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Reflections: INCOSE International Workshop 2023
The steady march of Feature-based Product Line Engineering (PLE) from the narrow field of early adopters into the broad mainstream of systems engineering practitioners was on full display at the INCOSE International Workshop (IW2023) in Torrance, California in...
On Display at IS2022: The Fast-Track Evolution of Product Line Engineering (PLE) into a Cornerstone Practice of Systems Engineering
CEO Perspective: Dr. Charles Krueger, CEO and Founder, BigLever Software Since the previous in-person gathering at INCOSE IS2019, important advances have been fueling the PLE fast-track trajectory, a trend I clearly observed at the recent IS2022. Driven by BigLever...
Product Line Processes in an Engineering Tool Ecosystem
In a product-centric environment, itās common for the same engineering work to be repeated over and over - once for each product in the portfolio to which the work applies. Each time a new requirement is added, a software defect is corrected, or a test case is...
Podcast – Utilizing Product Line Engineering
Working smarter, not harder, should be the goal of every organization. Product line engineering makes that possible. Thom Singer and Craig Brown are joined by an expert who knows how to help companies work smarter. Product line engineering expert and VP of Customer...
The Forces of Modularity: Macro and Micro Patterns in the Innovation Ecosystem – Momentum Blog Series
Last but certainly not least, we have Bill Schindel's presentation on The Forces of Modularity. Bill is the President of ICTT System Sciences.Ā Billās work for commercial and defense clients and technical societies focuses on recurring patterns in engineered and...
Application of PLE to US Army Live Training – Momentum Blog Series
Live Training Transformation holds the distinction of achieving the highest cost avoidance on record of any project using Feature-based Product Line Engineering ā $967 million and counting, according to Roger. It will soon pass the billion-dollar mark. (Can we just...
We need to talk: Enabling the Conversation Between Business and Engineering about Organizational Change for Digital Transformation, Digital Engineering, and PLE – Momentum Blog Series
This is a fascinating presentation given by Dr. William (Willy) Donaldson. WillyĀ has over 35 years of experience, and is the Founder and President of Strategic Venture Planning, a management consulting firm that assists boards, investors, families, and senior...
INCOSE PLE International Working Group Perspectives on Modern Feature-based PLE – Momentum Blog Series
This presentationĀ of INCOSE PLE International Working Group Perspectives on Modern Feature-based PLE, highlights the need for system family engineering within many facets of traditional systems engineering. ItĀ explores some of the common problems that Feature-based...
Application of PLE in MBSE for an AUTOSAR-based Digital Supply Chain – Momentum Blog Series
Who better than General Motors to talk about PLE in MBSE? With many products lines and millions of digital parts, PLE plays an integral role in helping GM move forward to scale. In this presentation of Application of PLE in MBSE for an Autosar-based Digital Supply...
Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and the Digital Transformation – Momentum Blog Series
The digital transformation continues to impact enterprises and the changing nature of systems. Sanford Friedenthal presents MBSE and the Digital Transformation.Ā Mr. Friedenthal has been a leader of the industry standards effort through the Object Management Group...