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The Four Events That You Should Not Miss At ReConf 2016
ReConf 2016, arguably the most important conference on requirements in Germany, will take place next week in Munich. If you are concerned with ReqIF or requirements engineering, read on to learn about...
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Why Paper Still Matters in the World of Models
Modeling has been a hot topic for many years, with UML being one of the most popular ones. Models have many advantages: They provide structure, remove redundancies, and allow fancy things to be done...
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Will UML Modeling with Papyrus be a success in 2016 and beyond?
Papyrus is an open source modeling tool that is part of the Eclipse Ecosystem. Those working with Eclipse or those looking for a platform solution may want to have a close look at it. Papyrus is an...
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4 Talks at ReConf 2018 we’d like to see (and 2 by Michael Jastram)
ReConf 2018 is coming up, taking place on March 6 and 7 2018 in Munich. ReConf is one of the biggest conferences on Requirements Engineering in Europe. Dr. Michael Jastram will be present with two...
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There must be a better way: Invitation to a virtual panel discussion on...
On April 26th, Michael Jastram will participate in a panel discussion with Colin Hood and Christer Fröling. The webinar is entitled Disrupting Requirements: Finding a Better Way (Free Registration...
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The 3 Technology Trends that Matter in Product Development
The Gartner hype cycle is a model for representing the maturity, adoption and social application of technology. It consists of five phases, starting with a Technology Trigger and ending with the...
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What does the Internet of Things (IoT) Mean for Requirements Engineering?
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a hot buzzword right now. It simply states that we take physical devices and connect them to the Internet. As with many buzz words, this is not really new: This has been...
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Why it is a great time to be a Systems Engineer (and how to become one)
Until not too long ago, only few companies employed Systems Engineers. In fact, until recently, there was not even a clear career path to become one. Things are changing on both fronts: The demand for...
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The Vision of the Connected Car: C-V2X in Denver
Connecting cars promises many benefits, from saving time (rerouting around traffic jams and towards parking spaces), money (driving in platoon) and providing safety (warning of road hazards ahead of...
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3 Ways for Writing Black Box Specifications
There are many techniques that help dealing with today’s increasing product complexity. In the following, we describe the black box paradigm, and 3 ways for applying it. While you hopefully have an...
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The Power of a One-Pager (And How You Can Put It to Use)
Putting information on a single page can be incredible useful if done right. While the trend is towards modeling, we argued before that documents still have their place. A one-pager is compelling, as...
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The 4 Elements of IoT development
More and more products are connected, and are therefore part of the Internet of Things (IoT). But IoT development is fundamentally different from the development of more traditional products. This is a...
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IoT Security: A Tsunami is coming
The numbers speak for themselves: There will be 1 trillion connected devices by 2035, but less than 4% of new devices include embedded security. Keep in mind that years, or decades will pass, until...
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How Changan is transforming their product development with MBSE
This week, I was attending ASEC 2018 in the UK on behalf of Jama Software. This is the main conference of the UK Chapter of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE). Andy Howells was...
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ReqIF in 2018: Silently Growing
ReqIF, the Requirements Interchange Format, is arguably the accepted format for exchanging requirements. Every serious requirements tool supports it, and ReqIF.academy has over 3000 members,...
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Dealing with Change in Systems Engineering
Dealing with change is getting increasingly difficult, as change in general accelerates. Therefore, we need new paradigms for dealing with change. This article outlines the idea of building a library...
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6 Trends in Embedded Systems Development That Will Affect Systems Engineering
There is no question that a transformation is taking place in product development: New technologies are making new products possible, and are changing the way how we think about existing products, like...
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