INCOSE WMA http://www.incosewma.org INCOSE Washington Metro Area Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:45:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Newsletter: February 2012 http://www.incosewma.org/2012/02/02/newsletter-february-2012/ http://www.incosewma.org/2012/02/02/newsletter-february-2012/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:40:00 +0000 Michael Dupuy http://www.incosewma.org/?p=547 Click here to view and download the INCOSE-WMA Newsletter for February 2012.

INCOSE-WMA Members,

We are happy to announce the first INCOSE-WMA Newsletter for the year of 2012. In this edition, you will find some highlights of upcoming events, a message from our new Chapter President, and a recap of some of the events that INCOSE-WMA held last month.

Here are just a few excerpts that are important for you to know:
-Save $200 on the SEDC Conference Registration if you register before February 7
-There is a Chapter Dinner Meeting on February 16, which includes a panel discussion about dealing with large data sets
-There is a Tutorial on February 25, which dives into Data Management and Integration

We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events!

Best regards,

Mike Dupuy
Communications Chair

]]> http://www.incosewma.org/2012/02/02/newsletter-february-2012/feed/ 0 Tutorial: “A Common Sense Framework for Effective Data Management and Integration” http://www.incosewma.org/2012/01/31/tutorial-a-common-sense-framework-for-effective-data-management-and-integration/ http://www.incosewma.org/2012/01/31/tutorial-a-common-sense-framework-for-effective-data-management-and-integration/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:19:23 +0000 Michael Dupuy http://www.incosewma.org/?p=541 Date: February 25, 2012
Location: MITRE McLean, Room 1H300
7525 Colshire Dr.
McLean, VA 22102
Time: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Cost: $50.00

Topic: “A Common Sense Framework for Effective Data Management and Integration”
Presenter: Doug Whall

Description: This lively, informative, and interactive tutorial on effective data management and integration methods, tools, and technology will enable participants to guide their organization’s efforts to improve their data governance, data architecture, data quality, data discovery, data modeling, data standards, master data management, and use of rapidly evolving technologies such as web services, SOA, XML, and cloud computing. All of these concepts will be presented as part of an integrated framework modeled after the Data Management Association’s DMBOK (Data
Management Body of Knowledge).

This tutorial will address the following topics:
-The Data Management and Integration Challenges of Large Organizations
-Applying a Data Management Framework
-Lessons Learned in Data Architecture and Governance
-Technology Impacts on Data – Web Services, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Tools
-Challenges of Data Discovery and Data Access and Data Protection
-How Data Modeling and Data Standards Have Affected Data Integration and Management
-Strategies for Managing the Impacts of Social Media, End-User Control, and the Increased Rate of Change
-Improving Master Data Management (MDM) and Data Quality

About the Presenter: Doug Whall has over 30 years of experience while focusing on the development and use of large data repositories and advanced software systems. He has been supporting the US intelligence community’s efforts to integrate its data in order to make data, systems, and
expertise more discoverable, accessible, trusted, and managed. His primary roles have been as a senior information technology architect and manager with a heavy emphasis in enterprise level data, software, and systems engineering methods, tools, environments and projects.
Doug consults and trains large software development projects on at over 200 projects at organizations such as AT&T, Motorola, E-Systems, etc. to help them successfully introduce CASE tools and software engineering methods (e.g. requirements management, joint application design (JAD), structured analysis and design for real time systems, object oriented analysis and design). He has helped
organizations identify appropriate systems engineering methods and tools tailored to each project based on a framework for evaluating the factors that affect the success or failure of new methods and tools.

