THE CURRENT STATE OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

We must understand the current state of systems engineering to project its future state. This chapter highlights the current state of systems engineering practices and their adoption across industry. It includes the current state of systems engineering foundations, education and training, and challenges facing the systems engineering community.

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

ROLES AND COMPETENCIES

PRACTICES

INDUSTRY ADOPTION

FOUNDATIONS

EDUCTION AND TRAINING

CHALLENGES

CHAPTER 2 SUMMARY