INCOSE will soon release version 4 of the Systems Engineering Handbook. They have announced the last day to take the CSEP/ASEP exam based on v3.2.2 will be June 30th 2015. This slideshare previews the announced changes to the Handbook.

1. INCOSE
Systems Engineering Handbook v4.0
&
The CSEP/ASEP Exam
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2. Version 4 of the SEH is scheduled
to be released “this spring”

3. 30 June 2015
This is the last day to take the
CSEP/ASEP exam based on v3.2.2 of
the Handbook

4. The exam is not going to get
easier!

5. Let’s look at a summary of the
changes from v3.2.2 to v4.0

6. 5 editors
Over 55 authors
Over 25 reviewers

7. Conway’s Law
Any organization that designs a system (defined
broadly) will produce a design whose structure is a
copy of the organization's communication
structure.
—M. Conway

8. Do you think the Handbook got
smaller?

9. Drivers for Change
• Align with the updated ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2014 edition
• Refresh technical content with latest updates from INCOSE
Working Groups
• New content consistent with SE “state of practice”
• Consistent with SEBoK version 1.3 (www.sebokwiki.org)

10. Formatting Changes
• Maintain the “spirit” of the handbook
• Make the version “different” than v3 (know that it is a new version)
– Making the hard copy of the handbook 8” x 10” (previously 6”x9”)
– Going from a single column to double columns
– New cover art and content
• Provide new ebook formats (available for Kindle, Nook, etc)
• External publishing via Wiley (vs. self-published by INCOSE)

11. Changes applied to all chapters
– Context diagrams have been streamlined by eliminating
the redundant controls and enablers on each diagram
– All context diagrams were updated based on an updated
CORE model

12. Chapter 2: SE Overview
• Added sections on:
– Enabling systems
– System Science and System Thinking
– SE (Systems Engineering) Leadership
– SE Professional Development

13. Chapter 3: Generic Life Cycle Stages
– Added new section: Iteration and Recursion
– Two new case studies
• Cyber security considerations
• Design for maintainability

14. Chapter 4: Technical Processes
• Renamed/Split/Added sections to match 15288
– 4.1 Business or Mission Analysis Process (New) – focuses on defining the business or
mission problem or opportunity, characterize the solution space, and determine
potential solution class(es).
– 4.2 Stakeholder Needs and Requirements Definition Process (Renamed and revised) -
revision focuses on clarification of the activities and tasks.
– 4.3 Systems Requirements Definition Process (Renamed and revised) – revision focuses
on clarifying the transformation of user-focused (stakeholder) needs and requirements
to solution-focused requirements. Also, aligns with ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148 (Requirements
Engineering), SEBoK, and the INCOSE Requirements Guide.
– 4.4 Architecture Definition Process (Split from Architectural Design) – Deals with
fundamental principles, concepts, properties, and characteristics and their incorporation
into the system of interest. Focuses on generating system architecture alternatives, to
select one or more alternative(s) that frame stakeholder concerns and meet system
requirements, and to express this in a set of consistent views.
– 4.5 Design Definition Process (Split from Architectural Design) – Focuses on providing
sufficient detailed data and information about the system and its elements to enable the
implementation consistent with the requirements and the architectural entities.
– 4.6 System Analysis Process (New) – Provides a general approach to identify, plan, and
perform analysis to provide results as input to Systems Engineering activities and
decisions.

15. More changes to Chapter 4: Technical Processes
• Significant changes to the following processes
– 4.8 Integration Process – broader focus to ensure appropriate connection
between Integration and Architecture regarding the Interface definition.
Integration is more than just assembly of system elements.
– 4.9 Verification Process - Added reference to and concepts from SEBoK and
IEEE Std 1012, as well as agree with changes to 15288.
– 4.11 Validation Process - Added reference to and concepts from SEBoK and
IEEE Std 1012, as well as agree with changes to 15288.
– 4.12 Operation Process – Added information from SMEs and aligned with
15288 and SEBoK.
– 4.13 Maintenance Process – Significant rewrite to account for current
guidance and lessons learned in maintenance. Added information on Logistics
Support. Aligned with 15288 and SEBoK.

16. Chapter 5: Technical Management Processes
• Chapter renamed to match 15288
• Added section to match 15288
– 5.8 Quality Assurance Process
• Changed scope of section to match 15288
– 5.4 Risk Management Process – add the concept of Opportunity Management –
aligned with leading resources.
• Significant rewrite of:
– 5.3 Decision Management Process

17. Chapter 7: Organizational Project-Enabling Processes
• Added section to match 15288
– 7.6 Knowledge Management Process (New) – Focuses on creating the capability
and assets that enable the organization to exploit opportunities to re-apply existing
knowledge, including the knowledge of its people and reusable assets.
• Changed scope of section to match 15288
– 7.3 Portfolio Management Process - Added concept of product line management
and ties to Architecture Definition.

18. Chapter 8: Tailoring Process
• Added five new sections including domain tailoring and SE
applications
– 8.2 Tailoring for Specific Product Sector or Domain Application
– 8.3 Application of Systems Engineering for Product Line Management
– 8.4 Application of Systems Engineering for Services
– 8.5 Application of Systems Engineering for Enterprises
– 8.6 Application of Systems Engineering for Very Small and Micro
Enterprises (VSME)

19. Chapter 9: Cross-Cutting Systems Engineering
• Renamed to include all cross-cutting activities (not just technical)
• Moved several sections into chapter 9
• Expanded modeling and simulation & MBSE
• Added additional section
– 9.6 Interface Management

20. Added Chapter 10 – Specialty Engineering Activities
• Significant organization and content changes
• Combined Affordability, Cost Effectiveness, Life Cycle Cost Analysis
sections
• Expanded Reliability, Availability, Maintainability section
• Added some new “ilities” sections
– Resilience Engineering
– System Security Engineering

21. Appendices
• Version 3.2.2 had 189 references at end of
each chapter
• Version 4 has 385 references in one appendix
• Moved all context diagram input & output
descriptions to a new appendix to remove
redundancy and reduce page count

22. Did you keep track of all the items highlighted
in red?

23. There is a lot of new material.

25. If you begin preparing now, you can take the
exam before June 30th.

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