Systems Approach to the Development and Application of Technical Metrics to Systems Engineering Projects

Complexity in a Systems Engineering Organization: An Empirical Case Study

“…Academic materials written by the key authors were also reviewed, as were the sources that were frequently referenced. The material in the round recognizes that development projects may fail to meet delivery expectations, and that attempts to address the issue from within Systems Engineering are predominately positivist, relying only on quantitative methods [Gilbert, Yearworth, and Oliver, ]. Muller, Sankaran, and Drouin [] describes organizational project management research as a field also dominated by reductionist paradigms and perspectives.…”

A Case Study of Applying Complexity Leadership Theory in Thales UK

“…The frequent and high profile failing of systems engineering solutions to be delivered to meet cost and schedule expectations has motivated and shaped a systems research program in Thales UK (Gilbert et al, 2014). Thales UK, like many other businesses with a core practice in development of complex technical systems, has sometimes struggled to meet these delivery expectations.…”

“…Systems research within Thales UK has previously identified misalignment of methods and problem context as potential contributing factor to poor delivery performance (Gilbert et al, 2014). This issue is not unique to the systems engineering activities within Thales UK.…”