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1.1.2 Using Patterns to Share Best Results ‐ A proposal to codify the SEBOK
Author(s) -
Haskins Cecilia
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2003.tb02596.x
Subject(s) - value (mathematics) , computer science , product (mathematics) , engineering ethics , software engineering , engineering management , engineering , mathematics , geometry , machine learning
INCOSE has been making good progress in the compilation of a Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBOK). The committee struggles now with an abundance of literature augmented by over a decade of symposia proceedings and other material collected in the INSIGHT and the Journal of SE. Specifically, INCOSE struggles with the question of how to share this wealth with the world as the organization and its members attempt to communicate the value of SE to the international community, engineers and product developers. This is not a unique challenge. A history of civil engineering and other disciplines may offer some insights into how to cope with this opportunity. In 1977, Christopher Alexander tackled this question with the creation of “Patterns” and Pattern Languages. This author proposes that creation of a Pattern Language Framework to document the “Best Results” of Systems Engineering using the resources of the SEBOK will yield positive results in the quest to share the message of Systems Engineering. This paper is intended as the first in a series to introduce the reader to underlying concepts