Development of SEBoK v. 1.4

This version of the SEBoK was released 29 June 2015. This is a minor release of the SEBoK which includes changes related to 15288, updates articles in areas of System Architecture, Life-Cycle processes, System of Systems, Competencies, Ethics and MBSE, as well as four new case studies.

Content and Feature Updates for v. 1.4

• Content, links, references has been updated throughout the SEBoK to reflect the changes in recently released 15288:2015 standard.
• Part 2 has been renamed from "Systems" to "Foundations of Systems Engineering"
• Updated articles include:  
  • Material related to Life-cycles has been expanded and restructured in the Generic Life Cycle Model,Applying Life Cycle Processes,  Life Cycle Processes and Enterprise Need,Systems Engineering and Management articles
  • The Structure of the SEBoK‎, Relevant Standards‎, Introduction to Life Cycle Processes‎, and Systems Engineering and Management‎ articles have been updated to reflect the increased focus on MBSE.
  • Roles and Competencies, has been update with new material on proficiency levels and engineering competencies
  • Stakeholder Needs and Requirements has been expanded and sharpened.
  • Assessing Individuals has been linked with competencies.
  • Ethical Behavior has been expanded with more ethical considerations.
  • Systems of Systems (SoS)‎ and Socio-Technical Features of Systems of Systems‎ has seen updates related to the "Definition and Characteristics of Systems of Systems" and "Types of SoS"
  • System Definition‎, System Architecture, System Design‎, Physical Architecture Model Development, Logical Architecture Development Model has been restructure and expanded.
• Four new case studies have been includes: Global Positioning System Case Study, Design for Maintainability, Launch and Test Range System, Complex Adaptive Operating System and the Matrix of Implementation Examples has been updated

SEBoK v. 1.4 Authors

Editors (in bold) and Authors who contributed materials specifically to the v. 1.4 products are listed in Table 1, below.

Table 1. SEBoK v. 1.4 Authors. (SEBoK Original)

SEBoK Part	Editors and Authors
Part 1	Ariela Sofer, George Mason University (USA), Sanford Friedenthal (USA)
Part 2	Janet Singer (USA), Richard Adcock, Cranfield University (United Kingdom), Sanford Friedenthal (USA)
Part 3	Garry Roedler,Lockheed Martin(US), Mike Ryan, UNSW (Australia), Jack Stein, (USA), Alain Faisandier, Association Francaise d 'Ingenlerie Systeme (France), Ron Carson (USA).
Part 4	Judith Dahmann, MITRE Corporation (US), Michael Henshaw, Loughborough University (UK).
Part 5	Heidi Davidz, Aerojet Rocketdyne (US), Emma Sparks, Cranfield University(United Kingdom), Rick Hefner, California Institute of Technology (USA), Timothy Ferris, University of South Australia (Australia), Rabia Khan, Naval Postgraduate School (USA), Corina White (USA), Clifford Whitcomb, Naval Postgraduate School (USA), Barbara Berlitz, Naval Postgraduate School (USA)
Part 7	Brian Sauser,University of North Texas(USA), Brian White,CAU>SE(USA), John Findlay, Maverick and Boutique (Australia), Dick Johnson (USA), Kevin Forsberg, OGR Systems, (USA).

SEBoK v. 1.4 Editors

The Editorial Board for v. 1.4 is listed in Tables 2, 3, and 4 below.

Editorial Board

The SEBoK Editorial Board is chaired by an Editor in Chief, supported by a group of Associate Editors.

Table 2. SEBoK v. 1.4 Leadership. (SEBoK Original)

BKCASE Editor in Chief
	Richard D. Adcock Cranfield University (UK) richard.adcock@incose.org Responsible for the appointment of SEBoK Editors and for the overall content and coherence of the SEBoK.

Each Editor has his/her area(s) of responsibility, or shared responsibility, highlighted in the table below.

Table 3. SEBoK v. 1.4 Associate Editors. (SEBoK Original)

SEBoK Part 1 SEBoK Introduction
Ariela Sofer George Mason University (USA) asofer@gmu.edu Responsible for Part 1

SEBoK Part 2: Foundations of Systems Engineering
Cihan Dagli Missouri University of Science & Technology (USA) dagli@mst.edu Responsible for the Systems Approach Applied to Engineered Systems knowledge areas	Dov Dori Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) and Technion Israel Institute of Technology (Israel) dori@mit.edu Responsible for the Representing Systems with Models knowledge area
Duane Hybertson MITRE (USA) Jointly responsible for the Systems Fundamentals, Systems Science and Systems Thinking knowledge areas	Janet Singer (USA) Jointly responsible for the Systems Fundamentals, Systems Science and Systems Thinking knowledge areas
Mike Yearworth University of Bristol (UK) Jointly responsible for the Systems Fundamentals, Systems Science and Systems Thinking knowledge areas

SEBoK Part 3: Systems Engineering and Management
Barry Boehm University of Southern California (USA) boehm@usc.edu Jointly responsible for the Systems Engineering Management and Life Cycle Models knowledge areas	Kevin Forsberg OGR Systems Jointly responsible for the Systems Engineering Management and Life Cycle Models knowledge areas
Gregory Parnell University of Arkansas (USA) gparnell@uark.edu Responsible for Systems Engineering Management knowledge area.	Garry Roedler Lockheed Martin (USA) garry.j.roedler@lmco.com Responsible for the Concept Definition and System Definition knowledge areas.
Ricardo Valerdi University of Arizona (USA) rvalerdi@email.arizona.edu Responsible for the System Realization knowledge area.	Ken Zemrowski TASC kenneth.zemrowski@incose.org Responsible for the Systems Engineering Standards knowledge area.

SEBoK Part 4: Applications of Systems Engineering
Judith Dahmann MITRE Corporation (USA) jdahmann@mitre.org Jointly responsible for Product Systems Engineering and Systems of Systems (SoS) knowledge areas	Rick Hefner California Institute of Technology (USA) Responsible for the Service Systems Engineering knowledge area.
Michael Henshaw Loughborough University (UK) M.J.d.Henshaw@lboro.ac.uk Jointly responsible for Product Systems Engineering and Systems of Systems (SoS) knowledge areas	James Martin The Aerospace Corporation james.martin@incose.org Responsible for the Enterprise Systems Engineering knowledge area.

SEBoK Part 5: Enabling Systems Engineering
Heidi Davidz Aerojet Rocketdyne (USA) heidi.davidz@rocket.com Jointly responsible for the Enabling Individuals and Enabling Teams knowledge area	Emma Sparks Cranfield University Jointly responsible for the Enabling Individuals and Enabling Teams knowledge area

SEBoK Part 6 Related Disciplines
Alice Squires Washington State University (USA) alice.squires@wsu.edu Responsible for Part 6

SEBoK Part 7 Systems Engineering Implementation Examples
Brian Sauser University of North Texas (USA) brian.sauser@unt.edu Responsible for Part 7: Systems Engineering Implementation Examples, which includes Case Studies and Vignettes	Brian White CAU>SE (USA) bewhite71@gmail.com Responsible for Part 7: Systems Engineering Implementation Examples, which includes Case Studies and Vignettes

Graduate Reference Curriculum for Systems Engineering (GRCSE)
David H. Olwell Naval Postgraduate School (USA) Senior Editor for GRCSE.

The Assistant Editors provide general editorial support across all topics. They assist both with content improvement and production issues.

Table 4. SEBoK v. 1.4 Assistant Editors. (SEBoK Original)

BKCASE Assistant Editors
Claus Ballegaard Nielsen, Cranfield University (UK)