Recordings are of the European Section of the class.
Handouts may have been updated since the class ran, please check version numbers.
- Session 1
- Session 2
- Session 3
- Session 4
- Session 5
- Session 6
- Session 7
- Session 8
- Session 9
- Session 10
Session 0
- 0002 Introducing knowledge readings, (optional), (20 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NltGcO2cmJg&t=474s
- 0003 The two biggest mistakes students make in essay examinations and how to easily eliminate them https://youtu.be/xAUvJk-ci_o (10 minutes)
- Holistic Thinking: Creating innovative solutions to complex problems, Createspace, 2013, contains examples and additional material, for free pdf version, click here
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Session 1 (14 September 2023)
Notes and Readings
Session 2 (21 September 2023)
Notes and Readings
- 0201 Stakeholders and their importance
- 0202 Kasser, J. E. and Zhao, Y.-Y. Managing Complexity via the Nine Systems in Systems Engineering, proceedings of the 24th International Symposium of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), Las Vegas, NV, 2014.
- 0203 Kasser, J. E., Zhao, Y.-Y. and Mirchandani, C. J., Simplifying Managing Stakeholder Expectations using the Nine-System Model and the Holistic Thinking Perspectives, proceedings of the 24th International Symposium of the INCOSE, Las Vegas, NV, 2014.
Session 3 (28 September 2023)
Notes and Readings
- 0301 Communicating with the stakeholders
- 0302 Kasser, J. E., Four little known tools to jump start your systems thinking, The Systems Thinking Summit – May 2023, https://youtu.be/9LtaAoc-rB8
- 0303 Kasser J.E., Shoshany S., Systems Engineers are from Mars, Software Engineers are from Venus, proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Software & Systems Engineering and their Applications, Paris, France, 2000.
Session 4 (7 October 2023)
Notes and Readings
- 0401 Converting stakeholder wants to needs
- 0402 Systems Thinker’s Toolbox Section 13.1: Checkland’s Soft System Methodology
- 0403 Kasser, J.E., Applying Holistic Thinking to the Problem of Determining the Future Availability of Technology, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, Volume 46, Number 3, 2016.
Session 5 (12 October 2023)
Notes
0501 Documenting stakeholder needs
Session 6 (19 October 2023)
Notes and Readings
- 0601 Converting stakeholder needs to requirements
- 0602 Kasser J.E., Writing Requirements for Flexible Systems, proceedings of the INCOSE-UK Spring Symposium May 2001
Additional resources
- Tiger Pro https://therightrequirement.com/tiger-pro-tool-to-ingest-and-elucidate-requirements/
- Using Tiger Pro to fix poorly worded requirements, YouTube tutorial video https://youtu.be/-Uegko4WQO8 (11:20)
Session 7 (26 October 2023)
Notes, Readings and Reference
- 0701 Converting requirements to well-written requirements
- 0702 Scott W., Kasser J.E., Tran X.L., Improving the Structure and Content of the Requirement Statement, proceedings of the 16th International Symposium of the INCOSE, Orlando, FL., 2006
- 0750 Kasser J.E., The First Requirements Elucidator Demonstration (FRED) Tool, Systems Engineering: The Journal of the International Council on Systems Engineering, Volume 7, Number 3, 2004
Session 8 (2 November 2023)
Notes and Reference
- 0801 Converting well-written requirements to good requirements
- 0850 MIL-STD 961E w/Change 1, 2 April 2008 (as a template or check list)n0850 MIL-STD 961E w/Change 1, 2 April 2008 (as a template or check list)
Session 9 (9 November 2023)
Notes, Readings and Resources
- 0901 Requirements in the SLC
- 0902 Improving monitoring of technical performance by using CRIP charts, https://youtu.be/5AUafacJ5AU, (24:27), 2015
- 0950 Kasser J.E., The Cataract Methodology for Systems and Software Acquisition, proceedings of the SETE 2002, Sydney, Australia, 2002, the paper
- 0951 Kasser J.E., The Cataract Methodology for Systems and Software Acquisition, proceedings of the SETE 2002, Sydney, Australia, 2002, the presentation slides
