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Systems engineers contribute to development and sustainment of products, enterprise systems, and the delivery of services. Systems engineers also coordinate the technical aspects of multiple projects that comprise a [[program (glossary)|program]]. These activities require teams of individuals who share a common vision and work in a cooperative manner to achieve shared objectives. Not all groups of individuals who work together perform as teams; thus, teams must be enabled to perform systems engineering activities efficiently and effectively. | Systems engineers contribute to development and sustainment of products, enterprise systems, and the delivery of services. Systems engineers also coordinate the technical aspects of multiple projects that comprise a [[program (glossary)|program]]. These activities require teams of individuals who share a common vision and work in a cooperative manner to achieve shared objectives. Not all groups of individuals who work together perform as teams; thus, teams must be enabled to perform systems engineering activities efficiently and effectively. | ||
| − | Systems engineering is sometimes accomplished by individuals but are more often accomplished by [[Team (glossary)|teams (glossary)]] that perform [[Systems Engineering (glossary)|systems engineering (glossary)]] ([[Acronyms|SE]]) activities and provide specialty engineering capabilities. One of the primary roles of those who perform systems engineering is to ensure that all elements of a [[project (glossary)|project]] contribute to an optimal solution within the technical and managerial constraints imposed on the project. Not all who perform systems engineering activities are labeled "systems engineer." Thus, electrical, mechanical, and software engineers, as well as enterprise architects in IT organizations and service providers may lead or be members of teams that perform SE tasks. Those individuals are referred to as systems engineers in this article, regardless of their job titles within their organizations. | + | Systems engineering is sometimes accomplished by individuals but are more often accomplished by [[Team (glossary)|teams (glossary)]] that perform [[Systems Engineering (glossary)|systems engineering (glossary)]] ([[Acronyms|SE]]) activities and provide specialty engineering capabilities (see [[Related Disciplines]]. One of the primary roles of those who perform systems engineering is to ensure that all elements of a [[project (glossary)|project]] contribute to an optimal solution within the technical and managerial constraints imposed on the project. Not all who perform systems engineering activities are labeled "systems engineer." Thus, electrical, mechanical, and software engineers, as well as enterprise architects in IT organizations and service providers may lead or be members of teams that perform SE tasks. Those individuals are referred to as systems engineers in this article, regardless of their job titles within their organizations. |
The topics in this knowledge area are concerned with methods, tools, and techniques for enabling teams to perform systems engineering activities regardless of the job titles assigned to those who perform those activities. Three key questions concerning performance of teams that perform systems engineering activities are: | The topics in this knowledge area are concerned with methods, tools, and techniques for enabling teams to perform systems engineering activities regardless of the job titles assigned to those who perform those activities. Three key questions concerning performance of teams that perform systems engineering activities are: | ||
Revision as of 16:59, 22 July 2012
Systems engineers contribute to development and sustainment of products, enterprise systems, and the delivery of services. Systems engineers also coordinate the technical aspects of multiple projects that comprise a program. These activities require teams of individuals who share a common vision and work in a cooperative manner to achieve shared objectives. Not all groups of individuals who work together perform as teams; thus, teams must be enabled to perform systems engineering activities efficiently and effectively.
Systems engineering is sometimes accomplished by individuals but are more often accomplished by teams that perform systems engineering (SE) activities and provide specialty engineering capabilities (see Related Disciplines. One of the primary roles of those who perform systems engineering is to ensure that all elements of a project contribute to an optimal solution within the technical and managerial constraints imposed on the project. Not all who perform systems engineering activities are labeled "systems engineer." Thus, electrical, mechanical, and software engineers, as well as enterprise architects in IT organizations and service providers may lead or be members of teams that perform SE tasks. Those individuals are referred to as systems engineers in this article, regardless of their job titles within their organizations.
The topics in this knowledge area are concerned with methods, tools, and techniques for enabling teams to perform systems engineering activities regardless of the job titles assigned to those who perform those activities. Three key questions concerning performance of teams that perform systems engineering activities are:
- What do managers need to know about managing systems engineering?
Managers can gain insight into what they need to know about managing systems engineers and systems engineering activities in the topics Relationships between Systems Engineering and Project Management and The Influence of Project Structure and Governance on Systems Engineering and Project Management Relationships.
- How do businesses determine value added by systems engineers?
This topic is addressed in Assessing Systems Engineering Performance of Teams and Developing Systems Engineering Capabilities within Teams.
- How does an organization determine the efficiency and effectiveness of systems engineering?
This topic is addressed in Assessing Systems Engineering Performance of Teams.
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Topics
The topics contained within this knowledge area include:
- Determining Needed Systems Engineering Capabilities in Teams
- Organizing Teams to Perform Systems Engineering
- Assessing Systems Engineering Performance of Teams
- Developing Systems Engineering Capabilities within Teams
- Team Dynamics
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