Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter 1 Tonights Schedule 6:15 PM – Registration, Networking, Pizza 6:45 PM – Welcome and Chapter Overview Mark Elpers, CSEP, Chapter President 7:00 PM – International Symposia Paper Review Dave Walden: SE Handbook Version 3.2 Eric Honour: SE Return On Investment 8:30 PM – Adjourn

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter Program Themes 1. How SE Helps You Survive in a Down Economy 2. Practical Applications of SE 3. SE World Wide 4. How is SE Good For Me?

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter 3 14 January:Leveraging Certification – Individually and for Your Organization (Dave Walden/Sysnovation) Medtronic 18 February:The Unscrambling Of Cross-town Commons (MnDOT) Boston Scientific - Maple Grove 9 March:System of Systems Engineering for Complex Medical Systems (Ken Hoyme) Boston Scientific - Arden Hills 15 April: Projects Dont Begin With Requirements (Kevin Forsberg) BAE Systems 20 May:Review of Student Design Projects and Their Use of SE Wayzata High School 10 June:Dry run of papers for INCOSE 2010 plus Systems Engineering Return On Investment (Eric Honour) University of Minnesota, College Of Continuing Education, St. Paul Campus, Room Calendar

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter 4 17 July:Summer Social & IS 2010 (No Samantha Brown) Minnetonka Boat Ride Jake OConnors Public House 12 August:Risk and Project Management (Hornbacher & Assoc.) Lockheed 9 September:SE in Operating Systems City Water Works Tour 14 October:SE in the Production Process Ford Assembly Plant Tour 11 November: AADL & BLESS (Brian Larson) Medtronic 9 December:Holiday Party Venue TBD 2010 Calendar

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter 5 Event Calendar Details Jul 11-15, 2010: INCOSE International Symposium (Hyatt Regency OHare - Chicago, Illinois) Sep 27-28, 2010: 3 rd International Conference On Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) (George Mason University - Fairfax, Virginia) Oct 4-6, 2010: 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on SE (Keelung, Taiwan) Jan 29-Feb 1, 2011: INCOSE International Workshop (Hyatt Regency Phoenix – Phoenix, Arizona)

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter Communication North Star Chapter Web Site: North Star Newsletter – The Integrator –April 2010 issue viewable/downloadable on line North Star Chapter Meeting Information –Charts from past meetings are viewable and downloadable on the website

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter For posting or seeking job opportunities: Go to: –Select Education and Careers –Select Post a Job –Create an account –Post job openings –Select View Jobs to see the listings Job Opportunities 7

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter 8 Why sign in? For the past several years we have had the chapter incentive program to encourage attendance at our meetings. For 2010, two $25 gift certificates for any Restaurant will be awarded to every member attending six or more regular meetings or who brings one new member into the chapter. (Note – You must be a member in good standing for the entire year to qualify) For guests or members attending for the first time, this also insures your notification by of all subsequent events. Attendance BE SURE AND SIGN THE ATTENDANCE LIST! PLEASE WRITE SO WE CAN READ IT!!

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter Attendance at our meetings continues to grow…but so does the cost of Pizza We will continue to have networking time and serve appetizers and soft drinks We ask that you help us by making a voluntary donation You decide if and the amount and place it in the gold box (any amount helps) 9 Many thanks, your response to date has been most helpful Donations

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter 10 MFESTS

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter 11 MFESTS

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter It has been suggested that we could network better… …please take a moment to introduce yourselves to those on your right and left!!! 12 Introductions

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter Co-owner, principal Consultant for Sysnovation, LLC (Shakopee, MN) 13 years with General Dynamics in Bloomington, MN 10 years with McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) in St. Louis, MO. INCOSE member since 94 INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) INCOSE Certification Program Manager INCOSE ISO Standards Liaison INCOSE Corporate Advisory Board (CAB) chair (former) INCOSE Board of Directors (former) INCOSE North Star Chapter founder INCOSE North Star Chapter president (former) Dave Walden, CSEP 13

