Knowledge Mgt & MBSE session in the Ontology Working group
James Martin
From: Juan Llorens <llo...@kr.inf.uc3m.es>
Date: Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 1:32 PM
Subject: Dissemination of a special session of the Ontology Working group
To: James Martin <mart...@gmail.com>
Working Group: Ontology Working Group
Session: Knowledge Management Case Study at P&G
Mon, 22 Jan: 15:30-17:00
Room: Main Street 1 (4144)
Abstract:
System Engineering for the Masses via Canonical Systems Model
Increasing product, supply chain and manufacturing complexity have driven industry to begin pursuing “Model Based System Engineering” (MBSE) tools and processes to optimize new product development. To this end, the past decade of development in systems engineering (SE) methods, standards and tools has resulted in many new foundational MBSE capabilities (e.g. ISO15288, SysML, FMI, OSLC, and countless other invaluable standards).
However, these capabilities have typically been applied in a bottom-up fashion to deliver benefits within the classic software and engineering disciplines. As a result, systems models often leave out many disciplines and fall short of the degree of abstraction required to support cross-discipline collaboration on the requirements of systems and the resulting models are often too solution-oriented to enable broad-scale re-use of the fundamental underlying technical knowledge in future, up-stream innovation work. Further, systems modeling tools generally lack the simple, but powerful user interface to provide basic answers to basic change impact and requirements trade-space questions posed by “the masses” (non-MBSE experts). Last, but not least, the complexity of the meta-models and user interfaces in use by today’s systems engineering tools require an “adoption activation energy” not available in today’s quarterly-profit-chasing mindset.
To tackle the above challenges, P&G partnered with leading-edge systems engineering method suppliers (ICTT and Big Lever), leading-edge tool suppliers (e.g. IBM, TomSawyer, The ReUse Company, Modelon, and Big Lever) and systems modeling tool configuration expertise (321gang). After two years of development and multiple pilots, we have taken a big step forward in providing the canonical systems modeling and analysis capabilities to deliver systems engineering capabilities to “the masses”. The resulting method and tools are usable by personnel at all levels of the enterprise, in all disciplines, throughout all phases of an initiative’s lifecycle. This presentation will review the key strategies and decisions behind the break-through new capability and some aspects of the solution will be demonstrated.