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An empirical case study is presented which details a problem structuring activity facilitated by the United Kingdom (UK) Ministry of Defence (MOD) Internal Technical Support ‐ Systems Engineering Team with the UK MOD Generic Vehicle Architecture (GVA) team. The body of literature reviewed identified an absence of specific guidance, or description of practical experience, in applying generic architectures to manage system change. The problem structuring activity allowed the GVA team to better understand the nature of the problem they faced, and to identify a means to effectively progress the issue. This case study is offered for consideration as the description of the problem situation may resonate with the reader, and to provoke thought on the methods used in selecting systems engineering methods to use in practice.
Research Objectives. We aimed to assess the association of the PGAC instrument with the Distress Thermometer in a sample of American patients diagnosed with incurable cancer to determine if this instrument adds information beyond measures for anxiety, depression, symptoms, and other clinical/demographic variables.
Organisations with core capabilities in systems engineering solution development often fail to meet delivery expectations in terms of cost and timeframe. This outcome is viewed as an emergent property of the development organisation, which can be considered a Complex Adaptive System (CAS). The context needed to support complex technical innovation within the organisational CAS appears to be in conflict with a hierarchical bureaucracy in development organisations, whose methods and approaches are best suited to simple and complicated contexts. The paper identifies Complexity Leadership Theory (CLT) as a framework that may offer a way forward in this space. The paper describes two industry-based case studies that sought to practically apply CLT, and provides insights that may be useful to other industrialists interested in applying CLT within their contexts.
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