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter International leader of the engineering of systems for over a dozen years, part of a 40-year career of complex systems development and operation. INCOSE Technical Board founding chair in 1994, INCOSE President 97 Director of the Systems Engineering Center of Excellence (SECOE) Whos Who in Science and Technology in 2000 and in 2004 as an INCOSE Founder Systems Engineering editorial board member Systems engineer, engineering manager, program manager at Harris Information Systems; E-Systems Melpar; Singer Link and nine years as a US Naval Officer flying P-3 aircraft Led or contributed to development of 17 major systems: Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation systems; Battle Group Passive Horizon Extension System; National Crime Information Center; DDC1200 Digital Zone Control system for heating and air conditioning. Runs Honourcode, Inc., a training & consulting firm offering effective methods in the development of system products Eric Honour, CSEP 14

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter 15 Backup Slides

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter 16 Systems Engineering What is a System? A system is a whole that functions as a whole by virtue of the interaction of its parts. This definition implies that: All parts are necessary They need to be linked for the system to work

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter 17 Systems Engineering What is Systems Engineering? A profession, a process and a perspective Focus on design & application of the whole – not the parts Involves looking at a problem in its entirety Glue that holds all components of a solution together into a whole that satisfies customer needs

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter 18 Systems Engineering What are components? Hardware Software Safety Human Factors Reliability Maintainability Logistics Support Training Disposability Environment Manufacturing Structure Materials Architecture Cost Schedule Test Many, many more

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter 19 Systems Engineering Who Cares? …the Stakeholders Advocate or proponent Shareholder Owner User(s) Architects Developer Services provider Independent Test Agency Administrator Mission planner Analyst Support Maintenance Instructor Critic Competitor Adversary General Public

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter 20 Systems Engineering International Council On Systems Engineering is a not-for-profit membership organization founded in Its mission is to 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. What Is INCOSE?

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter 21 Ambassador chair is seeking assistance to help spread the word about chapter events Volunteers are being sought from inside organizations to aid communication of meetings and seminars Sign up a couple of ways Contribute your contact information via the survey Sign up at the meeting, see Ambassador Group sign up sheet at the table For more information contact Ambassador Group

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter 22 Thank you for your participation in our chapter survey Were sending it a second time just to get maximum response Dont respond to this second one if you responded to the first Well use these results to guide our meeting & tutorial planning Chapter Survey

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter 23 Chapter Survey Thank you for participating in our recent chapter interest survey! –59 member and non-member participants responded –Respondent represented.... –a broad range of experience levels –inputs from the consumer, commercial, industrial, med device, defense, healthcare and business/information industries Information is being analyzed to aid our chapter planning in regards to meetings and tutorials

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter 24 Chapter Survey

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter 25 Program Themes Chapter Calendar Chapter Organization Chapter Communications INCOSE Event Calendar SE Certification Job Opportunities Applicable Project Life Cycle Phase Attendance Donations Speaker Introduction Overview Agenda

Chapter Overview 8 May 2008 North Star Chapter Chapter Overview 14 January 2010 Professional Certification Program International Council on Systems Engineering has established a multi-level Professional Certification Program to provide a formal method for recognizing the knowledge and experience of systems engineers, regardless of where they may be in their career.

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter 2010 Chapter Organization INCOSE Certification Advisory Group (CAG) Eileen Arnold – Chair CAG Project Manager Dave Walden Contact Eileen Arnold Systems Science SE Technical Process Architecture SE Management Process Requirements Risk SE Support Processes Measurement Modeling & Tools Specialty Engineering Application Sectors President Mark Elpers Secretary Bob Hunter Treasurer John Palmer Dir. Industry Mark Feitel President Elect Paul Frenz Past President Neill Radke John Palmer Dir. Acad/Govt Neill Radke North Star Leadership Communication Eileen Arnold Technical Operations

Chapter Overview 10 June 2010 North Star Chapter ISO Project Life Cycle Stakeholder Requirements Definition VerificationRequirements Analysis Transition Architectural Design Validation Implementation Operation Integration Maintenance Disposal Project PlanningProject Assessment Project Control Decision MakingRisk ManagementConfiguration Management Information Management Stakeholder Requirements Definition VerificationRequirements Analysis Transition Architectural Design Validation Implementation Operation Integration Maintenance Disposal Enterprise Environment Management System Life Cycle Process Management Quality Management Resource ManagementInvestment Management Supply Acquisition