Systems Engineering: Fifty Lessons Learned [1 ed.] 0367422425, 9780367422424

Table of contents :
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Preface
About the Author
Other Books by the Author
Chapter 1 Technical
1. When and Where Possible, Go Back to Fundamentals (*)
Case One
Case Two
Case Three
2. Seriously Explore Alternatives, Even If Time Is Short
References and Recommended Reading
3. Embrace Prototyping as Well as Modeling and Simulation (M & S)
References and Recommended Reading
4. Cost-Effectiveness Is Still the Preferred Approach
Typical MOEs for Communication Systems
Selected MOEs for Transportation Systems
Limited MOEs for Air Defense Systems
Weighting Factors
References and Recommended Reading
5. Do Not Attempt to Integrate All Stovepipes
Reference and Recommended Reading
6. A Bit at a Time or All at Once
References and Recommended Reading
7. Growth by Acquisition
8. The Contract
9. Less Paper Please
References and Recommended Reading
Chapter 2 Management
10. Definitely Measure, but Do Not Over-Measure
Software Measurement
Overall Project Measurement
Significant Parameters
COCOMO I and COCOMO II
References and Recommended Reading
11. Under Promise and Over Deliver
Reference and Recommended Reading
12. Try to Improve Overall Systems Engineering Practices
References and Recommended Reading
13. Negotiate
References and Recommended Reading
14. Understanding the Enterprise
Monthly Measurements
The Balanced Scorecard
References and Recommended Reading
15. The Systems Approach
Systems Thinking
References and Recommended Reading
16. Industry/Government Interaction
Universities
INCOSE Certification
17. Tradeoffs
Risk
Detection and False Alarm Probabilities
18. Resilience
References and Recommended Reading
Chapter 3 Idea Based
19. They Were Right: KISS, Simplify, and Reduce Complexity
References and Recommended Reading
20. Seek a Balanced System Solution; Do Not Try to Optimize or Achieve Perfection (*)
Other References to Balance
Stakeholders
References and Recommended Reading
21. Understand the Power, Importance, and Challenge of Functional Decomposition
References and Recommended Reading
22. Break the Problem into Pieces Using the Reductionist Approach Whenever Possible, and Then Apply Lateral Thinking
References and Recommended Reading
23. Develop and Try a New Way of Architecting
The DoD Procedure for Developing Architecture
Products for Views
An Alternative Approach
References and Recommended Reading
24. Plato and Proust
Reference and Recommended Reading
25. Try to Master New Tools and Use Them as Needed
References and Recommended Reading
26. Real EAM
References and Recommended Reading
27. Ways of Thinking
Visualization
Lateral Thinking
Hybrid Thinking
Six Thinking Hats
Special Point-of-View Thinking [3]
References and Recommended Reading
28. New Ideas to Be Explored
General Systems Theory
Rapid Computer-Aided Systems of Systems
New Method of Systems Architecting
National Aviation System (NAS) Model
Systems Engineering and Software Engineering
Emergent Properties of Systems
Affordability
Design to Cost
References and Recommended Reading
Chapter 4 People Oriented
29. Building a Highly Productive Systems Engineering Team
The Team Leader
Project Management and Leadership
References and Recommended Reading
30. Listen to Your Elders
References and Recommended Reading
31. Leadership
Practical Visionary
Inclusive Communicator
Positive Doer
Renewing Facilitator
Principled Integrator
Reference and Recommended Reading
32. New Boss
Reference and Recommended Reading
33. Team Busters
34. Meetings
A Systems Engineering Meeting
References and Recommended Reading
35. Myers–Briggs
Reference and Recommended Reading
36. Becoming a Hi-Tech Manager
Skills Required
Specific Steps
Reference and Recommended Reading
37. Dealing with Your Customer
Going to Lunch with Your Customer
Issuance of a New Task Order
Quick Response Capability
A Truthful Interchange
The Re-Competition
38. Integration
Reference and Recommended Reading
39. Hall, Goode, and Machol
A. D. Hall
Goode and Machol
Machol’ s View
References and Recommended Reading
40. Man vs. Machine
Chapter 5 Miscellany
41. Redundancy is Important and May Be Critical in Certain Systems
Reference and Recommended Reading
42. Rechtin’s Heuristics Are Brilliant and Need to Be Studied and Followed
References and Recommended Reading
43. Mistakes
A Footnote to the IBM – Microsoft Story
References and Recommended Reading
44. Cost Estimating
References and Recommended Reading
45. Generalize
46. Risk Analysis and Mitigation
Take Your Pick of Serial and Parallel Configurations
References and Recommended Reading
47. Change, Options Open, and Iteration
Rechtin’s Options Open
Configuration Control and Management
Iteration
TBDs
References and Recommended Reading
48. DOTSS
References and Recommended Reading
49. Obversity
50. Vaillant, Turned into Lessons Considered
Grit
Intelligence
Listening
Focus
Integrity
Community Involvement
Problem Solver
Respect
Curiosity
Sense of Humor
Resilient
Growth-Oriented
References and Recommended Reading
Chapter 6 Top Ten Lessons
1. Stovepipes
2. Modeling and Simulation
3. Architecting
4. Amid a Wash of Paper …
5. Industry Initiatives and Government Support
6. The Elders in Systems Engineering
7. Functional Decomposition
8. Team Building
9. Risk Analysis and Mitigation
10. The Systems Approach and Systems Thinking
References and Recommended Reading
Index

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