The Future of Systems Engineering: Realizing the Systems Engineering Vision 2035

Abstract

The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) in January 2022 has published the Systems Engineering Vision 2035: Engineering Solutions for a Better World. The Vision recognizes the scale, interconnectedness, and non-determinism of 21st Century systems. The Vision has been reviewed by peer organizations throughout the engineering and systems communities and is freely available for download at www.incose.org. The Vision addresses the global context for systems engineering, the current state of systems engineering, the future state of systems engineering, and realizing the vision. The Future of Systems Engineering (FuSE) is the engineering and systems communities initiative to realize the Vision in a holistic and comprehensive transdisciplinary manner that addresses both the enablers and impediments, taking into account the political, economic, social, technical, environmental, and legal (PESTEL) factors. The challenges span applications, practices, tools and environment, research, and competencies. The path forward must address the set of challenges while inspiring collaboration and managing the culture change required to shift mindsets and approaches from the current state to the future state in the engineering of systems. FuSE is framing the realization of the Vision and measures to assess progress to proactively engage stakeholders.