Category: Software and Solutions

The Environment: Interacting with What’s Out There

The systems we develop interface to external entities. The systems interact, impact, and are impacted by the environment and environmental factors. The systems we develop do not exist in isolation. The environment and environmental factors play a significant role in shaping the design our system. This article discusses how these …

Moving Past Dogma

A highly respected colleague once presented a leading edge paper on model-based conceptual design at a conference. When he finished, a member of the audience – one considered by many to be a thought-leader in model-based systems engineering – stood up. He didn’t ask a question or offer an insight. …

The Dreaded System Requirements Review

In the course of my teaching CORE™ and GENESYS™ to customers I am often asked “How does all of the things you have taught us apply to completion of the System Requirement Review?” The answer to this question lies first in understanding why do we do the System Requirements Review …