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Systems Engineering Processes MSSE5347: Required Readings

Major References

CMMI for Development, Version 1.3

CMMI for Services, Version 1.3

* INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook, Version 1.4

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Required readings

Module 1: Systems and Software Engineering Lifecycle Processes (Access Available under Course Reserve MSSE 5347)

INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook V4: Table of Content, Preface, and SE Handbook Scope

  • Section 1.3: Contents
  • Section 2.3: The hierarchy within system
  • Section 3.1: Introduction
  • Section 3.2: Lifecycle characteristics
  • Section 3.3: Lifecycle stages
  • Section 3.4: Lifecycle approaches
  • Section 3.5: What is best for your organization, project or team
  • Chapter 5: Technical management processes
  • Chapter 6: Agreement processes
  • Chapter 7: Organizational project-enabling processes

PSP: a self-improvement process for software engineers

  • Chapter 14: Using the Personal Software Process

Scrum guide

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Module 2: ISO 15288 Technical Processes and CMMI Process Areas Categories    

ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288: 2015

CMMI for Development, Version 1.3

  • Part 1 Section 4, “Relationships Among Process Areas,” pg. 39 – 54  

CMMI for Development Quick Reference Guide 

  • Read the five Engineering Process Areas: Requirements development, Technical Solution, Product Integration, Verification, and Validation

INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook V4

  • Section 3, “Generic Life Cycle Stages,” pg. 25 – 32
  • Section 4, “Technical Processes,” pg. 47 – 101
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Module 3: Managing Organizational Changes (Access Available under Course Reserve MSSE 5347) 

Managing Organizational Change: An Integrative Perspective

  • Note that you have to log in with your UTEP credentials to access this article

CMMI for Development, Version 1.3

  • Part 2, Organizational Process Focus, pg.203-216 

INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook V4

  • Section 7 (7.1-7.6), Organizational Project-Enabling Processes, pg.145-158 

IDEAL

  • Chapter 1 The Initiating Phase, pg.11-17 
  • Chapter 2 The Diagnosing Phase, pg.53-59 
  • Chapter 3 The Establishing Phase, pg.67-72 
  • Chapter 4 The Acting Phase, pg.93-100 
  • Chapter 5 The Leveraging Phase, pg.127-131
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Module 4: Process Improvement Infrastructure (PII) (Access Available under Course Reserve MSSE 5347)  

CMMI for Development, Version 1.3

  • Process area OPD, Organizational Process Definition
  • OPF; Organizational Process Focus; Section: Introduction  

INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook V4

  • Section 7 (7.1) Life cycle Model Management Process
  • Section 7 (7.2) Infrastructure Management Process
  • Section 7 (7.5) Quality Management Processes
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Module 5: Managing Process Improvement (Access available under Course Reserve MSSE 5347)

Team Software Process Body of Knowledge (TSP BOK) Knowledge areas 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5

CMMI for Development, Version 1.3

  • Organizational Process Definition (OPD) process area
  • Generic Goals and Generic Practices; pg: 65-68
  • GP 2.4 Assign Responsibility, pg. 82

CMMI for Development Quick Reference Guide

  • Generic Goals; pg: 12

INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook V4

  •  Section 7 (7.4) Human Resource Management Process

The Skilled Facilitator (book) PLEASE DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE E-BOOK

IDEAL : A User’s Guide for Software Process Improvement

  •  Section 1.6, Establish Software Process Improvement Infrastructure
  •  Sections 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3
  •  Section 4.3, Pilot Potential Solutions, pg. 107
  •  Section 4.6, Develop Rollout Strategy and Plan Template, pg. 111
  • Section 4.9 Rollout the Solution
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Module 6: Managing Process Adherence (Access available under Course Reserve MSSE 5347)

CMMI for Development, Version 1.3 read process areas:

  •  PPQA, “Process and Product Quality Assurance”
  •  MA, “Measurement and Analysis"    

INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook V4  

  • Section 5.8: Quality Assurance Process
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Module 7: Managing Statistical Process Control (Access available under Course Reserve MSSE 5347)   

CMMI for Development, Version 1.3 read process areas:

  • Organizational Process Performance (OPP) and Quantitative Project Management (QPM)

Software Engineering Institute, High Maturity! How Do We Know?

  • Statistical Thinking ML 4, OPP, and QPM (slides  1-54)
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