The paradoxical mindset of systems engineers uncommon minds, skills, and careers
A guide that explores what enables systems engineers to be effective in their profession and reveals how organizations can help them attain success The Paradoxical Mindset of Systems Engineers offers an in-depth look at the proficiencies and personal qualities effective systems engineers require and...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
Wiley
2018.
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| Edición: | First edition |
| Colección: | Wiley series in systems engineering and management.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009630704006719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Paradoxical Mindset
- What is Systems Engineering?
- Being a Systems Engineer
- Book Structure
- Chapter 1: Paradoxical Mindset
- Chapter 2: Six Uncommon Values
- Chapter 3: Fifteen Roles
- Chapter 4: A Systems Engineer's Proficiencies
- Chapter 5: Hidden in Plain Sight
- Chapter 6: Proficiency Profiles
- Chapter 7: Three Forces
- Chapter 8: Successful Careers
- Chapter 9: Secondarily a Systems Engineer
- Chapter 10: Thrive
- Career Development "Ecosystem" for Systems Engineers
- A Short Summary of the Helix Project
- Vignettes
- Notes and References
- Chapter 2 Six Uncommon Values
- The Parable of the Three Stonecutters
- What is Greatness, Anyhow?
- Value 1: Keep and Maintain The System Vision
- Value 2: Translate Technical Jargon Into Business or Operational Terms and Vice Versa
- Value 3: Enable Diverse Teams to Successfully Develop Systems
- Value 4: Manage Emergence in Both the Project and the System
- Value 5: Enable Good Technical Decisions at the System Level
- Value 6: Support the Business Case for the System
- How Others View Systems Engineers
- Notes and References
- Chapter 3 Fifteen Roles
- Roles Focused on the Systems Being Developed
- Roles Focused on Systems Engineering Process and Organization
- Roles Focused on Teams that Build Systems
- Relationship between Roles and Values
- Art Pyster at Digital Sound Corporation
- Systems Engineers Often Perform Management Roles
- Seniority
- The Seniority Framework
- Three Systems Engineers with Increasing Seniority
- Junior Systems Engineer
- Mid-Level Systems Engineer
- Senior-Level Systems Engineer
- Notes and References
- Chapter 4 A Systems Engineer's Proficiencies
- Engineering Proficiency Cluster.
- Area 1: Math/Science/General Engineering
- Area 2: System's Domain &
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- Operational Context
- Systems Proficiency Cluster
- Area 3: Systems Engineering Discipline
- Area 4: Systems Mindset
- Professional Proficiency Cluster
- Area 5: Interpersonal Skills
- Area 6: Technical Leadership
- Example Positions
- Systems Engineers are Π-Shaped
- The Whole Package
- Notes and References
- Chapter 5 Hidden in Plain Sight
- Case 1: Japanese Bullet Train: Fast, Frequent, Safe, and Punctual
- Case 2: Boeing 777: Maintaining the Vision from Start to End
- Case 3: Healthcare.gov: Disastrous Start, Incredible Recovery
- Notes and References
- Chapter 6 Proficiency Profiles
- Assessing Proficiency
- The Self-Assessment Rubric
- MITRE's Early Use of Atlas and Personal Proficiency profiles
- Exemplar and Recommended Proficiency Profiles
- Aggregate Proficiency Profiles
- Notes and References
- Chapter 7 Three Forces
- Force 1: Experiences
- Force 2: Mentoring
- Force 3: Education &
- Training
- Force Multipliers
- Personal Characteristics as Force Multipliers
- Self-Assessing Personal Characteristics
- Organizational Characteristics as Force Multipliers
- Notes and References
- Chapter 8 Successful Careers
- Nicole Hutchison Grows into a Systems Engineer
- Two Datasets about Senior Systems Engineers
- Four Questions
- The Education of Systems Engineers
- The Education of Interviewed Chief Systems Engineers
- The Education of INCOSE Systems Engineering Professionals
- Overall Conclusions About the Education of Systems Engineers
- The Experiences of Chief Systems Engineers
- Lifecycle Phases in Which Chief Systems Engineers Have Worked
- Roles That Chief Systems Engineers Perform
- Experiences of Expert Systems Engineering Professionals.
- Overall Conclusions About the Experiences of Very Senior Systems Engineers
- Cathy's Career Revisited
- Career Maps for Pyster and Hutchison
- Notes and References
- Chapter 9 Secondarily a Systems Engineer
- Classic Engineers
- A Senior Electrical Engineer Who Is Secondarily a Systems Engineer
- Systems Education for All Engineers
- Proficiencies of Twenty-First-Century Classic Engineers
- Program and Project Managers
- A Project Manager Who Is Secondarily a Systems Engineer
- Notes and References
- Chapter 10 Thrive
- Looking Ahead
- How a Junior or Mid-Level Systems Engineer Can Thrive
- How a Classic Engineer, Who is Secondarily a Systems Engineer, Can Thrive
- How a Manager of Systems Engineers Can Thrive
- How an Executive Can Thrive
- Closing Thoughts
- Notes and References
- Appendix: Biographical Sketches of Quoted Systems Engineers
- Glossary and Acronyms
- Index
- EULA.
