Mini-Conference on Systems Engineering
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PresentationSystems Engineering Return on Investment (ROI)
Systems engineering (SE) is believed to have high value in the development of complex systems, but until recently there has been little data to quantify that value. Now, Eric Honour is presenting the results of over a decade of research into the quantified value of SE. These major results, based on data from over 90 programs, show proven relationships between systems engineering and the technical, schedule and cost success of programs. Optimum SE activity for median programs is 14.4% of the total program cost, which is about twice what median programs actually spend. At normal budgets, the ROI to use more SE is about 3.5:1, reducing total program cost by $3.50 for every additional $1.00 budgeted to SE. His work also provides adaptable target numbers for each of eight key SE activities such as requirements engineering, system architecting, and system integration. The results show that nearly all SE activities correlate with better project success, and provides detailed values that begin to answer how much is enough. Results also show, somewhat surprisingly, that current SE activities do not correlate with the technical quality of the product systems. You won’t want to miss this truly seminal information! |
SpeakerDr. Eric Honour, CSEP, INCOSE Fellow, and former INCOSE President, has been in international leadership of the engineering of systems for nearly 20 years, part of a 40+ year career of complex systems development and operation. His energetic and informative presentation style actively involves class participants. He was the founding Chair of the INCOSE Technical Board in 1994, and served as Director of the Systems Engineering Center of Excellence (SECOE). He was selected in 2000 for Who’s Who in Science and Technology and in 2004 as an INCOSE Founder. He is on the editorial board for Systems Engineering. He has been a successful entrepreneur, systems engineer, engineering manager, and program manager at Harris Information Systems, E-Systems Melpar, and Singer Link, preceded by nine years as a US Naval Officer flying P-3 aircraft. He has led or contributed to the development of 17 major systems, including the Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation systems, the Battle Group Passive Horizon Extension System, the National Crime Information Center, and the DDC1200 Digital Zone Control system for heating and air conditioning. Dr. Honour now heads Honourcode, Inc., a training and consulting firm offering effective methods in the development of system products. Dr. Honour has a BSSE (Systems Engineering) from the US Naval Academy, MSEE from the Naval Postgraduate School, and PhD from the University of South Australia based on his ground-breaking work to quantify the value of systems engineering.
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Insights into the Defence Procurement Process in the Government of Canada
Recent newspaper and television reports highlighted several high profile Canadian Military Procurements for late delivery, slow starts, excessive cost increases, or procurements that did not run to completion. An examination of the complexities and interactions of the Canadian Government’s Procurement System from an insider’s viewpoint will help participants understand the interrelationship between elements comprising the procurement system, and the structural and policy factors that contribute to projects not running as expected by persons external to the system. |
Colonel (ret'd) Bob Gunn, BSc, MSc, MBA, CD served over 38 years in the Canadian Army in command and staff positions. During his military career Bob has been privileged to serve as a Commanding Officer at every rank from Captain to Colonel. From 2002-2006, he was accorded the honour of serving as Director of Artillery.
Col Gunn’s staff postings included assignments in the Directorate of Land Strategic Plans responsible for production of the Army’s annual business plan, as Director of Land Requirements overseeing operationaldirection for acquisition of equipment to sustain the Army, as Associate Director General Science and Technology Operations, leading the provision of military advice to Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) and as Head of the Applied Military Science Department of the Royal Military College of Canada supervising Land Force Technical Staff programmes that train selected officers and NCMs destined for future equipment acquisition and force development positions. Since taking off the uniform, Bob has been leading the professional support team for the Defence Science Advisory Board and is a Senior Associate with Hill+Knowlton Strategies Canada. Bob holds a BScin Honours Physics from l’Université de Sherbrooke, obtained while attending le Collège Militaire Royal de Saint-Jean, a MSc in Guided Weapon Systems from Cranfield University , obtained while attending the Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham, and a MBA from the University of Ottawa. |
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All programs and events are subject to change and/or cancellation due to scheduling conflicts, low registration and/or circumstances beyond the control of INCOSE Canada. INCOSE Canada does not recommend or endorse any specific product, course of treatment, procedure, opinion or other information offered during the INCOSE Canada Conference.
All programs and events are subject to change and/or cancellation due to scheduling conflicts, low registration and/or circumstances beyond the control of INCOSE Canada. INCOSE Canada does not recommend or endorse any specific product, course of treatment, procedure, opinion or other information offered during the INCOSE Canada Conference.