Reengineering Systems Engineering
Abstract
This paper documents (1) the early phases of using systems engineering to
develop a conceptual system – the system being developed is a systems engineering
body of knowledge (SEBoK) and (2) the findings and opportunities generated in those
early phases. The approach was based on identifying activities specific to systems
engineering, as opposed to the broad raft of activities that systems engineers might
undertake, according to their role. An activity-based definition of systems engineering
vs. non-systems engineering role-based definition was developed.
The second part of the paper identifies five types of systems engineers, discusses the
evolution of systems engineering in terms of those five types, and hypothesizes that a
major cause of the failure of systems engineering is the allocation of inappropriate
types of systems engineers to early lifecycle phase systems engineering activities. The
paper concludes with some insights and recommendations for further study.
Description
Proceedings of the 3rd Asia-Pacific Conference on Systems Engineering (APCOSE), Singapore, 2009
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