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Is Fashion a User Need?
Given the prevalence of fashion in many times and places, I conclude that it is indeed a user need. Like other emotional user needs, systems engineers must take it seriously during the design process.
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My Encounters with Famous Gifted Children of Salt Lake City
How I met two of Salt Lake City’s most famous gifted children: Clayton Christensen the economist who described creative destruction and Nathan Chen the figure skater who won two gold medals in the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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The Ephemeral and Enduring
Analyzing my experience developing requirements, I identify the skills I acquired and categorize them as ephemeral or enduring.
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Mentoring Modeling
I presented my experiences mentoring modeling to a group of systems engineering students at the University of Utah during a meeting of the Wasatch Chapter of INCOSE.
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Working with the Worlds of the Workplace
Your workplace may contain many worlds, including management, sales, testing, manufacturing. Learn to work effectively with the worlds outside of your specialty.
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Schedules are Models
Schedules are models. A poorly designed schedule will not model the progress of a project with much accuracy.
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Doing and Not Doing
The creative life cycle includes both Doing and Not Doing. Don’t overlook Not Doing! It can be the key to the successful completion of your task.
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Parkinson’s Law for Schedules
Parkinson’s Law explains why a schedule that is used to set deadlines will always result in a project that is behind schedule.