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Startup Guide for Systems Engineering Metrics
Author(s) -
Fisher Gerard H.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.1993.tb01665.x
Subject(s) - process (computing) , computer science , process management , key (lock) , engineering management , quality (philosophy) , government (linguistics) , software engineering , engineering , computer security , philosophy , linguistics , epistemology , operating system
Given the financial constraints of today's business environment and the government thrust toward Total Quality Management (TQM), optimizing the systems engineering process is critical to economic success. The key to process improvement and optimization is regular cycles of planning, execution, measurement, evaluation and process revision. The purpose of this paper is to summarize a guide being prepared for NCOSE members to assist them in initiating a metrics program in their systems engineering organizations. This guide will address 1) the organizational motivations for a metrics program, 2) roles and responsibilities, 3) initiating a metrics program, 4) frequency and methods of data collection, 5) analysis of data, and 6) metrics databases. In addition, the guide will contain aids to a metrics program such as checklists, reference lists, and a list of NCOSE members willing to assist you in implementing a metrics program. Finally, the NCOSE Metrics Working Group hopes to supplement this with an appendix of lessons learned by other NCOSE members in their metrics programs.