Systems Engineering in a Context of Systemic Cooperation (SCOOPs): Development and Implications

Yearworth, Mike; Singer, Janet Willis; Adcock, Rick; Hybertson, Duane; Singer, Michael S.; Chroust, Gerhard; Kijima, Kyoichi

doi:10.1016/j.procs.2015.03.048

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“…In this instance, while the work does capture and report evidence of the value of using generic architectures, the practising systems engineers in this case were guided by academics on precisely how to use the architectures. Yearworth et al (2015) consider the Systems Engineering in a context of Systemic Cooperation (SCOOPS). The paper describes the evolution of a conceptual framework that considers the UK MOD acquisition process and user/consumer of systems-engineered systems.…”

Section: Use Of Generic Architectures To Support System Changementioning

confidence: 99%

“…For the practicing systems engineer, experienced in the use of generic architectures to drive change in hierarchical systems, there is scant guidance on how to, in practice, approach and carry out planning and integration of another, broader system, whose purpose is not fully aligned with the system described by the generic architecture. Academic publications (Yearworth et al, 2015;Engel & Reich, 2015) identify the logical need for problem structuring in this situation, and the need for specific, case-by-case thought on how change in generic architectures is implemented. These academic publications are abstract and several steps removed from the industrial practitioner.…”

Section: Reflectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The SCOOPS approach (Yearworth, et al, 2015) identifies the value of Problem Structuring at the early stage of the systems engineering lifecycle, however, no literature was found explicitly linking this approach with the use of generic architectures to manage system evolutions. It appears evident that in some cases problem structuring is a necessary and valuable activity for systems engineering practitioners to engage in, to effectively progress the issues that they deal with professionally.…”

Section: Limitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It appears evident that in some cases problem structuring is a necessary and valuable activity for systems engineering practitioners to engage in, to effectively progress the issues that they deal with professionally. This may be true of all stages of the systems engineering lifecycle, not just in the early stages, as identified by Yearworth et al (2015). However, recognising and acting on the signals that suggest PSM are needed is perhaps not yet ingrained in professional practice.…”

Section: Limitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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An Empirical Case Study of Problem Structuring in the Use of Generic Architectures

McLean

Gilbert

2018

INCOSE International Symp

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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.

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Section: Use Of Generic Architectures To Support System Changementioning

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Section: Reflectionmentioning

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Section: Limitsmentioning

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An Empirical Case Study of Problem Structuring in the Use of Generic Architectures

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Gilbert

2018

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“…PSMs have been proposed as a valid response to dealing with such problems and there is wide literature on defining their characteristics, for example, Yearworth and White [] and Ackermann [] and an even broader evidence base of their successful use in many domains. Recent work has also shown how problem structuring can be seen as an essential activity in an enlarged scope for Systems Engineering practice [Yearworth et al., ]. Here we follow the Generic Constitutive Definition (GCD) of PSMs from Yearworth and White [] as an articulation of the key properties of a PSM and use them in the design of our approach.…”

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Planning For 5G: A Problem Structuring Approach for Survival in the Telecoms Industry

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-This paper examines the application of systemic problem structuring methods to the development of research strategy in response to the challenges of 5G. The paper proposes a methodology for strategic decision making. The key stakeholders, objectives, technologies and boundaries from existing literature are identified and problem structuring based on hierarchical process modelling is used to explore the dependency of certain features of 5G on specific technologies, giving an indication of the importance of certain technologies over others and thus insight into where to place research effort. The hard technical challenges of 5G are discussed and equally the importance of the soft social and business challenges explored. For context, we explain how 5G will provide a platform for innovations and discuss how new and existing businesses may use this to their advantage. Problem structuring is used to explore how the challenges and opportunities of future wireless systems are related to the process of developing new business models.Index Terms-5G; Problem Structuring Method (PSM); Systems Engineering; Business Model I. INTRODUCTION HE Telecommunication industry has been growing at an unprecedented rate over the last three decades, during which the world has seen the development of four generations of cellular technologies. While the industry is mainly focused on the deployment of the fourth generation systems at present, global research and development efforts (i.e. a number of projects in Europe, US and Asia) are already underway to develop the fifth generation (5G) telecommunication system (Felita and Suryanegara, 2013). Further, the International Telecom Union (ITU) has also started a standardization effort which works towards specifying the overall framework and objective of the future development of 5G discussing aspects such as technology trends and the technical feasibility of new frequency bands.It is acknowledged widely that the underlying difference between 5G and previous generations of mobile technology is that it will consist of more than just one radio access technology. The trend of using multiple radio access technologies for providing network services is already well established and practiced widely by operators. For instance, many operators own WiFi hotspot services in addition to their cellular networks. This architecture is well supported by wide availability of smart mobile devices It is suggested that 5G wireless communication systems will require a mix of new system concepts to boost their spectral and energy efficiency (Ekram Hossain, Mehdi Rasti, Hina Tabassum, 2014).In line with the above observations and predictions, this paper hypothesizes that the 5G communication system will be far more complex than any of the previous generations, which mostly use homogeneous technologies with vertically integrated market structures. In contrast, the 5G system will be a complex socio-economic-technical system which will integrate different communications sub-systems that use one or few specific t...

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Kineman

2016

Translational Systems Sciences

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Systems Engineering in a Context of Systemic Cooperation (SCOOPs): Development and Implications

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An Empirical Case Study of Problem Structuring in the Use of Generic Architectures

An Empirical Case Study of Problem Structuring in the Use of Generic Architectures

Planning For 5G: A Problem Structuring Approach for Survival in the Telecoms Industry

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