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Dedication About The Authors Acknowledgements Foreword Preface Chapter 1: Paradoxical Mindset What is Systems Engineering? Being A Systems Engineer Book Structure Career Development “Ecosystem” for Systems Engineers A Short Summary of The Helix Project Vignettes Notes and References Chapter 2: Six Uncommon Values The Parable of the Three Stonecutters What Is Greatness, Anyhow? Value 1: Keep and Maintain The System Vision Value 2: Translate Technical Jargon into Business or Operational Terms and Vice Versa Value 3: Enable Diverse Teams to Successfully Develop Systems Value 4: Manage Emergence in Both The Project and The System Value 5: Enable Good Technical Decisions at The System Level Value 6: Support The Business Case for The System How Others View Systems Engineers Notes and References Chapter 3: Fifteen Roles Systems Engineers Play Roles Focused on the Systems Being Developed Roles Focused on Systems Engineering Process and Organization Roles Focused on Teams That Build Systems Relationship Between Roles and Values Art Pyster at Digital Sound Corporation Systems Engineers Often Perform Management Roles Seniority The Seniority Framework Three Systems Engineers with Increasing Seniority Junior Systems Engineer Mid–Level Systems Engineer Senior–Level Systems Engineer Notes and References Chapter 4: A Systems Engineer’s Proficiencies Engineering Proficiencies Cluster Area 1: Math/science/general engineering Area 2: System’s domain & operational context Systems Proficiencies Cluster Area 3: Systems Engineering Discipline Area 4: Systems Mindset Professional Proficiencies Cluster Area 5: Interpersonal Skills Area 6: Technical Leadership Example Positions Systems Engineers are Π–Shaped The Whole Package Notes and References Chapter 5: Hidden in Plain Sight Case 1: Japanese Bullet Train: Fast, Frequent, Safe and Punctual Case 2: Boeing 777: Maintaining the Vision from Start to End Case 3: HealthCare.gov: Disastrous Start, Incredible Recovery Notes and References Chapter 6: Proficiency Profiles Assessing Proficiency The Self–Assessment Rubric MITRE’s Early Use of Atlas and Personal Proficiency Profiles Exemplar and Recommended Proficiency Profiles Aggregate Proficiency Profiles Notes and References Chapter 7: The Three Forces of Professional Growth Force 1: Experiences Force 2: Mentoring Force 3: Education & Training Force Multipliers Personal Characteristics as Force Multipliers Self–Assessing Personal Characteristics Organizational Characteristics as Force Multipliers Notes and References Chapter 8: The Careers of Highly Successful Systems Engineers Nicole Hutchison Grows into a Systems Engineer Two Datasets about Senior Systems Engineers Four Questions The Education of Systems Engineers The Education of Interviewed Chief Systems Engineers The Education of INCOSE Systems Engineering Professionals Overall Conclusions About The Education of Systems Engineers The Experiences of Chief Systems Engineers Lifecycle Phases in Which Chief Systems Engineers Have Worked Roles That Chief Systems Engineers Perform Experiences of Expert Systems Engineering Professionals Overall Conclusions About The Experiences of Very Senior Systems Engineers Cathy’s Career Revisited Career maps for Pyster and Hutchison Notes and References Chapter 9: Secondarily a Systems Engineer Classic Engineers A Senior Electrical Engineer Who Is Secondarily A Systems Engineer Systems Education for All Engineers Proficiencies of 21st Century Classic engineers Program and Project Managers A Project Manager Who Is Secondarily A Systems Engineer Notes and References Chapter 10: Thrive Looking Ahead How A Junior or Mid–Level Systems Engineer Can Thrive How A Classic engineer, Who Is Secondarily A Systems Engineer, Can Thrive How A Manager of Systems Engineers Can Thrive How An Executive Can Thrive Closing Thoughts Notes and References Appendix A. Biographical Sketches of Quoted Systems Engineers Glossary and Acronyms Index