Systems thinking at management level
How can systems thinking help us to design better organizations? This short article provides an initial insight into the theory of social systems and shows how it can be applied in practice.
SysML & MBSE with SAP - is it possible?
In this article, Christian Markus reports on what the SysML tool from SAP can do and whether MBSE can be practiced with it.
INCOSE Systems Engineering Vision 2020: Where have we arrived?
13 years ago, in September 2007, INCOSE published the "INCOSE Systems Engineering Vision 2020". There is little talk about this vision, as INCOSE has since published Vision 2025. But as we are now in 2020, this is a good opportunity to examine the extent to which the vision has been fulfilled. I...
TdSE 2020: Mastering complexity through systems engineering
The Day of Systems Engineering (TdSE), the annual event of the Society for Systems Engineering (GfSE), began yesterday. This year, the conference is taking place online due to corona. Even if this poses major organizational challenges for the organizers, it still makes the conference a good deal more accessible. On the one hand, it makes traveling unnecessary, and on the other hand, tickets are...
SysML v2 - The final spurt begins
A lot is currently happening again with SysML, as the initial submission of the standard took place in August. A revised version is expected to be submitted in the middle of next year. This week, a virtual meeting of the SysML v2 Submission Team (SST) took place, at which the current status was described and which I attended. Also...
How to deal with standards and norms?
Standards play an important role in product development. This is particularly the case when it comes to functional safety. But even without safety aspects, standards must be complied with, which is required by the client or legislator depending on the system and industry. The increasing complexity in systems engineering also has very specific effects on the use of...
Prostep ivip Symposium: Collaboration in Systems Engineering
Yesterday, on September 2, 2020, the Prostep ivip Symposium took place, one of the first conferences I have attended since Covid-19. Of course, I attended virtually. As always, there were many exciting and inspiring presentations. I would like to give a brief impression of the event and will summarize an interesting presentation by Peter Gerber for SE-Trends, "Collaborative...
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.
Poll result: Which problem does SysML solve?
For a few weeks there was a survey on SE-Trends: What problem does SysML solve for you? 89 readers took part in the survey, and I will share the results below. By the way, there is currently another survey on the topic of traceability (in the sidebar of SE-Trends). Again, I will share the results in a few weeks...
Eclipse Foundation focuses on Europe
Eclipse is a software platform known for popular systems engineering programs such as Papyrus and Capella. The Eclipse Foundation, based in Canada, initially had a strong North American focus. However, a large proportion of its activities have long been taking place in Europe. With the establishment of a new European non-profit organization, this trend is set to continue for a good...
Instead of conferences: The free webinars of the GfSE
Conference organizers are currently in the doldrums: Since Corona, several conferences of interest to systems engineers have been cancelled. Hopefully they will resume in the fall, but certainly with restrictions. There are various ways to quench your thirst for knowledge in the meantime. Today I would like to draw your attention to the GfSE workshops, one of which I will be attending myself soon.
What's new in SysML 1.6?
Anyone involved with MBSE will be familiar with SysML. Version 1.6 was released in December, bringing a few useful new features.
