Systems Engineering
Blog Posts
From Model-Based Systems and Software Engineering to ModDevOps
Introduction to ModDevOps, an extension of DevSecOps that embraces model-based systems engineering (MBSE) technology
• By Jerome Hugues, Joe Yankel
In DevSecOps
System End-of-Life Planning: Designing Systems for Maximum Resiliency Over Time
Deployment plans for computing environments must account for hardware replacements and decommissions even though such activities may not occur until years later.
• By Grant Deffenbaugh, Lyndsi Hughes
In Enterprise Risk and Resilience Management
Systems Engineering and Software Engineering: Collaborating for the Smart Systems of the Future
Convergence between systems engineering and software engineering is forging new practices for engineering the smart systems of the future.
• By Paul D. Nielsen
In Cyber-Physical Systems
Comparing DevSecOps and Systems Engineering Principles
Software developers and sustainers are seeing significant improvement by adopting Lean, Agile and DevSecOps iteration-based approaches. Now similar approaches are being proposed for more complex projects, including embedded software systems …
• By Richard Turner
In DevSecOps
An Appraisal of the Systems Engineering Journal's Treatment of Software Over the Last Two Decades
Systems engineers working today face many challenges, both in building the complex systems of systems of the future and in building the complex systems of which they are composed....
• By Sarah Sheard
Aircraft Systems: Three Principles for Mitigating Complexity
This post is the first in a series introducing our research into software and system complexity and its impact in avionics. On July 6, 2013, an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 …
• By Sarah Sheard
Systems Engineering in Defense and Non-Defense Industries
In today's systems it's very hard to know where systems end and software begins. Software performs an integrating function in many systems, often serving as the glue interconnecting other system …
• By Joseph Elm
The Changing Relationship of Systems and Software in Satellites: A Case Study
The role of software within systems has fundamentally changed over the past 50 years. Software's role has changed both on mission-critical DoD systems, such as fighter aircraft and surveillance equipment, …
• By Sarah Sheard
The Latest Research from the SEI - July 2014
As part of an ongoing effort to keep you informed about our latest work, I would like to let you know about some recently published SEI technical reports and notes. …
• By Douglas C. Schmidt
In Reverse Engineering for Malware Analysis
Needed: Improved Collaboration Between Software and Systems Engineering
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently reported that acquisition-program costs typically run 26 percent over budget, with development costs exceeding initial estimates by 40 percent. Moreover, many programs fail to …
• By Sarah Sheard