Architecting Success in Model Based Systems Engineering Pilot Projects

Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) is an emerging paradigm for improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the practice of systems engineering that infuses integrated descriptive representations of a system to capture knowledge about the system and serve as a medium of communication of that knowledge for the benefit of all stakeholders. This paper describes some of the key lessons learned over the course of several MBSE pilot projects over the past several years and extracts recommended best practices based on those experiences, focused primarily on the proper application of system architecting and engineering principles and methods to improve the planning and execution of pilot implementations of MBSE.