August 10: Dinner Meeting
Jul 12th
Join us for a presentation by Stanislaw (Staś) Tarchalski at the August 10th Dinner Meeting @ Brio Tuscan Grille on Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC).
The event will start promptly at 6 p.m.
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Abstract:
The SERC, a US Department of Defense and intelligence community University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) in systems engineering research, was competitively awarded, in September 2008, to a team of 18 collaborating institutions led by Stevens Institute of Technology. Through its more than 150 collaborating world class thought leaders, SERC embodies the potential to radically improve the application of systems engineering to the successful development, integration, testing and sustainability of complex defense and intelligence systems, services and enterprises.
SERC is addressing the most difficult systems engineering issues of the 21st century, and frankly is
focused on making systems engineering relevant in the face of the following challenges:
1. Complexity: adaptive & emergent, technology growth
2. Criticality: essential to day to day life
3. Security: increasingly valuable & vulnerable
4. Time Compression: we’re all on internet time
5. Legacy: unplanned, ill-suited & growing
6. Workforce: great diversity, youth are perhaps best equipped for change & virtualization
This session presented to the Washington Metro INCOSE Chapter will provide a brief background on
the SERC, and will delve into a couple of current research topics, including a framework for transforming systems engineering into a 21st century leading profession.
Bio:
Staś Tarchaski is a Professor at the Stevens Institute of Technology, and Director of Strategy and Outreach for the Stevens led Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC), a University Affiliated Research Center sanctioned by the Department of Defense to conduct research in leading edge Systems Engineering. Mr. Tarchalski teaches at the graduate level at Stevens Institute and Johns Hopkins University, and conducts research on behalf of various government agencies in areas such as Systems Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, Complex Systems Development and Management, and Enterprise Governance. Prior to joining Stevens he worked at IBM for over 30 years (retired in 2009) where most recently he was the Director of Systems Engineering in IBM’s Public Sector Global Business Services. In this role he led an organization of Chief Engineers, Architects, and Systems Integration and Test professionals across a more than $3B (annual) portfolio of projects. He has more than 30 years of progressive responsibility and experience in leadership, development and management of complex, mission-criticalprograms, strategic planning, financial accountability, change management, systems engineering and architecture, subcontractor management, and strategic consulting. Mr. Tarchalski has served Government and Industry, including clients in Federal, State, Automotive, Electronics, Aerospace & Defense, Energy, and Communications sectors across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Mr. Tarchalski received a BS (summa cum laude) in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University, an MS in Technical Management from Johns Hopkins University, and has Executive Education certificates from Harvard and Stanford Universities in business leadership and innovation. He lives in Annapolis, Maryland with his wife Helen, a classical pianist who is a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory. Together they enjoy sailing, scuba diving, world travel and of course classical music. Mr. Tarchalski is also an avid cyclist, runner, swimmer and skier.
Menu:
Insalata & Zuppa (choice of)
Chopped Salad
Caesar Salad
Entrees (choice of)
Lasagna Bolognese
Grilled Chicken “Under the Brick”
Pasta alla Brio
Tuscan Grilled Pork Chops
Penne Mediterranean
Location:
Brio Tuscan Grille
Tysons Corner Mall
7854L Tysons Corner Center
McLean, VA 22102
703.288.8882
Presentation from May 11 Dinner Meeting
May 11th
Implementing the Net-Ready Key Performance Parameter by Dr. Lesley Painchaud.
Presentation from Apr. 13 Dinner Meeting
Apr 13th
Why Great Architectures Fail and Adequate Architectures Succeed? by Dr. Paul Montgomery.
May 11 Dinner Meeting: Implementing the Net-Ready Key Performance Parameter
Apr 6th
Defense programs that need to connect to the network are required to meet net-readiness requirements, to
include Net-Ready Key Performance Parameter (NR-KPP) compliance. Programs have generally had difficulty
in developing derived requirements from the NR-KPP Compliance Statement.
