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<\/p>\nThe first Systems Engineering Camp in Erlangen took place on June 28, 2018, and was a complete success. In this article, I would like to provide an overview of the event for all participants, as well as those who were unable to attend.<\/p>\n
The basic idea behind the event was to establish a regular, regional exchange on the topic of systems engineering in the Northern Bavaria region. The Barcamp format was used for this purpose. Unlike previous Systems Engineering Barcamps, this was an evening event instead of a full-day event. This allowed participants to attend the event without taking vacation or having to use the weekend. The idea for the camp originated, as you would expect, at another Systems Camp. Daniela Kaiser (Krones AG), Jan Vollmar (Siemens AG), and I (Goran Madzar) wanted to exchange ideas more regularly without having to travel long distances. We organized the event together.<\/p>\n
With 23 participants, the first Systems Camp in Erlangen was well attended. The event was announced three weeks in advance via the blog, newsletter, social media, word of mouth, and XING. Participants were able to write down information about themselves on a flip chart.<\/p>\n
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The official part of the event ran from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. I gave a short welcome presentation and explained what systems engineering actually is. Most participants had never been to a Barcamp before, so the format and Barcamp rules were introduced. Following this, there was information about the program and organizational aspects. Together, we defined the topics for the sessions. The first session was reserved for presenting the concept of the regular regional exchange on systems engineering. The other two sessions were chosen by the participants. At the end, there was a retrospective and farewell, with the unofficial part lasting until shortly before midnight :-)<\/p>\n
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The first Systems Engineering Barcamp in Erlangen was held at our company's premises. Meatloaf, pasta salad, rolls, pretzels, and local beer specialties were well received :-)<\/p>\n
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Participants had the opportunity to make suggestions, which were then collected and grouped on a wall. Each participant then voted on the two topics they were most interested in, and the two sessions were selected.<\/p>\n
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A regular exchange about systems engineering without long travel times and on a regular basis. This idea was the focus of the first session. Such an event could be held four to six times per year. Participants favored an evening event. The majority suggested a start time of 5:00\u20136:00 p.m. A review of whether this working group should be hosted under the umbrella organization of the GfSE or the VDI is currently underway.<\/p>\n
The topic of dealing with system changes and consistency checks was considered very interesting by the participants. Therefore, we addressed this topic in Session 2. First, we established that there are both intentional and unintentional changes to the system. Intentional changes can be planned and thus easily tracked, for example, through test cases, use cases, and misuse cases, through the implementation of interdisciplinary teams, and a sufficiently thorough definition of the system engineering system. Wikispeed was cited as a good example of interdisciplinary, agile teams. Unintentional changes cannot be planned and must therefore be made manageable in order to make the impact on processes and technical components visible. Adapting the company's infrastructure is an important preparation for this. Traceability options should also be utilized, and good stakeholder management should be established.<\/p>\n
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