Consultant Network Meeting October 25, 10am: Problem Solving with Systems Engineering Mgmt Process (SEMP)
| October 14, 2014 | Posted by CSauthor2 under CN, General, Region 6 |
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Problem Solving with Systems Engineering Management Process (SEMP)
Co-sponsored by Orange County Consultants Network
I too overcame my initial negative presuppositions about such a process when I had the business opportunity to co-author a text on this very subject. I have now concluded that having added such a process framework to my professional skill set has enhanced my capabilities to address customer risk toward meeting their engineering objectives.
There is a rational connection between such a process and associated engineering disciplines: Systemic root cause analysis, risk reduction / mitigation, schedule risk assessment, integration risk assessment, parametric analysis, and earned-value management are examples of disciplines and methodologies that pop into clearer focus as vital offerings to existing and potential customers – to meet their presenting needs.
In a prevailing business climate of tight schedules and increasing risk aversion – there is a critical need to support our clients with compelling state-of-art solution packages that may be tailored to their budget and programmatic constraints.
Join us for an opportunity to mutually discuss and appropriate a means of better meeting these objectives.
| Location: Building: ECS Building Room Number: 321 Cal State Fullerton University Campus Fullerton, California United States |
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| Date: 25-October-2014 Time: 10:00AM to 01:00PM (3.00 hours) All times are: America/Los_Angeles |
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| Email meeting contact… Wes Mansenten is the Chairman of Orange County Consultants Network (OCN). Please contact him for you special needs. | |
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Speaker:
Jim Todd
Topic: Problem Solving with Systems Engineering Management Process (SEMP)
How to pitch to customers your problem solving ability with the use of Systems Engineering process framework? I too overcame my initial negative presuppositions about such a process when I had the business opportunity to co-author a text on this very subject. I have now concluded that having added such a process framework to my professional skill set has enhanced my capabilities to address customer risk toward meeting their engineering objectives. There is a rational connection between such a process and associated engineering disciplines: Systemic root cause analysis, risk reduction / mitigation, schedule risk assessment, integration risk assessment, parametric analysis, and earned-value management are examples of disciplines and methodologies that pop into clearer focus as vital offerings to existing and potential customers – to meet their presenting needs. In a prevailing business climate of tight schedules and increasing risk aversion – there is a critical need to support our clients with compelling state-of-art solution packages that may be tailored to their budget and programmatic constraints. Join us for an opportunity to mutually discuss and appropriate a means of better meeting these objectives.
Biography: Mr. Todd has over 20 years of experience in the research and development of complex network architecture and technology, space based communications systems, INFOSEC design and development, networked systems requirements analyses, systems engineering (software development, airborne-radar, surface-ship radar, command & control, signal processing, electronic warfare, continuation engineering, sonar, optics, multi-media), network architecture and software development of network-centric communications, and embedded software defined systems technology, modeling & simulation, algorithm development, software design, systems integration and test operations, proposal development. Major organizational affiliations have included: ARPA, MITRE and MIT – Lincoln Laboratory.
Mr. Todd had recently co-facilitated the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification pre-study- group from the Project Management Institute pre-study-group at the California State Employment Development Department, One-Stop Center, Irvine, CA.
Mr. Todd most recently acted in a Senior Associate II capacity with the ODASD(SE) Major Program Support (MPS), C3ISR & DBS domain program portfolio. In that capacity he was directly involved with ODASD(SE) MPS activities, including MPS process owner for development planning. He contributed to the FY11 and FY12 C3ISR & DBS domain briefs, produced the domain weekly activity report, and supported the MPS resource planning for program touch-points. He contributed to the definition of MPS initiatives: integration risk, schedule risk assessment, and metrics. He also contributed to the application of parametric analysis to major programs. His roles and responsibilities included Program Critical Change Report on a major program, classified radar studies, and direct support to action officers on software intensive MAIS programs. He had action officer roles and responsibilities on six high security programs.
Member: District of Columbia Software Process Improvement Network (DC SPIN). Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA), IEEE Computer Society, ASQ, Section 509 (Washington, DC area), The American Association of Individual Investors (AAII), Better Investing, formerly NAIC.
Address: United States
Meeting Agenda:
10:00 AM Introductions & Presentation
12:00 PM Lunch & Networking