Applying Systems Thinking via Systemigrams(TM) for Defining the Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering (BKCASE) Project

Abstract

Systems thinking is commonly accepted as the backbone of a successful systems engineering approach. As such, the Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering (BKCASE) team chose to leverage a systems thinking based tool called Systemitool, to describe our project to the vast audience that would potentially become involved directly or indirectly in the success of the project. This paper describes the process and steps used by the authors and the BKCASE team to develop the project's systemic diagram, or Systemigram, and the story behind the project, the products, and the vision of the BKCASE project. The goal of the paper is to provide guidance so that readers can leverage the lessons learned from this effort to successfully develop their own project definitions and stories.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA522654

Entities

People

  • Alice Squires
  • Art Pyster
  • Brian Sauser
  • David Olwell
  • Don Gelosh
  • Jim Anthony
  • Stephanie Enck

Organizations

  • Stevens Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Curriculum
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Guidance
  • Lessons Learned
  • Operating Systems
  • Professional Associations
  • Software Development
  • Standards
  • Students
  • System Of Systems
  • Systems Engineering
  • Teamwork
  • Thinking

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design