THE PATH FORWARD
The Path Forward
The strategy and planning needs to take into account not only the global context, and the current and future states that have been discussed in Chapters 1-3, but also the PESTEL factors; that is the Political, Economic, Social, Technical, Environmental, and Legal. All of these factors need to evaluate the required changes in a holistic and comprehensive manner that address both the enablers and the potential impediments to this transition. The activities in the figure below are derived from the content of the previous chapters and reflect key enablers for progress.
To be successful, the path forward must address the set of systems engineering challenges while inspiring collaboration and managing the culture change required to shift mindsets and approaches from the current state to the future state.
SE=Systems Engineering
Our situation is not comparable to anything in the past. It is impossible, therefore, to apply methods and measures which at an earlier age might have been sufficient. We must revolutionize our thinking, revolutionize our actions…
- Albert Einstein (1948) in “A Message to Intellectuals”