Colin A. White | Chief Technology Officer | Enterprise Architect | | Dec 08 The second guide to 30 Systems Engineering 00:00

Q: What IS Systems Engineering? 00:02

Q: What IS Systems Engineering? A: there is no universally accepted definition… 00:04

… but generally accepted to mean “ A multi-disciplinary approach to building BIG complex things” … but generally accepted to mean “ A multi-disciplinary approach to building BIG complex things” 00:06

A prescriptive, method-oriented way to manage complexity A prescriptive, method-oriented way to manage complexity 00:08

The Systems Engineering Lifecycle uses rigorous, structured processes 00:10

It has many similarities to the Project Management Lifecycle and PMBOK processes. It has many similarities to the Project Management Lifecycle and PMBOK processes. 00:12

Systems Engineering includes factors like cost and risk management 00:04

Specific techniques and methods vary between industries (e.g. UML, IDEF0, DFD etc) 00:16

Rooted in the 1960 s approaches to engineering… but around since the 1940s. 00:18

Used widely in Aerospace, Civil Engineering and Federal Agencies (particularly NASA and DoD) Used widely in Aerospace, Civil Engineering and Federal Agencies (particularly NASA and DoD) 00:20

… and also popular with academic institutions 00:22

considered by private industry to be ‘old fashioned’ and ‘too linear’ and not widely understood. 00:24

The Systems Engineering lifecycle is very requirements oriented… The Systems Engineering lifecycle is very requirements oriented… 00:26

… and generally incompatible with highly iterative, discovery oriented approaches like Agile development and R&D. 00:28

Main professional body for systems engineers is INCOSE founded in :30

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