Accession Number:

ADA522654

Title:

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

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

STEVENS INST OF TECH HOBOKEN NJ SCHOOL OF SYSTEMS AND ENTERPRISES

Personal Author(s):

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

Report Date:

2010-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

16.0

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 projects 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.

Descriptors:

• *SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
• *KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS
• SOFTWARE TOOLS
• SYSTEMS APPROACH
• VISION
• LESSONS LEARNED

Subject Categories:

• Administration and Management
• Computer Programming and Software

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE