Category: Complexity

Leadership and Systems Thinking

Two commonly confused concepts in our lexicon are management and leadership. We use the terms “manager” and “leader” interchangeably. I am our company’s Professional Services Team Leader, but much of what I do is best described as management. Common usage aside, what does it mean to “lead” as opposed to …

Model Adaptation for Agile DevOps – Part 2: Top-down

Recap from Part 1 of the discussion: I was tasked with building a thread of system features related to the control, guidance, and navigation of a military aircraft.  The end product must show the system’s behavior at different hierarchical levels: system capabilities, system features, and subsystem features.  The model must …

New Waves in Maritime Shipping Technology

The Context Maritime transport is the most energy-efficient way to carry cargo in terms of energy use per tonnage shipped. It is a crucial enabler of international trade, accounting for more than three-quarters of total freight transport activity. The last decade has seen higher global demand for seaborne trade, making …

Automating Organization

In my last post I discussed organizing your models by folder. I gave an overview of what I’ve found to be model organizational best practices, in this post I’m going to take us one step further and begin to show you how you can automate some of the best practices …