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The SE-ZERT® program has initiated a unique opportunity for current holders of the INCOSE CSEP and ESEP accreditations to gain the Certified Systems Engineer (GfSE)®…
We are pleased to announce that we are now accredited by INCOSE UK as an Endorsed Training Provider. To have achieved this status and recognition…
7 reasons why Timesheets for Engineers should be abolished I have worked for many Engineering companies during my career and had the privilege of working with…
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Did you know SE-Training have been an approved educational provider of Temptraining since 2019. Temptraining offers subsidized further training for temporary employees in Switzerland…
I often hear this statement, "Hope is not a [management] strategy". I feel uneasy about this statement. It feels contradictory to how I…
We are privileged to be able to share this core thesis from Mark J McGrath. Mark, a former Captain in the US Marine Corps, helps…
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It was 2005, a few weeks following the fateful 7/7 London bombings which had shocked the nation. I was working in Taunton, UK at…
We spoke with Marco Di Maio, expert on Systems Engineering, and one of SE-Training's course presenters on his experience at SWISSED21. Here’s what he had…
Although science has made great contributions to civilization there still remains a lack understanding around the scientific method. Most understand that it involves observations, their…
For many the start of 2021 lacked the hope and optimism that normally transpires when embarking on a new year. With most of the world…
An Ode To The Engineer We are an enigma that’s for sure, People think our job is one to endure. Often, a grimace, when we reveal…
The primary assumption is that folks reading this blog have watched the film, 12 Angry Men. If not, please watch it and, in advance…
EDUQUA is the first and leading quality accrediting body for institutions providing continuing professional training and development in Switzerland. Its purpose is to create transparency…
In the coming year, we will be releasing a series of articles through our newsletter proposing some low hanging fruits for realising and implementing agility…
SWISSED is the Swiss Systems Engineering Day 2018 directed by SSSE, the Swiss chapter of INCOSE. If you’re reading this, you’re quite possibly a Systems…
The engineering design process converts conceptual ideas into configuration items. These configuration items represent the design solution. Different project lifecycles place unique demands on this…
This year, we are proud Gold Sponsors of SWISSED for the 3rd year running! SWISSED18 is our fifth consecutive annual Systems Engineering symposium. This is no…
I'm an engineer! What has Project Management got to do with me?! At some point Development / Analysis Engineers, Verification and Validation Leads and Systems Engineers will…
SoSE in Paris: Our Take-Away This year, we were proud sponsors of System of Systems Engineering conference. The theme this year was “Systems of Systems Management…
Customer Journey Mapping is a customer-centred approach (typically found in B2C settings) that creates a useful framework to improve customer interactions from the pre-sales stage,…
Servitization is a transformation journey - it involves firms (often manufacturing firms) developing the capabilities they need to provide services and solutions that supplement their…
SE Training's three-day Foundation Course is very much at the core of our educational and professional development services. The Foundation Course is designed to…
People make mistakes. We are people. So, if we completed a document, plan, design, model, code, contract, and the like, there are still issues. If…
How to deliver the right results, at the right time. No excuses needed. Of course, the projects you’re in are always delivered successfully and on…
Systems Engineering process lifecycle activities performed by systems engineers can be distinguished into two distinct methods: Document-Based Systems Engineering (DBSE) and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).…
The meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos is a reminder of a key statement made in 2016 with respect to the future of…
Experts are predicting that BA’s recent IT system failure may cost the airline in excess of £100 million. Savvy IT managers of companies around the…
Acoustics generally means sound. When we talk about noise, it's unwanted sound that we need to reduce. People are sensitive to sound and too much…
The early stages of an innovation process are often called Front End Innovation, Upstream or Upfront Innovation or Pre-Development-Phase. They are characterized by the ambiguity,…
Reliability is one of the most, if not the most important quality attribute of a system; customers rank the reliability of their cars frequently as…
As Transport for London’s (TfL) ban on Über comes into effect, there appear to be quite polarised views for and against this somewhat disruptive taxi…
"Tesla driver dies in first fatal crash while using autopilot mode" – The Guardian As engineers and managers, technology and the endless possibilities it brings to…
You become a more proficient problem solver. Systems thinkers see things from different perspectives which allows them to identify issues other people cannot. Traditional systems…
I recently came across the article from The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). I believe the article does a good job in identifying twelve megatrends for…