Enchantment Chapter Albuquerque, NM, USA INCOSE Value, Focus, Vision... Pat Hale President Elect

Enchantment Chapter Albuquerque, NM, USA INCOSE Value A few examples… Technical products Rich networks Domain expertise Cultural perspective Professional growth & certification Career guidance and opportunities Continuous learning & intellectual synthesis Relationships Enchantment Chapter Meeting2

History and perspective (Anecdotal – my INCOSE journey) Joined in 1994, elected New England Chapter President same year, joined Comm2 at the 94 symposium – great fun and gratifying service – havent slowed down since! New England hosted the first INCOSE symposium in 1996 and we began the journey to understanding what it means to be international – were still learning… From Comm2 chair, I ran for Treasurer and held the post for 8 years of growth and change What do I receive as value? –A durable and responsive network of experts, solid guidance and great friends –A reservoir of resources to help me be a better professional –Gems of technical, process and best practices Enchantment Chapter Meeting3 Mil/Aero CommercialAcademic Career Path

Enchantment Chapter Albuquerque, NM, USA Vision, Mission & Goals Vision The worlds authoritative systems engineering professional organization. Mission Advance the state of the art and practice of systems engineering in industry, academia, and government by promoting interdisciplinary, scalable approaches to produce technologically appropriate solutions that meet societal needs. 4INCOSE Planning Workshop

Enchantment Chapter Albuquerque, NM, USA Goals To provide a focal point for dissemination of systems engineering knowledge. To promote international collaboration in systems engineering practice, education, and research. To assure the establishment of competitive, scaleable professional standards in the practice of systems engineering. To improve the professional status of all persons engaged in the practice of systems engineering. To encourage governmental and industrial support for research and educational programs that will improve the systems engineering process and its practice. 5INCOSE Planning Workshop

Enchantment Chapter Albuquerque, NM, USA Growth Enchantment Chapter Meeting6 Currently 6600 members 37% outside US Higher growth outside North America Major opportunities in Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe & Russia US still has the largest membership, but only US and Western Europe have really been focus growth areas Largest non-US chapters in France, UK, Netherlands, South Africa, Germany, Israel, Australia, Norway

Enchantment Chapter Albuquerque, NM, USA Outreach Initiatives International Growth –New Director for International Growth: TS Yeo, Singapore –Associate Director Ricardo Valerdi Commercial Domains –Commercial Steering Board –Multiple Working Groups Enchantment Chapter Meeting7

Enchantment Chapter Albuquerque, NM, USA Enchantment Chapter Meeting8 Your Public home….

Enchantment Chapter Albuquerque, NM, USA Enchantment Chapter Meeting9 Your Private home….

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Enchantment Chapter Albuquerque, NM, USA New Member Services 2007 Pilot: Real-time collaborative virtual meeting environment –Voice, data, graphics –Enhance chapter, working group, any collaborative efforts Course & speaker streaming video/audio 2008: Multiple level certification program Enchantment Chapter Meeting11

Enchantment Chapter Albuquerque, NM, USA Get Engaged At IW2007 closing plenary, reports from 31 working groups and initiatives were reviewed (copy provided to Francis Peter) This is where the rubber meets the road for technical activities, and where engagement and satisfaction are available in almost any domain or interest area Enchantment Chapter Meeting12

Enchantment Chapter Albuquerque, NM, USA Long Range Planning Foundations Vision 2020, with version 2.0 in external review, represents a carefully vetted description of the systems engineering profession –Advancing the profession delivers value to all stakeholders - individual, corporate & societal –A community vision and the advancement of the profession requires a collaborative approach, internally & externally Target planning horizon: INCOSE Planning Workshop

Enchantment Chapter Albuquerque, NM, USA Other Factors Systems engineering application is rapidly expanding on both geographic and domain dimensions Achieving our vision requires a foundation in theory, art, practice and cultural context Agility and value delivery are critical to INCOSEs mission success 14INCOSE Planning Workshop

Enchantment Chapter Albuquerque, NM, USA Initial Results The workshop has generated a variety of options for INCOSEs future – data is still being transcribed –Options will be rated against vision, mission & goals –Member engagement and value delivered are key discriminators A substantial degree of alignment exists along these options, with a number of key decisions still open Many of you will be asked for input in the coming weeks and months 15INCOSE Planning Workshop

Enchantment Chapter Albuquerque, NM, USA Timeline Input from stakeholders on options: next 2 months (initial round) and beyond Synthesis of options and stakeholder inputs: March-April 5 year LRP development: April BOD Communication of 5 year strategy and projections: IS07 16INCOSE Planning Workshop

Enchantment Chapter Albuquerque, NM, USA Future Directions – INCOSE will be… More international and more broadly international More involved in collaborations with other organizations on a global scale Focusing on value propositions for all stakeholders Creating richer electronic collaboration tools and environments Enchantment Chapter Meeting17

Enchantment Chapter Albuquerque, NM, USA QUESTIONS? Enchantment Chapter Meeting18