The Systems Engineering Transformation Caucus is working
toward the development of a systems engineering practice that:
- Brings in new practices and new methodologies dynamically,
- Adapts and responds to circumstances, and
- Constantly evolves as new insights and practices emerge.
This year the caucus established a public website at:
The resources at the public website include a review of
presentations at this year's INCOSE International Symposium. (See URL, above, for a summary of the
presentations.)
The caucus is currently working on a variety of fundamental
issues in TSE practice. We are committed
to presenting a snapshot of this work in papers published in the Autumn 2015 issue
of INCOSE INSIGHT. We are also planning
to meet at the INCOSE International Workshop in January of 2015 to review
drafts of these papers.
Issues addressed in the INSIGHT papers will include:
- TSE Vision - What is our vision of Transformational SE and what are the integrating concepts for TSE? Lead: Scott Workinger
- Situation Awareness - What are the relevant factors to consider when choosing TSE practices and what factors should be monitored to keep a TSE project on track? Leads: Dean White, Dorothy McKinney
- TSE Integration Framework - When establishing a TSE framework of practice, what is needed to establish plug and play interfaces for individual TSE Practice Components? Lead: George Sawyer
- Business Models and Organizational Factors - How does an organization's business model influence the choice of TSE practices? What are the organizational factors needed to support various TSE practices? Lead: Lee Amon
- Group Flow - Both Design Thinking and Agile Development harness the creative power and productivity of group flow. How can TSE practices initiate and sustain group flow? Lead: Laurie Buss
- Agile Development - What are the available ways to bring Agility into a Project? How do we measure Agility? Lead: Clark Ince
- Agile Development - How do we scale up agile methods to large projects? Lead: Phyllis Marbach
- Design Thinking - What is Design Thinking and how does it differ from Classical Systems Engineering? Lead: Jean Souza
- Design Thinking - How does design practice differ in successful design organizations? (Three major Silicon Valley companies will be studied including some that employ very large development projects.) Leads: Uli Barnhoefer, Scott Workinger
- System of Systems Engineering - What are some key examples of successful architectural patterns in System of Systems Engineering practice? Lead: Ray Deiotte
- Validation in Transformational Test Engineering - In an environment where many systems cannot be tested using classical techniques, how can complex systems be tested and evaluated effectively? Leads: Andy Anderson, Scott Workinger
Jean Souza has graciously accepted the role of TSE Co-Leader. Since stepping up to the Co-Lead position,
she has played a key role in moving the publishing effort forward.
The caucus has been making regular presentations at chapter
meetings for INCOSE SFBAC (serving Silicon Valley). For instance:
- The October Meeting featured Lee Amon discussing how Silicon Valley Business Models will, in many situations, lead to the application of differing systems engineering practices.
- The November Meeting featured Dean White and Dorothy McKinney discussing the relevant factors in establishing Situation Awareness for applying practices and monitoring the evolution of TSE projects.
The caucus welcomes the participation of interested
individuals. For further information,
please contact:
- Jean Souza: jmsouza at fastmail.fm
- Scott Workinger: scottworkinger at gmail.com
By Scott Workinger, Ph.D.
INCOSE SFBAC Past-President
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