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2022 Systems Engineering Forum: Architecting Enterprise Solutions



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Enterprise Architecture Based Portfolio Management
Presenter: Dr. James Martin, The Aerospace Corporation
Abstract: Capabilities, the lifeblood of an enterprise, can be managed effectively using portfolio management techniques. Capability roadmaps are commonly used to manage the deployment of new and improved capabilities to address key drivers and challenges that the enterprise faces. This paper shows how MBSE can enhance an organization’s ability to plan for capability deployments, as well as the ability to more effectively manage its portfolios of systems, services, people, technologies, processes, facilities, and other key enablers for the fielded capabilities. Specific enterprise modeling elements that can facilitate capability planning and portfolio management are presented. These new modeling elements are being incorporated into an update of the Unified Architecture Framework, an OMG standard for modeling an enterprise.

Enterprise Engineering Analytics
Presenter: Jodene Sasine, The Aerospace Corporation
Abstract: Customers across the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) are adopting Model-Based Engineering (MBE) and Agile practices in the development of software-intensive enterprises and their constituent systems-of-systems and systems. Each of these practices has its own processes and frameworks that generate a wealth of engineering and management data. This data is distributed over multiple tools, organizations and lifecycle phases, making it difficult to track and assess the health and status of engineering and management processes and products holistically. The Aerospace Corporation is building a flexible Enterprise Analytic Dashboard (EAD) framework to access, aggregate and analyze this distributed data, to create the right knowledge at the right time, enabling effective, integrated engineering and management decisions across tools, organizations and lifecycle phases. The EAD framework is comprised of reusable templates and patterns that can be customized to an agile enterprise’s processes, roles, and distributed data sources. Specialized KPIs, metrics and visualizations harness the power of distributed MBE and Agile enterprise data to: (1) Create holistic, Agile enterprise knowledge; (2) Inform effective, integrated decision-making; (3) Highlight issues and reduce risk; This presentation will discuss specialized KPIs and metrics selected to support the EAD framework and provide a demonstration of the EAD framework’s current capabilities and future direction. Additionally, this presentation will also provide insights on the challenges and lessons learned to adopting the EAD framework to DOD and IC customers.

00:00 - Intro & Housekeeping
2:09 - Dr. James Martin Biography
2:48 - Enterprise Architecture Based Portfolio Management (EABPM)
47:43 - EABPM Summary
53:16 - EABPM Q&A
1:00:30 - Jodene Sasine Biography
1:01:41 - Enterprise Engineering Analytics (EEA)
1:31:57 - EEA Challenges, Lessons Learned, Summary, Future Work
1:42:05 - EEA Q&A
1:50:49 - Closing Statements

The Systems Engineering Forum, hosted by The Aerospace Corporation’s Corporate Chief Engineer’s Office, focuses on applying innovative systems engineering principles – such as Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Digital Engineering, Enterprise Systems Engineering – across the space enterprise, contributing to mission success while advancing the state of the discipline. More information: https://sef.aerospace.org/

The forum, currently held virtually, focuses on the unique contributions of The Aerospace Corporation to the systems engineering discipline as a trusted partner in the broader space industry. These events are applicable to U.S. government, international organizations, industry, vendors, academia, professional societies, and trade associations.
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