John A. Thomas President-Elect INCOSE (2012) Senior Vice President & Chief System Engineer Booz Allen Hamilton Delaware Valley Chapter @ UPenn Presentation 8 November 2011 Technical Leadership is not Optional for System Engineers A Call for Leadership
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John A. ThomasPresident-Elect INCOSE (2012)
Senior Vice President & Chief System Engineer Booz Allen Hamilton
Delaware Valley Chapter @ UPenn Presentation8 November 2011
Technical Leadership is not Optional for System Engineers
A Call for Leadership
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(System) Engineers with Moxie **
** U.S. DoD C4ISR Journal, January 1 2010 “Commentary by John A. Thomas”
W A N T E D
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The Systems Engineer Ensures the“Whole” is greater than the “Sum of Its Parts” **
Through Performing Requirements, Design and Integration Activities
The Whole DeltaParts j
j = 1
n
(System)
The System
(Links)
Link # 1 Link # 3 Link # 2
Link # 7
Link # 5Link # 4
Link # 6
(Components )j
Component # 1
Component # 2
Component # 3
** -- Adapted from Allen Fairbairn remarks, Chief Systems Engineer of the Chunnel Project)
Another view of a “Whole and its Parts”
Built From its Parts
Engine Chassis Body
The Whole
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There are Different Ways to Look at Costs
What’s the Risk Value of “Delta” during Development ?
Engine
Chassis
Body
The Whole
The Whole DeltaParts j
j = 1
n
Development Commitment
$ 500M
Dev Cost = $ 200M
Dev Cost = $ 90M
Dev Cost = $ 110M
Interface Development3% = $15M
12% = $60M
Total Dev Cost = $ 400M (80% of Program)
What’s the Risk Value of the “Delta” during Production ?
Engine
Chassis
Body
The Whole
The Whole DeltaParts j
j = 1
n
Unit Cost = $ 42,500Unit Retail = $ 50,000
Cost = $ 15,500
Cost = $ 9,000
Cost = $ 12,000
Labor3% = $ 1,275
12% = $ 5,100
Total Parts Cost = $ 36,500
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The Sensitivity of Getting a Correct “Delta” Changes as a Function of when you Discover if you got it Wrong
Most of the time it gets discovered in
this time frame
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Three roles required for any system program to
succeed
Mgt Role
Build Component Role
Design & Integration
Role
Design and Integration RoleExecuted by a SE&I Team