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END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
by Devanandham Henry, Nicole Hutchison, Arthur Pyster
The Paradoxical Mindset of Systems Engineers
COVER
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
FOREWORD
PREFACE
1 PARADOXICAL MINDSET
WHAT IS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING?
BEING A SYSTEMS ENGINEER
BOOK STRUCTURE
CAREER DEVELOPMENT “ECOSYSTEM” FOR SYSTEMS ENGINEERS
A SHORT SUMMARY OF THE HELIX PROJECT
VIGNETTES
NOTES AND REFERENCES
2 SIX UNCOMMON VALUES
THE PARABLE OF THE THREE STONECUTTERS
WHAT IS GREATNESS, ANYHOW?
VALUE 1: KEEP AND MAINTAIN THE SYSTEM VISION
VALUE 2: TRANSLATE TECHNICAL JARGON INTO BUSINESS OR OPERATIONAL TERMS AND VICE VERSA
VALUE 3: ENABLE DIVERSE TEAMS TO SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOP SYSTEMS
VALUE 4: MANAGE EMERGENCE IN BOTH THE PROJECT AND THE SYSTEM
VALUE 5: ENABLE GOOD TECHNICAL DECISIONS AT THE SYSTEM LEVEL
VALUE 6: SUPPORT THE BUSINESS CASE FOR THE SYSTEM
HOW OTHERS VIEW SYSTEMS ENGINEERS
NOTES AND REFERENCES
3 FIFTEEN ROLES
ROLES FOCUSED ON THE SYSTEMS BEING DEVELOPED
ROLES FOCUSED ON SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PROCESS AND ORGANIZATION
ROLES FOCUSED ON TEAMS THAT BUILD SYSTEMS
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ROLES AND VALUES
ART PYSTER AT DIGITAL SOUND CORPORATION
SYSTEMS ENGINEERS OFTEN PERFORM MANAGEMENT ROLES
SENIORITY
THREE SYSTEMS ENGINEERS WITH INCREASING SENIORITY
NOTES AND REFERENCES
4 A SYSTEMS ENGINEER’S PROFICIENCIES
ENGINEERING PROFICIENCY CLUSTER
SYSTEMS PROFICIENCY CLUSTER
PROFESSIONAL PROFICIENCY CLUSTER
EXAMPLE POSITIONS
SYSTEMS ENGINEERS ARE Π‐SHAPED
THE WHOLE PACKAGE
NOTES AND REFERENCES
5 HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT
CASE 1: JAPANESE BULLET TRAIN: FAST, FREQUENT, SAFE, AND PUNCTUAL
CASE 2: BOEING 777: MAINTAINING THE VISION FROM START TO END
CASE 3: HEALTHCARE.GOV: DISASTROUS START, INCREDIBLE RECOVERY
NOTES AND REFERENCES
6 PROFICIENCY PROFILES
ASSESSING PROFICIENCY
EXEMPLAR AND RECOMMENDED PROFICIENCY PROFILES
AGGREGATE PROFICIENCY PROFILES
NOTES AND REFERENCES
7 THREE FORCES
FORCE 1: EXPERIENCES
FORCE 2: MENTORING
FORCE 3: EDUCATION & TRAINING
FORCE MULTIPLIERS
NOTES AND REFERENCES
8 SUCCESSFUL CAREERS
NICOLE HUTCHISON GROWS INTO A SYSTEMS ENGINEER
TWO DATASETS ABOUT SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEERS
FOUR QUESTIONS
THE EDUCATION OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERS
THE EXPERIENCES OF CHIEF SYSTEMS ENGINEERS
CATHY’S CAREER REVISITED
CAREER MAPS FOR PYSTER AND HUTCHISON
NOTES AND REFERENCES
9 SECONDARILY A SYSTEMS ENGINEER
CLASSIC ENGINEERS
PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGERS
NOTES AND REFERENCES
10 THRIVE
LOOKING AHEAD
HOW A JUNIOR OR MID‐LEVEL SYSTEMS ENGINEER CAN THRIVE
HOW A CLASSIC ENGINEER, WHO IS SECONDARILY A SYSTEMS ENGINEER, CAN THRIVE
HOW A MANAGER OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERS CAN THRIVE
HOW AN EXECUTIVE CAN THRIVE
CLOSING THOUGHTS
NOTES AND REFERENCES
APPENDIX BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF QUOTED SYSTEMS ENGINEERS
GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMS
INDEX
END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
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