1 EVALUATION IN THE SEDRES PROJECT: Measuring the Effectiveness of Model Data Exchange between System Engineering Tools: Ninth Annual International Symposium of the International Council On Systems Engineering (INCOSE) June 6–10, 1999

Abstract

ABSTRACTThe System Engineering Data Representation and Exchange Standardisation (SEDRES) Project is a European initiative towards the development of a standardised data exchange capability for use between the different tools used in System Engineering. A significant issue arising from the Project is the usability of such a data transfer capability, and its effectiveness in the System Engineering process, especially in its application in the support of Integrated Product Teams. This paper addresses the Test & Evaluation programme within SEDRES and its focus on the Usability issues for tool data transfer. It concludes with a comparison of the SEDRES capability with a proposed Integrated System Engineering Environment (ISEE) Model set out in a 1996 INCOSE report (INCOSE 1996).