Author: Greg Bulla

Systems Engineering Culture at Amazon Web Services (AWS) – June 17, 2020

Wednesday December 31, 1969 4:00 PM

Systems Engineering Culture at Amazon Web Services (AWS)

THIS PRESENTATION IS NOW VIRTUAL!  Please join the webcast instead. Thank you!

NOTE:
     Please see the presenter’s white paper here.
     Please view a recording of the webcast here.

Date: Wednesday, June 17th 2020, 5:45pm – 7:15pm (presentation begins at 6pm)

Online Webcast Link:  We will be using GoToMeeting software, and it will not require a download/install if using the Chrome browser.

Online Webcast Link: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/423747781

You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (408) 650-3123
Access Code: 423-747-781

Cost: None

Abstract:

* Roland’s public releasable report can be downloaded HERE.

This evening Mr. Roland Feghali will be presenting on his six-month residency at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cyber Information Technology Exchange Program (CITEP). The CITEP provided him the opportunity to discover the “how” and “why” of cloud implementation success, which fueled the “what” of cloud products and tools. He will highlight the three basic success tenets of this disrupting company:

  1. The “microservicing” of the culture
  2. A stable and supportive infrastructure environment, and
  3. State-of-the-art dependable Technology-as-a-Service

Applying these tenants successfully in an organization requires an upgrade to agile processes while adopting an agile culture. Mr. Feghali will also summarize the 14 Amazon Leadership Principles as the guiding principles for the cultural transformation. For example, the Learning Principle of Customer Obsession involves a technique of developing a 6-page (limit enforced) document that is read (in silence) by the team before discussing.

We invite SD INCOSE members (and guests) to attend this exciting presentation and to discuss how the AWS Tenants and Leadership Principles can be applied to your organization!

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Hardware-Inclusive Agile & DevOps: Improving Engineering Outcomes (Wednesday, February 19th, 2020)

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Hardware-Inclusive DevOps: Improving Engineering Outcomes This event is free and open to all – including non-members Please RSVP Here Date: Wednesday, February 19th 2020, 5:30pm – 7:00pm Optional buffet: The optional dinner buffet starts at 5:30pm, presentation starts at 6pm. Cost for the optional buffet is now $5 members/$15 non-members. The buffet includes pizza, spaghetti, salad,[…]

Hardware-Inclusive Agile & DevOps: Improving Engineering Outcomes

Wednesday December 31, 1969 4:00 PM
 

Hardware-Inclusive Agile & DevOps: Improving Engineering Outcomes

 

This event is free and open to all – including non-members.

Date: Wednesday, February 19th 2020, 5:30pm – 7:00pm

Optional buffet: The optional dinner buffet starts at 5:30pm, presentation starts at 6pm. Cost for the optional buffet is now $5 members/$15 non-members. The buffet includes pizza, spaghetti, salad, bread, and soft drinks.

Location: Filippi’s Restaurant in Kearny Mesa, 5353 Kearny Villa Rd, San Diego, CA 92123 (Google Maps)

Registration Fee: None

Webcasting: This presentation will be webcast using WebEx. If you have not already downloaded their software, please do so before the presentation. The presentation will start at approximately 6pm.

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Audio Passcode: 346 847 5607

Abstract:

In the era of Digital Disruption, organizations around the world are discovering that the traditional, phased-gate approach to systems engineering can no longer support the growing complexity of emerging cyber-physical systems while also meeting the demands of the marketplace. We must find a better way to manage this complexity… or see ourselves ‘disrupted’ into extinction.

In this presentation we build a foundational understanding of what agile and devops are, and how software has successfully matured these frameworks in the past decade. Next we’ll review their key principles and how we can bring these practices and outcomes to systems engineering- where we must align software, firmware, hardware and other engineering disciplines while meeting rigorous regulatory compliance requirements. We’ll discuss how a synchronized value-stream, on an iterative cadence, can:

  • Reduce batch sizes to leverage shorter learning cycles
  • Shorten queues to reduce the high costs of delays
  • Help limit Work in Progress (WIP) with capacity planning
  • Build quality in to accelerate V&V/compliance
  • Improve economic decision making
The challenge for many systems engineers is in identifying, and then building, smaller increments of value in smaller increments of time. Some of the ideas we explore may be familiar to you, but revisited through the lens of agile and devops can serve to improve both the technical and business outcomes your organization seeks.

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Winter Social & Chapter Membership Drive at Oggi’s in Mission Valley (Wednesday, January 29th, 2020)

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Winter Social & Chapter Membership Drive at Oggi’s in Mission Valley Wednesday, January 29th, 2020   (This event is free and open to all, including non-members!) Please RSVP HERE Address: 2245 Fenton Pkwy #101, San Diego, CA 92108 (Google Maps) Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2020, 5:30-8:30 Food: Pizza, salad, pasta, appetizers, and soft drinks (all[…]