OMG and the EDM Council: Openness Put to the Test
The OMG was acquired by the EDM Council. This is relevant to systems engineering because of the many OMG standards.
Innovation in the tool market: Why is it so difficult?
Innovation in the tool market for products is low, at least compared to software tools. Will this change soon?
Interoperability in systems engineering: the 4 Prostep ivip project clusters
The Prostep ivip supports customers in the automotive and aviation industries. Here are the 4 project clusters with the results from 2023.
Can you earn money with an API?
An API (Application Programming Interface) is an interface for software. Interfaces are nothing new for systems engineers: both standardized interfaces and interfaces developed for decomposition are part of everyday life. Expensive legal disputes over APIs are not uncommon: Who remembers the legal dispute between Microsoft and Sun Microsystems in 1998? Also...
Capella and ARCADIA at Thales: Should tool and method be coupled?
A lot has already been reported about Eclipse on these pages, and also about the PolarSys working group, which deals with the development of embedded systems with Eclipse-based tools. Today we are talking about Capella, a tool from the PolarSys toolbox, and a method called ARCADIA. Two things are of interest to the reader here: On the one hand,...
What has become of the five forecasts on systems engineering?
Last year, I made five predictions about systems engineering in 2016. Today I would like to examine what has become of these five predictions.
6 Aspects for internal and external communication in SE
Poor communication is often a reason for inefficiencies. These 6 aspects help to optimize communication.
Groundbreaking changes to Eclipse Papyrus?
That's what a short, pithy saying can become: At the end of last year, jaxenter asked me which software product had disappointed me in 2015. Unfortunately, I couldn't help but mention Papyrus, an Eclipse component for modeling in UML and SysML. This statement was picked up by the Papyrus blog, whereupon jaxenter started a respectful dialog in German and English with...
Interview with Maik Pfingsten on the German SE community
Anyone who does systems engineering and enjoys listening to podcasts will certainly be familiar with Maik Pfingsten's Zukunftsarchitekten. This is just one of the many activities with which he is helping to build up the systems engineering community in Germany. Maik started his career as a troubleshooter in SE and is now an author, speaker and mentor. Maik has also...
Why the world needs more standardization: Results of the systems.camp session on openness in SE
I already reported on this year's Systems Barcamp in Berlin last week. At the event, I moderated a session on the topic of "Openness in SE", the results of which I would like to present here. Why openness? I have come into contact with it in many places: I have actively worked on the open ReqIF standard and contributed to its dissemination, among...
Systems Engineering Barcamp 2016
The third Berlin Systems Engineering Barcamp (#syscamp16) took place last Saturday. The event is intended for people for whom systems engineering is more than just a profession. The format The event differs significantly from the more conventional conferences: As a barcamp, there is no agenda in advance, participants bring topics with them and create...
Five forecasts for systems engineering in 2016
The year is drawing to a close - and this is a popular time to look into the crystal ball. Here are my predictions for 2016: 1. agility and modeling make for more effective systems engineering Agility has been on the upswing for years: especially where security does not play a (major) role, agile approaches can reduce costs and improve...
