Category: Systems Engineering

The Significance of Strengthening Your Project Performance Through Systems Engineering

The Significance of Strengthening Your Project Performance Through Systems Engineering

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Commercial industries and government sectors would benefit from using systems engineering.

Systems engineering (SE) is imperative in an evolving world with complex timelines. SE allows organizations to develop, use, support, and release the right service or product within budget and time constraints. Commercial industries and government sectors would benefit from using systems engineering. Let’s review the importance of strengthening your project performance with this systematic approach. Continue reading “The Significance of Strengthening Your Project Performance Through Systems Engineering”

What is System Deployment, and How Is It Critical in Systems Engineering?

What is System Deployment, and How Is It Critical in Systems Engineering?

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A successful deployment is crucial because it represents the transition from development to actual use.

System deployment in systems engineering is the process of delivering, installing, and activating a completely developed system or product into its intended operational environment. Deployment is crucial in bringing a system from a conceptual or developmental phase into practical use. Let’s learn why below. Continue reading “What is System Deployment, and How Is It Critical in Systems Engineering?”

Numerous Benefits of a Concept of Operations for Your Organization

Numerous Benefits of a Concept of Operations for Your Organization

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Let’s explore the benefits of a concept of operations for your organization below.

A well-developed concept of operations (CONOPS) benefits your organization, especially regarding engineering and system development. It usually develops early in the project lifecycle and guides the system’s development, ensuring all stakeholders can understand the system’s intended use and requirements. Let’s explore the benefits of a concept of operations for your organization below. Continue reading “Numerous Benefits of a Concept of Operations for Your Organization”

SSA, Inc.: What is System Design and Software Design?

SSA, Inc.: What is System Design and Software Design?

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Software design translates user needs and functional specifications to guide development.

In engineering, System and software design refers to defining the architecture, interfaces, components, and other characteristics of a system or software application. These are two critical concepts in creating robust technological solutions. Let’s learn more below. Continue reading “SSA, Inc.: What is System Design and Software Design?”

An Overview of Integration and Testing in Engineering

An Overview of Integration and Testing in Engineering

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Systems Strategies & Analysis (SSA, Inc.) provides integration and testing services to our customers with complete systems engineering lifecycle support using MBSE.

Does your company need assistance identifying and resolving issues that may be obscure when testing components in isolation? Systems Strategies & Analysis (SSA, Inc.) provides integration and testing services to our customers with complete systems engineering lifecycle support using MBSE. For more information or questions, please call SSA today at 240-813-4427. We work with the leaders in technology, providing 100% safety. Continue reading “An Overview of Integration and Testing in Engineering”

What to Know About Verification and Validation in Engineering

What to Know About Verification and Validation in Engineering

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Systems Strategies & Analysis (SSA, Inc.) offers our customers full systems engineering lifecycle support using MBSE to include verification and validation.

The engineering design cycle moves via multiple stages from initial design to final production. During those stages, parts must be inspected to ensure they do their purpose. When a part is verified, when is it validated? Keep reading to refresh yourself on the difference between verification and validation. Continue reading “What to Know About Verification and Validation in Engineering”

The Relevance of Trade Studies in Your Design Process

The Relevance of Trade Studies in Your Design Process

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Trade studies mostly go hand in hand with high-level architecture design.

How can a company make informed and rational decisions to balance the system’s objectives and constraints? Trade studies are a tool for choosing the best option out of many options for a problem (computing, storage, etc.). They also examine potential choices against a set of requirements or objective criteria to lay out each solution’s benefits and limitations clearly. Continue reading “The Relevance of Trade Studies in Your Design Process”

How Does MBSE Contribute to Risk Management?

How Does MBSE Contribute to Risk Management?

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What is risk management?

What is risk management? Risk management aims to reduce the possibility and impact of potential adverse events or failures that can happen during the lifecycle of an engineering endeavor. In addition, Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) contributes to risk management by identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks. Read on to learn more information regarding this topic. Continue reading “How Does MBSE Contribute to Risk Management?”