]]> http://www.incosewma.org/2012/01/31/tutorial-a-common-sense-framework-for-effective-data-management-and-integration/feed/ 0 Dinner Meeting: “Too Much Data: How to Find What You Value” http://www.incosewma.org/2012/01/30/dinner-meeting-too-much-data-how-to-find-what-you-value/ http://www.incosewma.org/2012/01/30/dinner-meeting-too-much-data-how-to-find-what-you-value/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:06:38 +0000 Michael Dupuy http://www.incosewma.org/?p=535 Date: February 16, 2012
Location: Amphora Restaurant
1151 Elden St.
Herndon, VA
Start Time: 6:00 PM
Cost: $20.00

Topic: “Too Much Data: How to Find What You Value”
Panelists: Don Joder, Doug Whall, Peggy Hwu

Description: Our Dinner Meeting on February 16, 2012, will include a lively and entertaining moderated panel discussion of issues arising from the Systems Engineering community’s efforts to effectively work with increasingly large and complex data collections. Our three featured panelists, Don Joder, Doug Whall, and Peggy Hwu, are senior systems engineers with lots of battle scars from tackling architecture, design, integration, sharing, quality, security, and other data management challenges in a variety of organizational and technical contexts. Topics to be discussed include data architecture, data modeling, semantic computing, “Big Data”, data security, data’s role in Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), and the data management implications of cloud computing. Active audience participation (questions, comments, and sharing of lessons-learned) will be encouraged.

Menu:
First Course: Caesar Salad
Entree – Choice of: Tortellini with vodka pink sauce – or – Chicken Marsala served with roasted potatoes and vegetable – or – Tuscan tilapia with peppers, onions, and capers, served with potatoes and vegetable
Dessert: Fruit Bavarian cake

]]> http://www.incosewma.org/2012/01/30/dinner-meeting-too-much-data-how-to-find-what-you-value/feed/ 0 Register for Tutorial, “Lifecycle Modeling on the Cloud”, by January 27! http://www.incosewma.org/2012/01/24/register-for-tutorial-lifecycle-modeling-on-the-cloud-by-january-27/ http://www.incosewma.org/2012/01/24/register-for-tutorial-lifecycle-modeling-on-the-cloud-by-january-27/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:40:50 +0000 Michael Dupuy http://www.incosewma.org/?p=524
Date: January 28, 2012
Location: Amphora Restaurant
1151 Elden St.
Herndon, VA 20170
Start Time: 8:30 AM
Cost: $20.00
Presentation Title: Tutorial: Lifecycle Modeling on the Cloud – An Approach to Simplified, Rapid Development, Operations and Support
Author’s name: Steven H. Dam, Ph.D., ESEP
Description: The cloud provides an opportunity to model large systems of systems, which contain hundreds of thousands to millions of element. However, that many elements mean the design information will be very complex. In addition, most modeling and development techniques focus on a particular niche area, such as systems or software development, but systems engineering was intended to cover the entire lifecycle. Dr. Steven Dam has developed a methodology that reduces the complexity of the technique ontology and logic depictions. It also cuts through the different techniques (SysML, UML, BPMN, Electrical Engineering notation, etc.) to span the entire lifecycle and enables translation into any of these other forms. This tutorial will discuss:
• Value of cloud computing in systems engineering throughout the lifecycle
• The breadth of languages used today for modeling portions of the lifecycle;
• Describe a new Lifecycle Modeling Language that enables modeling in all domains, from
• Concept Development through Disposal, including the necessary programmatics;
• Discusses a process that uses the LML technique to model the entire lifecycle;
• Introduces a new prototype for lifecycle modeling and simulation;
• Discusses how this new approach can cut the cost and time required for development.
Menu: A light breakfast will be served during the tutorial.
]]> http://www.incosewma.org/2012/01/24/register-for-tutorial-lifecycle-modeling-on-the-cloud-by-january-27/feed/ 0 Last Chance to Register: Jan. 17 Dinner Meeting http://www.incosewma.org/2012/01/16/last-chance-to-register-jan-17-dinner-meeting/ http://www.incosewma.org/2012/01/16/last-chance-to-register-jan-17-dinner-meeting/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:17:58 +0000 Michael Dupuy http://www.incosewma.org/?p=516 INCOSE Members,

Today is the last chance to register for tomorrow’s (January 17, 2012) dinner meeting.

