10.3.2 Systems Engineering Lite

An approach is presented (termed Systems Engineering Lite) in which systems engineering is adapted to address small to medium sized projects by combining the roles of project manager and systems engineer and by utilizing a simplified set of systems engineering tools. This approach brings the systems engineering benefits of managing complexity and increasing communication and understanding of the system to a wider range of companies, industries, and project sizes than is traditionally the domain of systems engineering. Our experience has been that this approach results in reduced project costs, happy customers, and more successful projects.