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12 principles for SE leaders
Author(s) -
Kemp Duncan,
O'Neil Meaghan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2019.00622.x
Subject(s) - key (lock) , interpersonal communication , knowledge management , balance (ability) , engineering management , health care , process management , computer science , engineering , medicine , political science , psychology , social psychology , computer security , law , physical medicine and rehabilitation
This paper describes 12 leadership principles to follow when building an Systems Engineering (SE) Capability. Successful Systems Engineering leadership requires the fusion of systems engineering and leadership. Based upon the authors' experience in Defence, Rail, Information Services, Healthcare, Medical Devices, Power and Manufacturing, this paper describes practical approaches to: Make and sustain the case for SE. Ensure that SE contributes to the business and that it is supported by key stakeholders. Establish the right culture and provide a supportive environment within which systems engineers can deliver. Select the right approach to deliver SE, decide whether to invest in an in‐house capability and decide how to deploy systems engineers Align the SE processes to the wider business. Grow an effective SE team. Select the right people, balance of technical and interpersonal competencies and grow the team as the business need grows. Select appropriate methods and tools.