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. …

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 …

The Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) is a great document for describing to the systems engineering team and other stakeholders how the systems engineers will provide the solution. Systems engineering is as much about communication as it is about engineering. To be successful we have to communicate to others how …

The business of systems engineering is problem solving. The ability to see and understand the problem and then to explore the solution set in search of the best answer is the core skill for the successful practitioner. It is important that we devote our attention to our processes, tools, and …