Systems Engineering Fundamentals
Goals of the course
- To outline the discipline of systems engineering with a primary focus on the project lifecycle
- To outline the core processes detailed in international standards, such as ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288, and in the INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook.
Description
The attendees will learn the core concepts of Systems Engineering. The course will build awareness of the project lifecycle, and you will study the principal critical processes described in ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 and the INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook.
Pre-Requirements / Who should attend
- Junior Engineers
Outline
- Systems Foundations & Definitions
- Systems, subsystems, and system of systems (SoS)
- System properties: Complexity, emergence, and interface management.
- Fundamentals of Systems Engineering (SE)
- Role and value of the systems engineer vs. traditional discipline engineering.
- Core principles: Holistic thinking, stakeholder focus, iteration, and value-driven engineering
- System Lifecycles & Governance
- Life cycle stages, phases, and decision gates (milestone reviews).
- Technical Execution (The V-Model)
- Front-End: Requirements definition & architecture design.
- Realization: Integration, Verification, Transition, Validation, and Operation/Support.
- Practical Application
- Tailoring SE processes for project size and complexity.
- Industry best practices, success factors, and common failure modes.
Schedule
Duration: 15 hours
Timetable: from 9 am to 2 pm
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Ilyes Yousfi
Teacher
Senior Key Account Manager
INCOSE ASEP certified
The REUSE Company
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