Summer 2023 DEC Webinar Series
Defining product and process requirements using MBSE methodologies
July 10, 2023
10:00AM – 11:30AM Eastern
- Intro: How do we define requirements as a model with desired behavior rather than a document with words and static images?
- Industry: How to capture requirements in models? Industry use case presentation, potentially covering 1) business units / individuals involved in the process (including cultural and organizational best practices); 2) sources and users of info; 3) challenges and benefits; 4) best practices / lessons learned. Joe Fuller – John Deere
- Government / Association: How to capture requirements in models? DoD presentation on MBSE use to communicate and improve large acquisition programs, spanning longer time frames. 1) business units / individuals involved in the process (including cultural and organizational best practices); 2) sources and users of info; 3) challenges and benefits; 4) best practices / lessons learned. Dr. BIll Schindel - ICTT System Sciences
- Q&A
What are the prerequisites to effectively using MBSE?
July 17, 2023
10:00AM – 11:30AM Eastern
- Intro: What info / physical and personnel capabilities are needed”? What had to be in place to use MBSE effectively? this is what we learned when as we built an MBSE model
- Academia: Are, and if so how, are the other MBSE domains (behavior, architecture/structure, verification and validation) incorporated during the requirements stage? What are the most common barriers and enablers to using MBSE? Which are the hardest to overcome, and conversely the most persuasive to those reluctant to implement? Dr. Tom Hedberg - University of Maryland, ARLIS
- Industry: What information and capabilities needed and how that knowledge set changed from beginning to the end of the effort? What are the customer / manufacturer / supplier prerequisites needed to support the successful use of MBSE principles and applications during the requirements product lifecycle definition stage? Who determines whether the prerequisites have been met, and how are they assessed (e.g., audit)? Melissa Petersen - Rolls Royce
- Q&A
Realizing the benefits of MBSE models, Part 1
August 7, 2023 12:30PM – 2:00PM Eastern
- Intro: How do we realize the internal ROI on MBSE?
- Academia: Are there situations where MBSE should always be considered? Always be avoided? What MBSE / model functionality needs to be developed to answer questions, such as: When will part A be completed? What is the impact from introducing a new capability? What will be the delay from introducing a new work package? Tom McDermott – Stevens Institute of Technology/SERC
- Industry: Personnel – Who (business / functional unit) is responsible for the successful use of MBSE (SysML development)? How does this compare to the business / functional units responsible for model / digital twin (CAx) development? Extent – to what extent is MBSE used? Business, user, system requirements? Performance requirements? Interface requirements? How do we address internal requirements, model/data ownership, metrics, data gathering, incentives, etc. If MBSE use is not contractually required or not part of SOPs, how are decisions made to determine its potential use, e.g., cost-benefit analysis? Tamara Hambrick – Boeing
- Q&A
Realizing the benefits of MBSE models, Part 2
August 14, 2023 12:30PM – 2:00PM Eastern
- Intro: How do we realize external customer benefits for using MBSE?
- Government: How do we emphasize the breadth of MBSE applied across the lifecycle, particularly bridging acquisition and sustainment? Where / how do MBSE practitioners realize the benefits? How are they measured? Keith Lucas - U.S. Air Force Digital Transformation Office
- Industry: How do we use MBSE for portfolio management and leveraging customer experience information? Are the benefits concentrated during a particular phase of a product’s lifecycle (design/development, use, MRO, etc.)? Sweta Patel - Ford Motor Company
- Q&A
Fall symposium (specific agenda to be finalized soon)
September 20, 2023
West Lafayette, IN