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Steven Dam: 12/4/23 5:46 PM
Don't feel up to reading? Watch the recording! What is Verification & Validation (V&V)? The common definitions for V&V are: verification is “the process of establishing the truth, accuracy, or validity of something,” and validation is “the action of...
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Steven Dam: 10/18/23 1:27 PM
Introduction Recently, a senior US Air Force leader gave a presentation with the slide in Figure 1 showing the challenge areas for continued...
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Steven Dam: 7/28/23 9:05 AM
All systems engineers should have an understanding of basic concepts and a strong technical background, but these qualities go beyond just the...
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Steven Dam: 7/26/23 1:33 PM
Risk analysis and management are vital to the success of any project. As contractors who work on a myriad of projects, we see firsthand that...
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Steven Dam: 7/13/23 2:08 PM
Proactively identifying potential failure points in complex systems engineering can mean the difference between success and costly disruptions. What...
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Steven Dam: 4/27/23 2:43 PM
The saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words,” means pictures are an efficient tool to convey information. In systems engineering, a Data...
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Steven Dam: 3/27/23 2:20 PM
Most of the community thinks the term “Agile” refers to Agile software development and the “Agile Manifesto.” The Agile Manifesto (Figure 1) is the...
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Steven Dam: 3/15/23 2:21 PM
SPEC Innovations has been a proponent of the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) for years before the term was even used. MOSA is a major initiative...
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Steven Dam: 1/16/23 2:23 PM
Before we jump into how project management is vital to the success, or unfortunately, the failure of a project, it is important to understand what...
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Steven Dam: 10/25/22 2:27 PM
A common problem in systems engineering is that we often forget to include the impact of reliability, maintainability, availability, and other...
