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Title: INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook v3.2: Improving the Process for SE Practitioners

Abstract

The INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook is the official INCOSE reference document for understanding systems engineering (SE) methods and conducting SE activities. Over the years, the Handbook has evolved to accommodate advances in the SE discipline and now serves as the basis for the Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) exam. Due to its evolution, the Handbook had become somewhat disjointed in its treatment and presentation of SE topics and was not aligned with the latest version of International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 15288:2008, Systems and Software Engineering. As a result, numerous inconsistencies were identified that could confuse practitioners and directly impact the probability of success in passing the CSEP exam. Further, INCOSE leadership had previously submitted v3.1 of the Handbook to ISO/IEC for consideration as a Technical Report, but was told that the Handbook would have to be updated to conform with the terminology and structure of new ISO/IEC15288:2008, Systems and software engineering, prior to being considered. The revised INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook v3.2 aligns with the structure and principles of ISO/IEC 15288:2008 and presents the generic SE life-cycle process steps in their entirety, without duplication or redundancy, in a single location within the text. As such, themore » revised Handbook v3.2 serves as a comprehensive instructional and reference manual for effectively understanding SE processes and conducting SE and better serves certification candidates preparing for the CSEP exam.« less

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
OTHER
OSTI Identifier:
986961
Report Number(s):
INL/CON-09-17286
TRN: US201018%%179
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC07-05ID14517
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: INCOSE 2010, Twentieth Annual International Symposium of the International Council on Systems Engine,Chicago, IL,07/12/2010,07/15/2010
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS; ENGINES; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; LIFE CYCLE; MANUALS; PROBABILITY; REDUNDANCY; STANDARDIZATION; Handbook; INCOSE; Systems Engineering

Citation Formats

Hamelin, R Douglas, Walden, David D, and Krueger, Michael E. INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook v3.2: Improving the Process for SE Practitioners. United States: N. p., 2010. Web.
Hamelin, R Douglas, Walden, David D, & Krueger, Michael E. INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook v3.2: Improving the Process for SE Practitioners. United States.
Hamelin, R Douglas, Walden, David D, and Krueger, Michael E. 2010. "INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook v3.2: Improving the Process for SE Practitioners". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/986961.
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title = {INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook v3.2: Improving the Process for SE Practitioners},
author = {Hamelin, R Douglas and Walden, David D and Krueger, Michael E},
abstractNote = {The INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook is the official INCOSE reference document for understanding systems engineering (SE) methods and conducting SE activities. Over the years, the Handbook has evolved to accommodate advances in the SE discipline and now serves as the basis for the Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) exam. Due to its evolution, the Handbook had become somewhat disjointed in its treatment and presentation of SE topics and was not aligned with the latest version of International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 15288:2008, Systems and Software Engineering. As a result, numerous inconsistencies were identified that could confuse practitioners and directly impact the probability of success in passing the CSEP exam. Further, INCOSE leadership had previously submitted v3.1 of the Handbook to ISO/IEC for consideration as a Technical Report, but was told that the Handbook would have to be updated to conform with the terminology and structure of new ISO/IEC15288:2008, Systems and software engineering, prior to being considered. The revised INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook v3.2 aligns with the structure and principles of ISO/IEC 15288:2008 and presents the generic SE life-cycle process steps in their entirety, without duplication or redundancy, in a single location within the text. As such, the revised Handbook v3.2 serves as a comprehensive instructional and reference manual for effectively understanding SE processes and conducting SE and better serves certification candidates preparing for the CSEP exam.},
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year = {Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2010},
month = {Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2010}
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