Systems Engineering

ConvergeITS consultants are skilled in supporting the various systems engineering (SE) methodologies used by both the federal government and commercial institutions for systems software and network development. According to the DoD Systems Engineering Fundamentals supplementary text produced by the Systems Management College, 2001, SE is defined as “a standardized, disciplined management process for development of system solutions that provides a constant approach to system development in an environment of change and uncertainty. It also provides for simultaneous product and process development, as well as a common basis for communication.” A requirement of any SE process is that it translates operational needs and/or requirements into a system solution.

Systems engineering is key to understanding, developing, and improving the behavior of any system, simple or complex. Our systems engineers applied their skills to the oversight of the design and engineering support of complex naval IT platforms in support of weapons systems, air combat, and other shipboard systems as well as supporting continuity for the Pentagon Renovation Office. Our staff supported the design, implementation, operations and maintenance of the enterprise network-centric solution for disaster recovery and strategic data storage.

ConvergeITS brings an interdisciplinary approach to the unique challenges requiring subject matter technical expertise, domain knowledge, and business capabilities to improve interoperability, develop flexible and expandable architectures, and integrate proven technology into practical solutions. Many different process models have been developed over the years that specify a series of steps that make up the systems engineering approach. Among these models, the "V" model, shown here, is emerging as the de facto standard depiction to represent systems engineering for IT projects

That stated, our solutions are designed to meet our customers demanding convergence requirements: redundancy and performance. We consider the latest technologies such as virtualization software enable the ability for consolidation reducing complexity while providing greater performance and reliability.

In addition, ConvergeITS incorporates evolutionary engineering as an emerging methodology to produce modernized products. Evolutionary acquisition is now the preferred DoD strategy for rapid acquisition of mature technology for the user. An evolutionary approach delivers capability in increments, recognizing, up front, the need for future capability improvements. The objective is to balance needs and available capability with resources, and to put capability into the hands of the user quickly. The success of the strategy depends on consistent and continuous definition of requirements, and the maturation of technologies that lead to disciplined development and production of systems that provide increasing capability towards a materiel concept.