Date: January 17, 2012
Location: Amphora Restaurant
1151 Elden St.
Herndon, VA
Start Time: 6:00 PM
Cost: $20.00
Presentation Title: Introduction to Lifecycle Modeling on the Cloud – An Approach to Simplified, Rapid Development, Operations and Support
Author’s name: Steven H. Dam, Ph.D., ESEP

The cloud provides an opportunity to model large systems of systems, which contain hundreds of thousands to millions of element. However, that many elements mean the design information will be very complex. In addition, most modeling and development techniques focus on a particular niche area, such as systems or software development, but systems engineering was intended to cover the entire lifecycle. Dr. Steven Dam has developed a methodology that reduces the complexity of the technique ontology and logic depictions. It also cuts through the different techniques (SysML, UML, BPMN, Electrical Engineering notation, etc.) to span the entire lifecycle and enables translation into any of these other forms.  This presentation will discuss:
• Value of cloud computing in systems engineering throughout the lifecycle
• The breadth of languages used today for modeling portions of the lifecycle;
• Describe a new Lifecycle Modeling Language that enables modeling in all domains, from
• Concept Development through Disposal, including the necessary programmatics;
• Discusses a process that uses the LML technique to model the entire lifecycle;
• Introduces a new prototype for lifecycle modeling and simulation;
• Discusses how this new approach can cut the cost and time required for development.
Steven H. Dam, Ph.D., ESEP
Dr. Dam is the President and Founder of the Systems and Proposal Engineering Company (SPEC Innovations), based in Manassas, VA. He has been involved with structured analysis, software development, and system engineering for over 35 years. He participated in the development of C4ISR Architecture Framework and DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF), the Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office (DARO) Vision Architecture, the Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA), and Net- Centric Enterprise Services (NCES) architecture. He currently is applying system-engineering techniques to various DoD projects.
Dr. Dam is currently the Past President of the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA) chapter of INCOSE. Dr. Dam is the author of two systems engineering-based books: “DoD Architecture Framework: A Guide to Applying System Engineering to Develop Integrated, Executable Architectures;” and “Proposal Engineering: A Guide to Developing Winning, Cost-Effective Proposals.” He was a contributor to the DoD/NASA-sponsored textbook entitled “Applied Space Systems Engineering.” Dr. Dam has a BS degree in Physics from George Mason University and a PhD. in Physics from the University of South Carolina.
Menu

Choice of House Salad, Caesar Salad, Greek Salad with
-London Broil w/Merlot Mushroom Sauce served with Roasted Potatoes and Vegetable
-Greek Style Roasted Chicken with Roasted Potatoes and Vegetable or
-Grilled Salmon with Creamy Dill Sauce served with Scalloped Potatoes and Vegetable
and White Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Cake

]]> http://www.incosewma.org/2012/01/16/last-chance-to-register-jan-17-dinner-meeting/feed/ 0 Register for SEDC 2012 and Save $200! http://www.incosewma.org/2012/01/12/register-for-sedc-2012-and-save-200/ http://www.incosewma.org/2012/01/12/register-for-sedc-2012-and-save-200/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:43:07 +0000 Michael Dupuy http://www.incosewma.org/?p=510 INCOSE Members,

From now until January 31, 2012, save $200 on your registration for the Systems Engineering Conference held in Washington, DC: SEDC.  For this limited time, the registration is $299. To register, please visit http://www.sedccon.org/tickets/buy/2.

This two-day conference will take place on May 15-16, 2012, and will be held at The Mason Inn Conference Center at George Mason University:

4352 Mason Pond Dr.

Fairfax, VA 22030

This conference will feature keynotes from:

Honorable Frank Kendall
Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics for the United States Department of Defense.
Dr. Michael Ryschkewitsch
Chief Engineer, NASA
In addition to 40 Papers from distinguished Systems Engineers from the D.C. Metro Area.
]]> http://www.incosewma.org/2012/01/12/register-for-sedc-2012-and-save-200/feed/ 0 Dinner Meeting: Introduction to Lifecycle Modeling on the Cloud http://www.incosewma.org/2012/01/04/dinner-meeting-introduction-to-lifecycle-modeling-on-the-cloud/ http://www.incosewma.org/2012/01/04/dinner-meeting-introduction-to-lifecycle-modeling-on-the-cloud/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:10:37 +0000 Christopher Ritter http://www.incosewma.org/?p=468 Date: January 17, 2012
Location: Amphora Restaurant
1151 Elden St.
Herndon, VA
Start Time: 6:00 PM
Cost: $20.00
Presentation Title: Introduction to Lifecycle Modeling on the Cloud – An Approach to Simplified, Rapid Development, Operations and Support
Author’s name: Steven H. Dam, Ph.D., ESEP