The Navy’s Net-Ready Key Performance Parameter (NR-KPP) Implementation Guidebook, developed by the
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (ASN) [Research, Development, and Acquisition (RDA)] Chief
Systems Engineer (CHSENG), clarifies the definitions of net-readiness and the NR-KPP. It also describes a
refined NR-KPP Compliance Statement that programs can use as a template for their derived NR-KPP
requirements. This Guidebook provides Program Managers, Systems Engineers, and Test Engineers with a
methodology for decomposing the NR-KPP Compliance Statement into measurable and testable derived
requirements that they can address using their normal Systems Engineering Process. The Four-Step Process
includes the following activities:
* A Mission Analysis (MA) to determine derived NR-KPP Operational Requirements in terms of missions,
mission activities, and associated Mission Effectiveness and Operational Performance Measures.
* An Information Analysis (InA) to determine the derived Operational Information Requirements in terms
of required networks, mission thread, Information Elements, and associated Operational Performance
Measures.
* Systems Engineering (SE) to decompose the derived requirements defined in the MA and InA into
System Performance Requirements for use during System Design and Realization.
* Documentation of the Four-Step Process according to engineering best practices and Compliance
Measures in the NR-KPP Compliance Statement.
Agenda
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Dinner and Business Meeting
7:00 – 7:10 p.m. Introduction
7:10 – 7:55 p.m. Presentation by Lesley Painchaud
7:55 – 8:00 p.m. Closing
Location:
Brio Tuscan Grille
Tysons Corner Mall
7854L Tysons Corner Center
McLean, VA 22102
703.288.8882
Author Biography:
Lesley Painchaud is a retired US Navy commander, now working as a scientist at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Virginia. She is the current president of the Central Virginia Chapter of INCOSE. Ms. Painchaud is serving on a rotational assignment with the office of ASN RDA CHSENG in order to assist with implementation of the Navy’s NR-KPP Implementation Guidebook by working with Navy and Marine Corps programs that are engaged in meeting the NR-KPP compliance requirements. Ms. Painchaud has a BA degree in Economics from the University of South Florida, an MA degree in Economics from the University of Oklahoma, an MS degree in Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School, and an MS degree in Engineering Systems, also from the Naval Postgraduate School.
Cost:
Cost for dinner is $20 for members and $25 non-members. Reservations are strongly encouraged.
April 13 Dinner Meeting: Why Great Architectures Fail and Adequate Architectures Succeed?
Mar 3rd
Why Great Architectures Fail and Adequate Architectures Succeed?
Presentation by Dr. Paul Montgomery
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Agenda
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Dinner and Business Meeting
7:00 – 7:10 p.m. Introduction
7:10 – 7:25 p.m. Tutorial Preview by Dr. Steven Dam
7:25 – 7:55 p.m. Presentation by Dr. Paul Montgomery
7:55 – 8:00 p.m. Closing
Location:
Brio Tuscan Grille
Tysons Corner Mall
7854L Tysons Corner Center
McLean, VA 22102
703.288.8882
Abstract:
When system “enterprise” architects embark on the design of an improved architecture design, their charter is generally clear, “Develop a significant improvement in the architecture status quo in order to improve characteristics of the enterprise”. The path to the new value-added architecture design, however, is not so clear. The Systems Engineering (SE) architecture design process is, in fact, fraught with entanglements that often go beyond classic architecture design and, left unattended, will spell the demise of even the most elegant design. This topic discusses those entanglements, companion enablers, and frustrating disablers that must be considered during architecture development as evidenced by this architect’s journey with four successful architectural epochs in the NRO ground processing enterprise from 1996 to 2007. This talk expands the classic SE architecture development technical discussion with “realities”, pitfalls, and challenges of the SE architect.
Author Biography:
Dr. Paul Montgomery served as US Navy Cryptologist from 1970-1990 and subsequently entered industry developing surveillance signal processing systems for the national and tactical communities. After developing systems for Raytheon, he joined Northrop Grumman (TASC) in 1996 to support the NRO ground processing engineering activities. He was the lead contractor architect for four ground processing architecture developments in the NRO organization responsible for the development, operations, and sustainment of the ground, signal processing element of the NRO enterprise. He is currently an Associate Professor of Systems Engineering at the US Naval Postgraduate School. He education background includes BSEE (Auburn U), MSEE (Naval Postgraduate School), and D.Sc. (Systems Engineering – George Washington U). He is on the Board of Directors of the INCOSE WMA Chapter as Secretary.
Cost:
Cost for dinner is $20 for members and $25 non-members. Reservations are strongly encouraged.
