1.2.3 Getting the Message Across ‐ Creating Accessible Guides to Promote the Adoption of Systems Engineering Good Practices

• Published in: INCOSE International Symposium Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 79 - 93
• Main Authors: Armitage, Tim, Elliott, Bruce, Chin, Deborah, Kastenhuber, Ed, Krueger, Michael E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01-06-2008
• ISSN: 2334-5837; 2334-5837
• DOI: 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2008.tb00792.x

The authors believe that better deployment of Systems Engineering (SE) would benefit the rail and transit sector. They have formed an INCOSE working group to develop guidelines which advance this objective, starting with the topic of requirements engineering.
Although there is already sound guidance on requirements engineering, its influence within the sector has been limited. In hopes of changing this, the authors have created a short requirements guide, illustrated with practical examples and written in plain language. The authors' premise is that the benefits of increased accessibility outweigh any loss in comprehensiveness and precision.
The guide is being produced following an iterative process involving peer review by INCOSE groups. The current working version is attached to this paper. The authors believe that following this guide would benefit rail and transit projects. The approach described may be of value to other SE practitioner trying to convince skeptics of the value of SE.