A Preliminary Description of the EIA Systems Engineering Capability Model

Abstract

ABSTRACTTwo systems engineering capability models have gained a great deal of attention: the INCOSE SECAM and the EPIC SE‐CMM. This paper provides a preliminary description of the results to date of merging the two models and application methods into a single model and assessment method under the auspices of the Electronic Industries Association (EIA). The EIA Working Group, which is responsible for accomplishing the merger, has representation from the EIA, INCOSE, and EPIC. The INCOSE representation is provided by the INCOSE Measurement Technical Committee. As such, the “merged” products may be regarded as part of the set of measurement products that the INCOSE Measurement Technical Committee is developing, both internally within INCOSE and jointly with external organizations, to measure and improve systems engineering activities. The paper provides a synopsis of the current versions of both models in order to assist in understanding the merging effort and provide a background to the resulting merged model, designated the EIA Systems Engineering Capability Model (SECM).