The Art and Science of Systems Engineering

Ryschkewitsch, M. G.; Schaible, Dawn M.; Larson, Wiley J.

doi:10.1142/s1793966609000080

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“…The reason of distinguished roles is that the nature of the work activities is significantly different and depth According to (Ryschkewitsch, et al, 2009) SE is about "getting the right design". Complex systems typically fail because of the unintended consequences of their design, the things they do that were not intended to be done.…”

Section: Complex System-consolidated Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Project manager and systems engineer: a literature rich reflection on roles and responsibilities

Romano¹,

Locatelli

Mancini

2017

IJPOM

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-There are several definitions of Systems Engineering (SE) in the literature, each with different definitions of its relationship with Project Management (PM), causing a great deal of misunderstanding. The paper offers a broad and critical discussion of the relevant literature with a deep reflection concerning the historical evolution and state-of-the-art of both the definition of SE and its relationship with PM. This endeavor provides two main results: (i) a conceptual framework to define SE in a project based environment and (ii) a model to identify the best formal interaction between the Project Manager and System Engineer based on the project characteristics.

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Section: Complex System-consolidated Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Project manager and systems engineer: a literature rich reflection on roles and responsibilities

Romano¹,

Locatelli

Mancini

2017

IJPOM

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“… Address SE Behaviors as part of the competency development and assessment plan. The most effective competency models consider the behavioral traits (Ryschkewitsch, Schaible et al 2009) as a direct correlation to optimal competency performance.  Expand the SE knowledge interchange to incorporate multiple platforms and medium.…”

Section: Future Developmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Systems Engineering Assessment & Workforce Development Plan

Sauser¹,

Cloutier²

2012

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“…Systems engineering is both an art and a science (Ryschkewitsch et al 2009;Jansma, 2012). Its scientific side deals with producing actual designs; its artistic one drives the value of the system architecture (Muirhead and Thomas, 2010).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Its scientific side deals with producing actual designs; its artistic one drives the value of the system architecture (Muirhead and Thomas, 2010). Strong ability in both sides are exhibited in effective systems engineers, who possess a good balance of hard-and soft-skills (Ryschkewitsch et al 2009;Jansma, 2012). However, most of the development and training of systems engineers has focused for a long time in the analytical and procedural side.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Painting Systems: From Art to Systems Architecting

Salado

Iandoli

Zollo

2016

INCOSE International Symp

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Systems engineering has successfully contributed to develop complex systems in industries such as defense, space, energy, or transportation. Systems in those industries have in common their engineered or socio‐technical natures. However, systems engineering has been understood for a long time as both an art and a science. As a matter of fact, principles and practices of systems engineering have been exhibited in the creation of film original score, a major artistic endeavor. Therefore, it is sensible to investigate if and how the similarities and differences between the application of systems engineering in the development of engineered systems and the pursue of artistic endeavors can help in improving the understanding and practice in both domains. Specifically, this paper discusses how the same concepts are applied in artistic painting and in system architecture to reduce complexity and achieve elegance.

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The Art and Science of Systems Engineering

Cited by 48 publications

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Project manager and systems engineer: a literature rich reflection on roles and responsibilities

Project manager and systems engineer: a literature rich reflection on roles and responsibilities

Systems Engineering Assessment & Workforce Development Plan

Painting Systems: From Art to Systems Architecting

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