1.4.1 Governing Systems Engineering as an Enterprise Competence: A Benchmark Study with Pertinence to the US Department of Defense

DoD is reinvigorating SE capabilities so that “system of systems” structures can now be engineered. A benchmarking review reports approaches to the achievement of SE competence in a Research, Development and Engineering Center. For SE competence management most SE organizations contacted reflect tailoring to local and historical conditions more than the effects of integrated development. Current SE governance practices are analyzed here on a continuum between composite models termed the “Strong Form Model” and the “Methods Model.” Systems-engineered Competence Development Plans appear to be in order to address growing dynamic complexity inherent in the “system of systems” environment.