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SE for Medical Devices
Four aspects of systems engineering – regulations, ethics, iterative improvement and communication – may not be covered in academic coursework.
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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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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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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.
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Daily Status Meetings
Daily status meetings seem like a good idea, but if they are not done correctly, they are guaranteed to reduce the productivity of the development team.
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Leading a Design Meeting
Leading a design meeting is a skill that you can cultivate. Here are some best practices that I have found useful.
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Product Development Lessons from a Model Car Kit
How important is integration planning to the success of a project? A model car kit provides a big clue.
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Why is my project late?
There are many things that can delay a project. In this post I use a fishbone diagram to list and categorize them.
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What is a Trade Study?
A trade study is a tool that can help project teams make wise decisions. They can also be manipulated to give preferred decisions rather than wise decisions