Survey results 2024: How users see the use of AI in requirements engineering
The results of the survey on AI in requirements engineering. This consisted of five subject areas.
What do you think of SysML? Survey with 343 answers
SysML v2 has recently overcome another hurdle. The final version was recently accepted by the OMG. More on this shortly. But in keeping with this, today I would like to present the results of a survey on SysML. This was carried out by INCOSE and was answered by 343 participants. The results give a good overview of the perception...
Your opinion is needed: What will happen in systems engineering in 2021?
"Forecasts are difficult, especially when they concern the future." There is certainly something to this oft-repeated quote. That's why I'm not venturing to answer it alone, but invite all readers to venture a forecast. I will publish the results on December 31, 2020. To take part (and a few more thoughts from...
Cameo the most popular SysML tool in 2020? (Update 2025)
In a 2020 survey, Cameo came out as the most popular SysML tool, with 40% of mentions. Open Source was far behind.
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...
If you don't ask, you stay stupid!
Asking questions is important - after all, we can't read minds! Asking questions is also an important tool when eliciting requirements. In this article, I will discuss how asking questions can be implemented in practice. One way to ask questions is through surveys. I have often carried out surveys and also published them here, such as...
The levels of complexity - and what they cost us
The Systems Engineering Day 2016 has already been reported on here several times. This time, the results of a participant survey on the topic of "complexity" are published in a guest article. The survey was conducted by Odego, a Hamburg-based company that specializes in modularity and variant management. In the following, Dr. Sandra Eilmus, Managing Director of Odego, describes where the costs...
What has happened to SysML in the last seven years
The OMG operates a number of wikis that contain interesting topics and information. Today I would like to present a report that is a little old, but still contains exciting insights. It is a survey from 2009 on the use of SysML. First of all: Compilation of SysML RFI- Final Report....
