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Hi there. Welcome to the May 2020 instantiation of the SEBoK. We are now at version 2.2. If you remember, we celebrated our 7th anniversary last update. Well, this update we are celebrating too. In the month of April 2020, we had our 2 millionth visit since we started. And, we have over 4 million page views since we first rolled out the SEBoK! Month over month usage of the SEBoK continues to grow. That could mean that the editorial staff and authors continue to add value to you our stakeholders and customers or it could mean that Systems Engineering is growing around the world, and we are the “go to” location for that information. I choose to believe it is a bit of both. Thank you for continuing to visit the SEBoK, contribute to its content, and to tell others about this resource.
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Hi there. Welcome to the October 2020 release of the SEBoK. Version 2.3 is the 14th release of the SEBoK. That equates to the 14th edition of a textbook! And thank you to our readers – we had OVER 100,000 pageviews of the SEBoK in September 2020. That is remarkable. Thank you for your continued support of the SEBoK.
  
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In case you are wondering, here are the top 10 pages visited in April 2020, in order:
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As we have mentioned in previous briefings, the “Top 10 Most Viewed Pages” shifts from month to month. I find it interesting to understand what knowledge is being sought after in the SEBoK. So, in that spirit, here are the Top 10 pages viewed for September 2020:
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# [[Types of Models]]
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#  [[Types of Systems]]
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#Reliability, Availability, Maintainability
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#  [[Stakeholder Needs and Requirements]]
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# [[System Requirements]]
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#Types of Models
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# [[Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability]]
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#System Life Cycle Process Models: Vee
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# [[Systems of Systems (SoS)]]
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#Systems Architecture
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# [[Life Cycle Models]]
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#Systems Engineering Overview
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# [[System Life Cycle Process Models: Vee]]
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#Logical Architecture Model Development
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# [[Systems Engineering Overview]]
  
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So, what is new for Version 2.2?  
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So, what is new in this 14th release?
  
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'''First update''', and this is big - notice the IEEE logo on the top of the page has changed from the IEEE Computer Society to the '''IEEE Systems Council'''! We are excited to have them onboard and are already coordinating new contributions and participation of IEEE members. Welcome! I'd also like to thank the IEEE Computer Society for all of their guidance and support of the SEBoK since 2013.
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When you go to the top pages of each Part, you will find a new graphic. The old graphic needed to be retired so we could add Part 8 which first appeared in the last release. This graphic reflects the connectivity of the multiple parts of the SEBoK.
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We moved to a newer version of the underlying Mediawiki platform that fixes bugs and improves performance, fixed typos in a number of articles, and made numerous other small housekeeping updates. More importantly, the major content changes in this version are:
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*A new article on [[Cycles and the Cyclical Nature of Systems|'''Cycles and the Cyclical Nature of Systems]] in Part 2/Systems Science/ provided by Gary Smith (Part 2 Lead Editor)
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*You will find a new article on [[Portfolio Management|'''Portfolio Management''']] [in Part 6/SE and Project Management/ provided by Eric Speckling, Greg Parnell and Ed Pohl.
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*Thanks to Holly Handley from ODU for updating the [[Human Systems Integration|'''Human Systems Integration''']]  article in Part 6/SE and Specialty Engineering/.
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*We have added five new videos to the Part 6/SE and Specialty Engineering/[[Security Engineering|'''Security Engineering''']] [article. These videos were created by Keith Willet, with support from the INCOSE Systems Security Engineering Working Group.
  
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'''Second update''' – notice that we have updated the organization of Part 7: Implementation Examples. Examples are now aligned with engineering domains. We hope this makes it easier for you to find relevant examples of Systems Engineering in the real world.
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'''Ongoing OPPORTUNITY:''' I first mentioned this last release. The Systems Security Engineering Working Group stepped up with providing five videos! We could use more.
  
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'''Third update''' – in addition to reorganizing Part 7, we have added an entirely new Part to the SEBoK: Part 8, [[Emerging Knowledge]]. Systems Engineering is evolving faster and faster as the world is changing. In Part 8, the SEBoK will endeavor to inform you of trends that are taking root in some of our systems engineering communities. We moved the SE Transformation items from Part 1 to this new part. Additionally, we have added a section for Emerging Research. This is a place to provide pointers to doctoral level systems engineering that has been defended in the recent past.  
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We continue to look for ways to add some multimedia to the SEBoK. If you are an amateur videographers and hobbyists to produce a number of 3-5 minute videos on systems engineering specifically for the SEBoK. NO AGENDAS. NO PROMOTIONS. NO ADVERTISEMENTS. Or, you can simply record the presentation in PPT – that works also. If you are up to this challenge, please contact me at: rob@calimar.com. I look forward to your ideas.
  
