Part I of this series of posts speaks to the first two of the five steps to improving systems engineering: shape your process to converge on a design solution; and maintain a systems perspective throughout your design process. Part II of this series speaks to the third step: shape your …

Mark Simons once found himself sitting in a circle at his then 8-year-old daughter’s yoga class. Participants went around and introduced themselves, explaining what they did for a living. Realizing that no one in the room would be likely to know about systems engineering, Simons thought quickly about how to …

Part I of this series of posts speaks to the first two of the five steps to improving systems engineering: shape your process to converge on a design solution; and maintain a systems perspective throughout your design process. Part III of this series speaks to the final two steps: make …

Part II of this series speaks to the third step: Minimize risk. Part III of this series speaks to the final two steps: make your practice agile and responsive; and be sure that your process accounts for the entire environment within which the system will function. Today’s business environment calls …