Tomorrow's Systems Engineering: Commentaries on the Profession

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Author Biography
1. Toward a Future Environment
	Force Fields 20 Years Ago
		The Information Age
		Speed and Responsiveness
		Competition
		New Work Patterns and Environments
		Loyalties and Leverage
	Stresses for Systems Engineering and INCOSE
	INCOSE
		The Journal: Systems Engineering
		The Systems Engineering Handbook
		Systems Engineering Vision – 2035
	National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
	The Office of The Secretary of Defense (OSD)
	The SERC
	Loughborough University
	The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
	Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge
	Special Citations Across the Board
	Overview of Chapters
	References
2. Tomorrow’s Systems Engineer
	Super Systems Architect
	Superior Team Leader
	Contributor to Literature
	One Step Down From Corporate Vice President
	Entrepreneur
	New Engineer Article
	Spec Innovations Article
	News Patrolling Article
	Management Skills of the Super Systems Engineer
		By N-Step Problem-Solving
		By Reductionism
		By Modeling and Simulation (M & S)
		By Lateral Thinking
		By Total Systems Intervention (TSI)
		By Generalized Systems Thinking
		By the Design Approach
		By Expert Systems
		By Mathematics and Statistics
		By DoD Suggested
		By Decision Support Systems
		By Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
	Examples of Highly Successful Systems Engineers
		E. Rechtin
		N. Augustine
		B. Boehm
		S. Ramo
		A. Grove
		T. A. Edison
		R. Oppenheimer
		Admiral H. Rickover
	References
3. The Systems Engineer as Executive VP
	The Project Triumvirate
		Architectures
		Systems Engineering Process
		Computer Tools and Aids
		Technical Coach and Team Builder
		Technical Review Sessions
		Schedules
		Cost-Effective Solution
	Connections to the Systems Engineer of Tomorrow
	Other Examples of Systems Engineer as Executive
		Norman Augustine
		Eberhardt Rechtin
		Simon Ramo
		Admiral Hyman Rickover
		Irwin Jacobs
		Andrew Viterbi
		Andy Grove
	References
4. Kinds and Types Beyond the Tipping Point
	Synthesis
	Analysis
	Replicative Design
	Theories of Design
	Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)
	Beyond the Tipping Point
	Other Gladwell Interests
	The Literature Connection
		INCOSE Handbook
		In Search of Excellence
		From Good to Great
		Robert Oppenheimer
		Bell Labs
		The Innovators
		Grit
		Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
		Out of the Crisis
		Eberhardt Rechtin and His Heuristics
		Reengineering the Corporation
		Built to Last
	References
5. The Systems Approach and Thinking
	List of Descriptors
		Peter Senge
		INCOSE Handbook
		Russ Ackoff
		Peter Checkland
		J. Boardman and B. Sauser
		Michael Jackson
		Donella Meadows
		Jamshid Gharajedaghi
		Gerald Weinberg
		S. G. Haines
		Virginia Anderson and Lauren Johnson
		Daniel Kim
		L. B. Sweeney
		Barry Richmond
		Michael McCurley
		John Gall
		O’Connor and McDermott
		Albert Rutherford
		Whitcomb et al.
		Marcus Dawson
		R. Ackoff and J. Gharajedaghi
		Michael Goodman
		F. Capra and P. L. Luisi
		Monat and Gannon 1
		Monat and Gannon 2
		RosalindArmson
	References
6. Architecting and Modeling
	Architecting
	Evaluation of Alternative Architectures
		Modular Design
		Modeling and Simulation (M & S)
	The National Aviation System (NAS)
	Modeling Systems of Systems
	The Basic Point Defense Missile System (BPDMS)
		Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
	Simulation Software
	Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
		Innoslate
	References
7. Software Reuse and Agility
	DOTSS
	Software Reuse
	Agile Development
	Software Architecting
	Resilience
	References
8. Data and Decisions
	Digital Engineering
	Data and Information Management
	Security/trust/risk
	Decision Support Frameworks
	Big Data And Analytics
		Big Data
		Analytics
	References
9. Miscellany
	Innovation
	Most Innovative Companies: 2021 and 2020
		Companies
		Universities
	Failed to Innovate
	A Few Ways To Innovate
	Improving National Innovation Systems
	Artificial Intelligence
	The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center
	AIs Turbulent Past
	AI Systems Software
	DARPA
	Other SERC
	System Dynamics Society and Software
	Systems of Systems
	A Model of Models
	Overseas Views of Systems Engineering
	The Future of Systems Engineering
	INCOSE’s View of the Future
	Potential Future Actions
	References
10. Summary
	Chapter 1 – Toward A Future Environment
	Chapter 2 – Tomorrow’s Systems Engineer
	Chapter 3 – Kinds And Types Beyond The Tipping Point
	Chapter 4 – The Systems Approach And Thinking
	Chapter 5 – The Systems Engineer As Executive Vp
	Chapter 6 – Architecting And Modeling
		Simulation Software
	Chapter 7 – Software Reuse And Agility
	Chapter 8 – Data And Decisions
	Chapter 9 – Miscellany
Index