CORE End-of-Life Announcement

After a remarkable lifespan of more than 30 years for our original model-based system engineering software, CORE, we have made the decision to officially announce the end of life for the CORE product line. This decision was not made lightly. The development helps pave the way for a new era …

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 …