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Lean Systems Engineering Working Group

Welcome
Welcome to the Lean Systems Engineering Working Group public information page!

 
Leadership
Co-Chair: David Cleotelis, Raytheon
Co-Chair: Bo Oppenheim, Ph.D., LMU

Contact Lean SE Working Group for additional information or to join this group.



Accomplishments/Products
The Lean SE Working Group was initiated in January 2006 at the International Workshop in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.



Working Group Goals

Ultimate Goal of the WG (3-5 years)

  • Improve System Engineering practice by interpreting lean principles and tools and providing guidance for application
    • Encourage lean thinking in general in the application of systems engineering
    • Support the incorporation of lean principles and tools in systems engineering education
    • Establish a community of interest

Intermediate Goals (Jul 07 - Jan 08)

  • Report on results to date on SE practices survey
  • Identify WG value-added contributions
  • Establish WG charter
  • Identify WG products
  • Candidate products:
    • Guest Lecture for INCOSE Chapters on Lean SE
    • Papers & panels
    • Workshops
    • Tools
    • Community of interest
    • Pilots
    • Guides for academics
    • Section in Handbook on “Appropriate Planning” extending Chapter 10 of INCOSE Handbook,V3
    • Develop action plan for products

Immediate Objectives (Jan - Jul 07)

  • Definition of Lean Systems Engineering
  • List of links to related information with and external to INCOSE
    • Initial cut with LAI, CSER
    • Google for Lean Systems Engineering, Lean Engineering
  • Develop a recommended reading list
  • Build a connect site and establish a website
  • Identify relationship to other INCOSE WGs and external activities
  • Straw man WG Charter


WG Meeting Notes
PPT Icon Scottsdale January 2006 (kick off meeting) (90k) - added 25 Mar 2007
PPT Icon Orlando July 2006 (slides to be provided)
PPT Icon Albuquerque January 28, 2007 (54k) - added 25 Mar 2007
PPT Icon San Diego July 2007 (slides to be provided)


Plans for the 2007 International Symposium in San Diego (June-Junly)
  • Lean SE Survey Status
  • Presentations and Panels on Similarities and Differences between Lean, Agile, and CMMI
  • Webpage updates

Knowledge Base

Word Icon Lean SE Definitions (30k) - added 3 May 2007
Word Icon Links and Resources Related to Lean SE and Related Sites (37k) - added 4 May 2007
Word Icon Selected results of Google search for Lean SE (25k) - added 3 May 2007
Word Icon Lean SE Reading List (25k) - added 3 May 2007
PPT Icon Lean Systems Engineering - An Emerging Paradigm - Earll M. Murman (5.6m) - added 3 May 2007
PPT Icon Engineering Concept of Operations (SE Class presentation) - Jim Horejsi (653k) - added 3 May 2007


 
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