Agile in Systems Engineering for Beginners

Agile in Systems Engineering for Beginners


What is it?

Many businesses are starting to or intending to adopt an agile approach to Systems Engineering based on similar approaches from software engineering. However, most do so without any understanding of whether an agile approach is suitable or of the strengths and weaknesses of imposing such an approach onto Systems
Engineering.
This thought-provoking workshop explores the good, the bad and the ugly of agile approaches, discusses which aspects work in a Systems Engineering context (and which don’t) and re-frames software engineering’s ‘Agile Manifesto’ as ‘The Systems Engineering Agile Manifesto’.


Duration

1 day


Target Audience

This course is intended for Systems Engineers, particularly those designing and supporting bespoke systems incorporating physical solutions, who are not well-versed in Agile, but are voluntarily considering, being cajoled into, or even involuntarily forced into, using Agile methodologies.
Although relevant to all Systems Engineering, the content is significantly biased to engineered systems having a physical context, typically interacting directly with the physical world, rather than virtual systems such as information systems, business systems, or social systems.


Benefits

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Understand what ‘Agile’ means in the context of Systems Engineering and why it is inconsistent with software documented texts.
Recognise the difference between Agile Systems-Engineering and Agile-Systems Engineering
Understand where and when an ‘Agile approach’ fits in engineering of systems
Comprehend why, for significant use of Agile in your engineering (processes) during development, MBSE is a critical enabler
Understand the limitations of using an Agile Systems Engineering approach to the development of complex, physical systems, and why.

Prerequisites

Attendance on our 1-day MBSE or 3-day MBSE course is required.


Material

Delegates receive PDF copies of the course notes.


Interested?

More information can be found below in downloadable format.
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