The cloud provides an opportunity to model large systems of systems, which contain hundreds of thousands to millions of element. However, that many elements mean the design information will be very complex. In addition, most modeling and development techniques focus on a particular niche area, such as systems or software development, but systems engineering was intended to cover the entire lifecycle. Dr. Steven Dam has developed a methodology that reduces the complexity of the technique ontology and logic depictions. It also cuts through the different techniques (SysML, UML, BPMN, Electrical Engineering notation, etc.) to span the entire lifecycle and enables translation into any of these other forms.  This presentation will discuss:
• Value of cloud computing in systems engineering throughout the lifecycle
• The breadth of languages used today for modeling portions of the lifecycle;
• Describe a new Lifecycle Modeling Language that enables modeling in all domains, from
• Concept Development through Disposal, including the necessary programmatics;
• Discusses a process that uses the LML technique to model the entire lifecycle;
• Introduces a new prototype for lifecycle modeling and simulation;
• Discusses how this new approach can cut the cost and time required for development.
Steven H. Dam, Ph.D., ESEP
Dr. Dam is the President and Founder of the Systems and Proposal Engineering Company (SPEC Innovations), based in Manassas, VA. He has been involved with structured analysis, software development, and system engineering for over 35 years. He participated in the development of C4ISR Architecture Framework and DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF), the Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office (DARO) Vision Architecture, the Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA), and Net- Centric Enterprise Services (NCES) architecture. He currently is applying system-engineering techniques to various DoD projects.
Dr. Dam is currently the Past President of the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA) chapter of INCOSE. Dr. Dam is the author of two systems engineering-based books: “DoD Architecture Framework: A Guide to Applying System Engineering to Develop Integrated, Executable Architectures;” and “Proposal Engineering: A Guide to Developing Winning, Cost-Effective Proposals.” He was a contributor to the DoD/NASA-sponsored textbook entitled “Applied Space Systems Engineering.” Dr. Dam has a BS degree in Physics from George Mason University and a PhD. in Physics from the University of South Carolina.
Menu

Choice of House Salad, Caesar Salad, Greek Salad with
-London Broil w/Merlot Mushroom Sauce served with Roasted Potatoes and Vegetable
-Greek Style Roasted Chicken with Roasted Potatoes and Vegetable or
-Grilled Salmon with Creamy Dill Sauce served with Scalloped Potatoes and Vegetable
and White Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Cake


]]> http://www.incosewma.org/2012/01/04/dinner-meeting-introduction-to-lifecycle-modeling-on-the-cloud/feed/ 0 Tutorial: Lifecycle Modeling on the Cloud – An Approach to Simplified, Rapid Development, Operations and Support http://www.incosewma.org/2012/01/04/tutorial-lifecycle-modeling-on-the-cloud-%e2%80%93-an-approach-to-simplified-rapid-development-operations-and-support/ http://www.incosewma.org/2012/01/04/tutorial-lifecycle-modeling-on-the-cloud-%e2%80%93-an-approach-to-simplified-rapid-development-operations-and-support/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:04:33 +0000 Christopher Ritter http://www.incosewma.org/?p=459 Date: January 28, 2012
Location: Amphora Restaurant
1151 Elden St.
Herndon, VA 20170
Start Time: 8:30 AM
Cost: $20.00
Presentation Title: Tutorial: Lifecycle Modeling on the Cloud – An Approach to Simplified, Rapid Development, Operations and Support
Author’s name: Steven H. Dam, Ph.D., ESEP

