Emes, MR;
Smith, A;
Cowper, DD;
(2005)
Confronting an identity crisis - how to "brand" systems engineering.
Systems Engineering
, 8
(2)
164 - 186.
10.1002/sys.20028.
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Abstract
Systems Engineering is not a new discipline; the term has been in use since World War II. Yet, while there has been no shortage of definitions of the term over the years (not all of which are consistent), there is little consensus on the scope of Systems Engineering. This is particularly true in relation to other overlapping disciplines such as System Dynamics, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Project Management, Soft Systems Methodology, Specialist Engineering, and Control Theory, which share many of the origins and techniques of Systems Engineering. This paper presents a landscape of disciplines and suggests that INCOSE should “brand” Systems Engineering strategically, defining explicitly its position within this landscape including its points of parity (overlaps) and points of difference with other disciplines. Actively branding Systems Engineering will broaden its appeal and attract more interest from stakeholders outside the current Systems Engineering community. INCOSE’s “market share” relative to its biggest systems competitor—Project Management—is falling, so even though INCOSE membership is rising, more needs to be done to promote the profession.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Confronting an identity crisis - how to "brand" systems engineering |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1002/sys.20028 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sys.20028 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Emes, MR; Smith, A; Cowper, DD; (2005) Confronting an identity crisis - how to "brand" systems engineering. Systems Engineering, 8 (2) 164 - 186, which has been published in final form at http://dx/doi.org/10.1002/sys.20028. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-820227.html#terms). |
| Keywords: | scope of systems engineering, branding systems engineering, selling systems engineering, landscape of systems disciplines, history of systems disciplines |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Space and Climate Physics |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1322669 |
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