Langdon Morris: We urgently need innovation in systems engineering
Langdon Morris describes what exponential growth means for systems engineering, and why it won't last forever.
Interview with Walter Koch for SE-Trends
The personnel structure of the Gesellschaft für Systems Engineering (GfSE) changed last year. Dr. Walter Koch (Schaeffler AG) was elected as the new Chairman of the Gesellschaft für Systems Engineering e.V. (GfSE) on November 8, 2019. Reason enough for SE-Trends to seek an interview with Walter Koch.
Systems theory at your fingertips: John Horton Conway
The death of John Conway in 2020 is a good reason to honor his work and highlight his pioneering efforts in systems theory.
James Towers on MBSE: progress and challenges
MBSE has been the subject of much discussion recently, including on this blog. It is useful for readers to be able to compare different perspectives and opinions. James Towers recently published an interesting analysis of MBSE and SysML, which I summarize and comment on here.
Give and take: The 9 stakeholders of the system architect
System architects control the important interface to the stakeholders and are responsible for communicating with them.
Carsten Pitz: My wish for the SE community
At the end of the year, Carsten Pitz comments on the state of affairs in the SE community. Is the SE community really as closed as Carsten makes it out to be? Feel free to discuss in the comments! The article is a little provocative, but still fits in well with the festive season.
Capturing complexity: The 1st law of systems engineering
Prof. Olivier de Weck formally captures complexity and describes this in the 1st law of systems engineering
Quo vadis, systems engineering? Keynote speech by Paul Schreinemakers at JamaCon 2019
This keynote speech by Paul Schreinemaker on the importance of systems engineering is more relevant than ever today, in 2025, in the age of AI.
IT security: an important but often neglected aspect of software engineering
Headlines about cyber attacks are piling up. IT security is the subject of much discussion. The public debate is still dominated by secure infrastructures and special solutions. However, IT security can usually be implemented more efficiently and cost-effectively in software development, particularly in system design.
The Agile Modeling Manifesto: Is the time ripe?
The subject of the email from LieberLieber piqued my curiosity: "A Manifesto for Agile Modeling". In the following, I examine what this is all about.
5 things for successful systems engineering workshops
With these 5 things, we can avoid wasting participants' valuable time in Systems Engineering workshops.
Inspiration for curiosity and modesty: Claus Jastram
I rarely get personal on this blog. But I feel the need to express my gratitude for my father, who passed away on August 5, 2019. I remember him as a generous and humble person who loved his family. But in the following, I would like to tell you how he influenced me - and above all my profession...