The cloud provides an opportunity to model large systems of systems, which contain hundreds of thousands to millions of element. However, that many elements mean the design information will be very complex. In addition, most modeling and development techniques focus on a particular niche area, such as systems or software development, but systems engineering was intended to cover the entire lifecycle. Dr. Steven Dam has developed a methodology that reduces the complexity of the technique ontology and logic depictions. It also cuts through the different techniques (SysML, UML, BPMN, Electrical Engineering notation, etc.) to span the entire lifecycle and enables translation into any of these other forms. This tutorial will discuss:
• Value of cloud computing in systems engineering throughout the lifecycle
• The breadth of languages used today for modeling portions of the lifecycle;
• Describe a new Lifecycle Modeling Language that enables modeling in all domains, from
• Concept Development through Disposal, including the necessary programmatics;
• Discusses a process that uses the LML technique to model the entire lifecycle;
• Introduces a new prototype for lifecycle modeling and simulation;
• Discusses how this new approach can cut the cost and time required for development.
Steven H. Dam, Ph.D., ESEP
Dr. Dam is the President and Founder of the Systems and Proposal Engineering Company (SPEC Innovations), based in Manassas, VA. He has been involved with structured analysis, software development, and system engineering for over 35 years. He participated in the development of C4ISR Architecture Framework and DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF), the Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office (DARO) Vision Architecture, the Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA), and Net- Centric Enterprise Services (NCES) architecture. He currently is applying system-engineering techniques to various DoD projects.
Dr. Dam is currently the Past President of the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA) chapter of INCOSE. Dr. Dam is the author of two systems engineering-based books: “DoD Architecture Framework: A Guide to Applying System Engineering to Develop Integrated, Executable Architectures;” and “Proposal Engineering: A Guide to Developing Winning, Cost-Effective Proposals.” He was a contributor to the DoD/NASA-sponsored textbook entitled “Applied Space Systems Engineering.” Dr. Dam has a BS degree in Physics from George Mason University and a PhD. in Physics from the University of South Carolina.
Menu
A light breakfast will be served during the tutorial.
]]> http://www.incosewma.org/2012/01/04/tutorial-lifecycle-modeling-on-the-cloud-%e2%80%93-an-approach-to-simplified-rapid-development-operations-and-support/feed/ 0 2011 INCOSE WMA Holiday Party http://www.incosewma.org/2011/11/04/2011-incose-wma-holiday-party/ http://www.incosewma.org/2011/11/04/2011-incose-wma-holiday-party/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:57:31 +0000 Christopher Ritter http://www.incosewma.org/?p=483 Join us for the 2011 INCOSE WMA Holiday Party. Members and guests are welcome—bring a spouse, significant-other or colleague.

Register Now: http://www.incosewma.org/events/?event_id=25&regevent_action=register

]]> http://www.incosewma.org/2011/11/04/2011-incose-wma-holiday-party/feed/ 0 Dinner Meeting: Standards in Systems Engineering Ken Zemrowski, TASC http://www.incosewma.org/2011/10/17/dinner-meeting-standards-in-systems-engineering-ken-zemrowski-tasc/ http://www.incosewma.org/2011/10/17/dinner-meeting-standards-in-systems-engineering-ken-zemrowski-tasc/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:47:53 +0000 Christopher Ritter http://www.incosewma.org/?p=456 Location: Brio Tuscan Grille, Tyson’s Corner
Time: 6-8:30 p.m.
Cost: $20 for dinner
Abstract
This presentation will address two aspects of standards and systems engineering. The primary focus will be on systems engineering standards, INCOSE’s role in influencing those standards, and the status of some of those efforts. Recognizing that the solutions developed by systems engineers will usually involve standards and regulations, Ken will also discuss some of the challenges of incorporating non-SE standards in SE efforts.
Biography
Ken Zemrowski’s “day job” is Chief Engineer for TASC’s support to the FAA, concentrating on the Next Generation Air Trasportation System (NextGen). While supporting the FAA for over twenty years, Ken has been involved with standards as US Chair of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to the International Organization for Standardization technical committee for Open Systems Interconnection, which was the foundation for the Aeronautical Telecommunication Network (ATN). He also served as an editor and participant with the RTCA, a federal advisory group, and the International Civil Aviation Organization participating in development of Standards and Related Practices (SARPs). Ken served many years on the Executive Board of the International Committee for Information Technology Standards, which is the US TAG to Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC 1), Information Technology, of ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission. Ken is the INCOSE Assistant Director for Standards Initiatives, managing INCOSE’s participation in ISO/IEC JTC 1 and other standards bodies producing systems engineering standards.

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