Key elements(cont · Communications Keep the team on the same page. Time spent by team members designing under old assumptions is a waste of resources Good communication with your customer(s)is essential in maintaining advocacy and access to resources assures that expectations do not drift Interfaces In larger projects, interfaces between groups/subsystems must be well-defined Two types of interfaces: physical and functional Interface violations will happen. Need to be arbitrated at next highest level Keep your interfaces to the outside world simple, clear, defined and consistent Systems Engineering ManagementKey Elements (cont.) • Communications – Keep the team on the same page. Time spent by team members designing under old assumptions is a waste of resources. – Good communication with your customer(s) is essential in maintaining advocacy and access to resources. – Assures that expectations do not dri ft • Interfaces – In larger projects, interfaces between groups/subsystems must be well-defined. – Two types of interfaces: physical and functional. – Interface violations will happen. Need to be arbitrated at next highest level. – Keep your interfaces to the outside world simple, clear, defined, and consistent. Systems Engineering Management