Reverse Systems Architecting

Have you ever been perplexed when looking at a working System thinking – Wow! that’s complex? Or – arguably worse – inherited a System with no or little documentation for it and are now overwhelmed by the Complexity of maintaining it? Then come and join us for our hands-on-session, in which we will take a real working System comprising Soft- and Hardware (mechanical and electrical):

  • Identify what its capabilities and likely Use Cases are
  • Infer for what Context the System was originally intended and reverse Architect the System Context Architecture
  • Dissect the System to analyse its Physical Architecture
  • Analyse the Parts and collect their Functional Specifications to reverse Architect the Functional Architecture
  • Understand the required Controls and try to map it to the System’s Control Unit to reverse Architect the Operational Architecture
  • Discuss what a good Logical Architecture would be for the System

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN:

  • To use reasoning and research when analysing existing Systems
  • How good Architectures reduce Complexity during Development, Production, Operation, Maintenance and Retirement of a System
  • Why Architectures are perfect for documenting the Thinking and Decision Making that went into the System Development
  • A method to Reverse Architect Systems in a structured way
  • To appreciate the value of good Architectures, in particular when discussing the Logical Perspective

WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM ATTENDING THIS WORKSHOP:

  • In general – any practical minded Engineer
  • In particular – engineers who have inherited legacy systems
  • Also – any manager who thinks that good Systems Architecture is expensive

 

 

Marco Di Maio

In his role as research fellow at Europe’s largest fusion laboratory, JET near Oxford, Marco devised a novel diagnostic system, which earned him a world-wide patent.
Marco then worked for the automotive industry managing product development and launch projects for the emerging markets of Eastern Europe and Russia before co-founding projectglobe with the purpose to devise novel methodologies, frameworks and tools that combine MBSE with IM to enable effective innovation and product development.
Together with partners from industry and academia, projectglobe have developed CLOSE – a Closed-Loop MBSE methodology based on robust semantic reference model. This model allows to automatically generate the required engineering artefacts in the correct format for SE teams and domain experts alike. The loop is closed by so-called “Experimentable” Digital Twins that provide in-the-loop feedback for all developers throughout the whole product life cycle.
CLOSE runs on projectglobe’s fractal data engine and thus allows for unlimited scalability in managing all project information.
  • PhD Nuclear Engineering
  • Masters in Operational Research
  • Past Professor at a Technical University
  • Consultant for and employee in the development of complex systems
  • Managing Director of Projectglobe – a boutique consultancy firm specialising in Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Information Management (IM) to support innovation driven engineering projects

 

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