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'''New articles to check out:'''
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Finally, we are always on the lookout for new articles to add. Some of the ideas we are working on for future releases include:
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*[[Systems Engineering Principles]]
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*What impacts will AI have on the practice of SE (including architecture and Int, Test, V & V)
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*[[Apollo 1 Disaster]]
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*Cyber-physical Systems
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*Sustainability
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*Updated history of SE
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*Diversity and SE
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*Hardware Assurance and SE
  
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I would like to point out some changes in the '''editorial organization''' of the SEBoK. Tom McDermott has agreed to be the Lead Editor for Part 4: Applications of Systems Engineering. Nicole Hutchison, our Managing Editor, will become the Lead Editor for Part 5: Enabling Systems Engineering. Art Pyster is now the Lead Editor for Part 6: Related Disciplines. And finally, Dan DeLaurentis will become the Lead Editor for the new Part 8: Emerging Knowledge. Thank you all for your ongoing commitment to the SEBoK.
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Enjoy this latest release.
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'''OPPORTUNITY''': Finally, we continue to look for ways to add some multimedia to the SEBoK. In this update, we have identified some links to relevant YouTube talks that we believe might be of value to you. However, most of that material was intended for something else. I am looking for one or more amateur videographers and hobbyists to produce a number of 3-5 minute videos on systems engineering specifically for the SEBoK. NO AGENDAS. NO PROMOTIONS. NO ADVERTISEMENTS. Just straight talk on a specific topic of systems engineering. Ideally, these will have good quality, good volume, and great content. I am hoping they do not look like they were shot at a conference or in a classroom. If you are up to this challenge, please contact me at: [mailto:rob@calimar.com rob@calimar.com]. I look forward to your ideas.
 
  
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THANK YOU for reading this rather lengthy missive. If you would like to contribute an article to the SEBoK, or have an idea for one, please reach out to me – we always need new articles, video, etc. And, I am still in search of a Lead Editor for Part 3: Systems Engineering and Management. Thanks to all for your ongoing support and readership.
 
  
  
 
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Revision as of 23:27, 28 October 2020

User:Rcloutier

Hi there. Welcome to the October 2020 release of the SEBoK. Version 2.3 is the 14th release of the SEBoK. That equates to the 14th edition of a textbook! And thank you to our readers – we had OVER 100,000 pageviews of the SEBoK in September 2020. That is remarkable. Thank you for your continued support of the SEBoK.

As we have mentioned in previous briefings, the “Top 10 Most Viewed Pages” shifts from month to month. I find it interesting to understand what knowledge is being sought after in the SEBoK. So, in that spirit, here are the Top 10 pages viewed for September 2020:

  1. Types of Models
  2. Types of Systems
  3. Stakeholder Needs and Requirements
  4. System Requirements
  5. Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability
  6. Systems of Systems (SoS)
  7. Life Cycle Models
  8. System Life Cycle Process Models: Vee
  9. System Architecture
  10. Systems Engineering Overview

So, what is new in this 14th release?

When you go to the top pages of each Part, you will find a new graphic. The old graphic needed to be retired so we could add Part 8 which first appeared in the last release. This graphic reflects the connectivity of the multiple parts of the SEBoK.

We moved to a newer version of the underlying Mediawiki platform that fixes bugs and improves performance, fixed typos in a number of articles, and made numerous other small housekeeping updates. More importantly, the major content changes in this version are:

  • A new article on Cycles and the Cyclical Nature of Systems in Part 2/Systems Science/ provided by Gary Smith (Part 2 Lead Editor)
  • You will find a new article on Portfolio Management [in Part 6/SE and Project Management/ provided by Eric Speckling, Greg Parnell and Ed Pohl.
  • Thanks to Holly Handley from ODU for updating the Human Systems Integration article in Part 6/SE and Specialty Engineering/.
  • We have added five new videos to the Part 6/SE and Specialty Engineering/Security Engineering [article. These videos were created by Keith Willet, with support from the INCOSE Systems Security Engineering Working Group.

Ongoing OPPORTUNITY: I first mentioned this last release. The Systems Security Engineering Working Group stepped up with providing five videos! We could use more.

We continue to look for ways to add some multimedia to the SEBoK. If you are an amateur videographers and hobbyists to produce a number of 3-5 minute videos on systems engineering specifically for the SEBoK. NO AGENDAS. NO PROMOTIONS. NO ADVERTISEMENTS. Or, you can simply record the presentation in PPT – that works also. If you are up to this challenge, please contact me at: rob@calimar.com. I look forward to your ideas.

Finally, we are always on the lookout for new articles to add. Some of the ideas we are working on for future releases include:

  • What impacts will AI have on the practice of SE (including architecture and Int, Test, V & V)
  • Cyber-physical Systems
  • Sustainability
  • Updated history of SE
  • Diversity and SE
  • Hardware Assurance and SE

Enjoy this latest release.


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