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8.2.1 Enterprise Systems Engineering ‐ Practical Challenges and Emerging Solutions
Author(s) -
Brook Peter,
Riley Tom
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2012.tb01390.x
Subject(s) - engineering ethics , engineering , subject (documents) , systems thinking , engineering management , management science , computer science , artificial intelligence , library science
Much attention has been given over the last 10–20 years to the development of mature practices for engineering complex systems, and these are now largely in place in many large organisations and companies, underpinned by professional bodies such as INCOSE and an increasing number of university departments. Moving the practice of systems engineering into wider fields remains problematic, with many false starts ‐ and even backward steps. While much has been written about Enterprise Systems Engineering – and the allied subject of Systems of Systems – making the transition from theory to practice has proved tortuous and complex, requiring attention to re‐engineering the organisation as well as the projects it undertakes. This paper draws on the authors' combined experience ‐ gained from working across a range of organisations, both inside and outside defence – and discusses emerging strategies for coping with the challenges of joined‐up projects and programmes. The paper finishes in a more speculative vein with some thoughts on how the practice of ESE might evolve.