INCOSE UK Spring Conference 2007 Tutorials
 16^th April 2007 at the Swindon Marriott

All tutorials start at 0900, with registration and coffee starting at 0800. Refreshments will be available at 1030 and 1500, with lunch at 1230.

Tutorials

Please book early - no more than 6 of the tutorials below will be run and the decision on which will be made based upon input received by 4th April.

Tutorial Details

T1 - Systems Thinking for Systems Engineers - Allen Fairbairn, John Boardman Associates Ltd

This tutorial plugs the (w)holes in the techniques and practices of Systems Engineering with a range of concepts and practical techniques drawn from Systems Thinking. It is aimed at beginners and practitioners alike and will be a very challenging day with a real emphasis on tutoring a different way of understanding systems and how to put them together.

T4 - Introduction to The Systems Modelling language (SysML) -Matthew Hause & Francis Thom, Artisan Software Tools

This one-day tutorial for Systems Engineers introduces the Systems Modelling Language (SysML) and how it can address the needs of systems engineers. It is ideal for  anyone contemplating system modelling for the first time, transferring from a functional modelling background or seeking to understand how to apply the SysML from a management perspective.

T5 - How to Run an Efficient Requirements Review - Paul Davies, Thales; Barbara Jones ConsultantQ; Hazel Woodcock Telelogic

The aim of the tutorial is for each delegate to leave knowing that they need never (well, hardly ever) sit through an ineffective 3-day requirements review again! They will be armed with a set of techniques to ensure it for themselves. It is for all those currently involved in requirements-related activities interested in improving the efficiency of their current practices.

T6 - Systems Engineering, Engineering Systems & Complex Adaptive Systems - Dr Peter Bolton, SEIC, Loughborough

This tutorial will examine the concepts of Complexity Science through the plurality (multiple lenses) of Complex Adaptive Systems and the relationships with Systems Engineering and Engineering Systems

T7 - Value Management for Systems Engineering - Professor Philip M’Pherson

 This tutorial aims to:

• Understand what ‘Value’ means in terms of a system’s complete lifecycle.
• Realise what ‘Value Management’ means to the many stakeholders linked to the different phases of a major system.
• Outline suitable methodology that will deal with Value Management up to Delivery, and on to Performance Value during operations.

The morning will be conducted as a senior-level seminar, while the afternoon will engage on more detailed methodology

T8 - Systematic Problem Solving with TRIZ - Karen Gadd

TRIZ is a unique and amazing toolkit which helps anyone solve problems faster and better – but particularly works well for engineers. Engineers enjoy and appreciate TRIZ as it is systematic, powerful and makes good use of their experience and brain power to find relevant and good solutions to any problem – even if those solutions were previously unknown to them. This is an introductory tutorial.

T9 - Understanding the Effective Management of Aging Systems - Jonathan Rees, BMT Reliability Consultants

This tutorial looks at

• What causes failure and why?

• When is management intervention, specifically preventive maintenance, justified?

• Why is availability such a critical measure for Systems Engineers?

• How do we understand, and therefore control, long term evolutions of uncertainty?

It is aimed at Engineers, Managers, & Procurers involved in the through life contracting of complex systems.April – Tutorials

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