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What Factors Hold Back the Widespread Practice of Systems Engineering? Randall Iliff explores this fascinating question in the April 2023 issue of PPI SyEN. His perspective as a founding member of INCOSE and current PPI Principal Consultant offers unusual clarity regarding the challenges we face […]
Decision-making is one of four fundamental human thinking (aka analysis) processes. Decisions comprise the essential thinking content, the integrative mechanism of any design process, and as such effect […]
Professionals from various technology and application domains and of different experience levels discuss Form and Function, here are my thoughts …
I share with you today three process tools (amongst many others that exist) that I’ve developed and used extensively over the years, and that can really make a difference […]
Making sense of the OCD, CONUSE, OpsCon, CONOPS alphabet soup Understandably, a great deal of uncertainty and confusion is evident regarding these OCD, CONUSE, OpsCon, CONOPS […]
A client this week asked me a question along the following lines (I’ve edited the question a little to protect the innocent): Imagine my top level system is an existing civil aircraft Now the engine manufacturer introduces a […]
I am often asked, “what is systems engineering?”. My detailed reply if called for is along the lines: Systems engineering is a set of principles and supporting methods, based on systems thinking, for the […]
Systems engineering is a process. Functional design is a physical design. WBS is a breakdown of work. Systems Engineering is for systems engineers […]
In engineering and in life, level of risk often differs between solution alternatives, so we need to factor risk into evaluation of, and decision between, alternatives. So far, so […]
PPI has produced a number of definitions of systems engineering at different levels of abstraction and for use in different contexts. One PPI answer to the question ‘what is systems engineering?’ follows […]
In this live-recorded webinar and Q&A session, PPI Managing Director Robert Halligan demonstrates how to apply the Wedge Model™ to your engineering projects to reduce risk and increase success […]
The term “systems engineer” is widely used within a context of “systems engineering”. This usage contrasts with usage of the terms “systems engineer” and “system […]
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