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6.6.4 Introducing Systems Engineering in the Fast Track: Wireless Data Communications Goes One Step Beyond
Author(s) -
Ransyn Jack,
Verhoeven Maarten,
Vonno Remco
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2002.tb02592.x
Subject(s) - structuring , computer science , process (computing) , task (project management) , wireless , track (disk drive) , telecommunications engineering , quality (philosophy) , engineering design process , formal methods , systems engineering , software engineering , engineering management , telecommunications , engineering , economics , mechanical engineering , philosophy , finance , epistemology , operating system
This paper contains the way Systems Engineering principles have been implemented in a very specific environment, a software engineering firm that creates applications for wireless data communication. This environment is challenging for a number of reasons, but mostly because there doesn't seem to be time for structuring the development process and introducing formal methods. On the other hand, not introducing a formal systems engineering method would be a dead end street sooner or later, given the fact that the company is making the transition from being project and consultancy oriented, towards becoming a productising firm with repeatable processes and predictable quality. The challenge was answered by introducing a dedicated task force, called the RADS team (Requirements Analysis Design Support). This team introduced the Systems Engineering way of working in a rather unorthodox way, that suited the way the company worked without interrupting or delaying its core processes. It proved to be highly effective, and can be used as an example for other organizations.