IEEE Systems Council Technical Operations Current Status and Future Opportunities Theodora Saunders VP, Technical Operations

IEEE Systems CouncilIEEE Systems Council

Technical Operations

Current Status and Future Opportunities

Theodora Saunders

VP, Technical Operations

IEEE Systems Council

Technical Operations Scope

Provide planning, alignment and direction for an effective execution of the council’s technical activities


Tactical Plan Identify opportunities that can be implemented within

the next 6-12 months


Current Status Yearly Systems Conference

Future Opportunities Additional Special Focus

Conferences/Workshops Environment, Safety, and

Occupational Health (ESOH)

Tactical OpportunityWe may be able to put together a ESOP workshop In Fall 2010;

Explore potential collaborations


Current Status No Active TPs/TCs

Future Opportunities Establish Technical Panels to

address specific issues SE Standards, DIDs, CDRLs,

Capability Models, SE Effectiveness

Performance Metrics SE Practitioners

SE Competency Levels Training, Certification

Tactical OpportunitySEMP; Data Management

Spring 2010 and Fall 2010 ; Explore potential collaborations


New AES Aerospace Workforce TP (Draft Operating Plan Completed) Encourage a dialogue and collaboration with the Government,

Industry and Academia to identify and implement strategies to support the Recruitment, Development, and Retaining of engineering talent in the aerospace industry

Potential collaborations with Industry, Government, Academia, IEEE ,IEEE USA, Sys Council, Non IEEE Professional Societies

Tactical Opportunity:Sys Council key participant in this TP

Explore the opportunity for a workshop during the Sys Council Conference?

A kick-off meeting for the TP is planned during AES Spring or Fall BoG Meeting


Current Status Identified Collaborations With

IEEE participating societies Non IEEE Societies (INCOSE,

Stevens Institute Of Technology)

Future Opportunities Potential collaboration with

UNH to Validate Undergraduate SE degree model

SE Body Of Knowledge

Tactical Plan:Sys Council Action Plan to Implement

Collaborations

IEEE Systems Council Current Status

Developed 3 New DLs for both the AES and Sys Councils

The Urgency for System Engineering Education

Practical Considerations for Effective Systems Engineering

Competency Development for Systems Engineering Practitioners

Future Opportunities Identify Additional DLs

Technical SE Process Project Management

Tactical Opportunity:Perform Peer Review of the current DLs; Spring 2010;

Potential Collaboration:•The Large Scale Systems Engineering (AES TP)


AES Systems Engineering Relevant DLs

The Urgency for System Engineering Education Lecture addresses the urgency for developing systems engineering practitioners

capable of meeting the 21st century challenges in the Aerospace industry A synergistic and collaborative approach among Government, Academia and

Industry is being proposed

Practical Considerations for Effective Systems Engineering Lecture provides practical guidance for key systems engineering processes

including requirements development and management, project planning and management

Emphasis is given in the development and utilization of the Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) to manage the overall project technical effort.


AES Systems Engineering Relevant DLs

Competency Development for Systems Engineering Practitioners Systems engineering is implemented through practitioners whose individual

and collective work and knowledge are critical factors having a great impact in the effectiveness of the systems engineering process

Often systems engineers are assigned to project roles which are either ill defined or they require higher competency and experiential knowledge

Lecture discusses the importance of establishing a systems engineering competency framework with clearly defined outcomes and corresponding rewards

An integrated framework is suggested that best aligns systems engineering competency levels with management types to address both strategic and tactical organizational needs

Tactical Opportunity:Identify Potential Collaborations for DLs beyond AES

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Microwave Theory & Techniques Proposed Collaborations with Sys Council

1. Republishing selected System Council articles, of interest to MTT members, in the MTT-S Microwave Magazine

2. Coordinate Distinguished Lecturer programs between MTT-S and System Council

3. Facilitate establishment of joint chapters (MTT-S and SC)


Oceanic Engineering Proposed Collaborations with Sys Council

1. Need to develop a IEEE System Council common definition for "System of Systems" and explore how this field applies to all of the other participating societies. This definition should then be posted on our web site

2. When Collaboration Opportunity Priority 1 is complete, then need to formulate an IEEE common set of "System of Systems" guidelines, methodologies, practices, standards, and tools that could be utilized by all of the other societies participating in the IEEE Systems Council

3. When Collaboration Opportunity Priority 2 is complete, then need to begin development of an IEEE standard which addresses "System of Systems", similar to IEEE Std. 1220 - 2005 (Standard for Application and Management of the Systems Engineering Process). This IEEE standard would be developed in concert with the IEEE Standards Association (SA) could then be used internationally


Instr. and Meas. Society (IMS) Proposed Collaborations with Sys Council

1. Write an IEEE book on Measurement Systems, jointly edited/authored by experts in both fields(could be a multi-author multi-chapter book or a university-level course book with exercises and so on). IMS has an AdHoc Education Committee, chaired by Shreekanth Manadayam, that can follow this project

2. The Instrumentation and Measurement Magazine could publish an issue containing some good survey papers that cover the system level dimension of measurement systems and can trigger some new scientific activity and related papers. This topic would be probably perfect for a regular or almost-regular column on the magazine

3. Co-organize a special session on joint interest topics (measurement systems/quality management systems/...) within I2MTC, the major IEEE IMS international conference


IEEE Society Proposed Initiative Lead

CollaboratorsStatus Workproduct (s)

Funding and Resource Needs Draft

Peer Review

Draft Final

Instr. and Meas. Society (IMS)

Write an IEEE book on Measurement Systems, jointly edited/authored by experts in both fields(could be a multi-author multi-chapter book or a university-level course book with exercises and so on). IMS has an AdHoc Education Committee, chaired by Shreekanth Manadayam, that can follow this project.

Shreekanth Manadayam

PrpoposedAug 25 2009

Book No 1Q10 2Q11 3Q12


The Instrumentation and Measurement Magazine could publish an issue containing some good survey papers that cover the system level dimension of measurement systems and can trigger some new scientific activity and related papers. This topic would be probably perfect for a regular or almost-regular column on the magazine.


Instrumentation and Measurement

Magazine Issue on System Level Measurement

No 1Q10 2Q10 3Q10


Co-organize a special session on joint interest topics (measurement systems/quality management systems/...) within I2MTC, the major IEEE IMS international conference;


Special Session in IMS international

conferenNo 1Q10 2Q10 3Q10

Tactical Opportunity:Finalize Plan, Identify Human Resources

IMS Proposed Collaborations with Sys Council Draft Plan


Other Initiatives and Opportunities for Collaborations

Focused Workshops System Architecture System-Level Risk Management Understanding and Predicting Systems Behavior System of Systems Systems Engineering For Small Systems

Forums Systems Approach to Infrastructure Protection Systems Thinking for Effective Epidemiology Systems Thinking for Effective Business Decisions


Other Initiatives and Opportunities for Collaborations

Technical Focus Integration Committee (s) Critical Infrastructure Communications Disaster/Emergency Response Health Care/Medical Informatics Power Telecommunications Transportation


I need Your Support and Commitment To Finalize and Execute The Proposed Plans

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IEEE Systems Council Technical Operations Current Status and Future Opportunities Theodora Saunders VP, Technical Operations