager • RAA used by others • Customer advocate and system auditor • Technical leader • Developer of the system front end • Requirements keeper 1. System engineering

  12. Perceptions of SEs (1 of 5) • Perceptions of system engineer vary from technical leader to clerk • Problems with perception of system engineer • Not technical • Role not understood by management • Doesn’t get done in time • Overcome by events 1. System engineering

  13. Perceptions of SEs (2 of 5) • Overcoming the bad perceptions • System engineer should lead the parade rather than clean up behind it • A problem the system engineer must overcome is being passed by the design, acquire-products, build, and verify activities • Another problem is that system engineer must start with what’s given rather than from a clean sheet 1. System engineering

  14. Perceptions of SEs (3 of 5) • Leadership • Leadership involves finding the leaders and being a leader among the leaders • Leadership involves finding the most active part of a project and leading at that point • A system engineer can become absorbed in processes to the point of abdicating leadership 1. System engineering

  15. Perceptions of SEs (4 of 5) system engineer system manager system technical contributor System engineer is both system manager and system technical contributor 1. System engineering

  16. Perceptions of SEs (5 of 5) innovator challenger practicalizer modifier synthesizer risk planner reproducer dreamer creativity A challenge is to be recognized as an innovator 1. System engineering

  17. 2. References • System Engineering Manual Guidebook • INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook • Systems Engineering Fundamentals 2. References

  18. SE Manual Guidebook • Systems Engineering Manual Guidebook -- A Process for Developing Systems and Procedures • Author -- James N. Martin • Publisher -- CRC Press • Date -- 1997 • Cost -- $70-80 • Comment -- Approach similar to PBDA. Use to be textbook for EMIS 7301, but we didn’t follow it closely enough to warrant people buying it 2. References

  19. INCOSE SE Handbook • INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook • Author -- International Council of Systems Engineering • Address -- • INCOSE • 2033 6 th Avenue • Suite 804, • Seattle, Washington • Date -- 1998 • Comment -- A good collection of material, but oriented toward non-PBDA approach 2. References

  20. System Engineering Fundamentals • Systems Engineering Fundamentals • Author -- Defense Science Management College (DSMC) • Date -- 2001 • Warning Web site may require subscription • Comment -- A good collection of material but oriented toward a non-PBDA approach. Oriented toward military system engineering • Cost -- Unknown, paperback 2. References

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