By Warren Smith, Principal Systems Engineer About 20 years ago, I met a systems engineer (name long forgotten) who was already an old hand at developing systems. As we talked shop, discussing systems engineering, documentation, and office politics, he relayed a story that has stuck with me through the years. …

Last night at 10 o’clock, I was paying my bills. This isn’t a big deal, except that payday was 10 days ago. You see, I’m the kind of person who needs systems in my life to help me do the things I need to do. My system broke down. The …

At its recent International Symposium the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) released its Systems Engineering Vision 2025 report titled aptly “A World In Motion.” This document is a bold and forward-thinking vision of an exciting future. On the surface it appears innocuous enough. However, it is only on close …

As the leading lady on the other side of the Vitech support phone number, I’ve talked to a lot of people over the years, some more than others. Even though my friends joke that it would be so hard to listen to problems all the time, I must say it’s …