Chapter Overview 18 February 2010 North Star Chapter 1 Tonights Schedule 6:15 PM – Registration, Networking, Pizza 6:45 PM – Welcome and Chapter Overview Mark Elpers, Chapter President 7:00 PM – The Unscrambling Of Cross-town Commons John Griffith, Mn Department Of Transportation 8:30 PM – Adjourn

Chapter Overview 18 February 2010 North Star Chapter Program Themes 1. How SE Helps You Survive in a Down Economy 2. Practical Applications of SE 3. SE World Wide 4. How is SE Good For Me?

Chapter Overview 18 February 2010 North Star Chapter 3 14 January:Leveraging Certification – Individually and for Your Organization (Dave Walden/Sysnovation) Medtronic 18 February:The Unscrambling Of Cross-town Commons (MnDOT) Boston Scientific - Maple Grove 9 March:System Engineering – Requirements and Analysis for System of Systems (Ken Hoyme - Joint Meeting with IEEE) Boston Scientific - Arden Hills 15 April: The Dual-V Model (Kevin Forsberg) BAE Systems 13 May:Review of Student Design Projects and Their Use of SE Wayzata High School 10 June:Dry run of papers for INCOSE 2010 plus a special report on University Education Programs in SE University of St Thomas 2010 Calendar

Chapter Overview 18 February 2010 North Star Chapter Communication North Star Chapter Web Site: North Star Newsletter – The Integrator –December 2009 issue viewable/downloadable on line North Star Chapter Meeting Information –Charts from past meetings are viewable and downloadable on the website

Chapter Overview 18 February 2010 North Star Chapter 5 Event Calendar Details Mar 17-19, 2010: 8th Annual Conference on SE Research (New York) April 17, 2010: North Star Chapter Spring Tutorial, Project Management & SE, Kevin Forsberg (Location: BAE Systems) Jul 11-15, 2010: INCOSE International Symposium (Chicago) Oct 4-6, 2010: 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on SE (Keelung, Taiwan)

Chapter Overview 18 February 2010 North Star Chapter For posting or seeking job opportunities: Go to: –Select Education and Careers –Select Post a Job –Create an account –Post job openings –Select View Jobs to see the listings Job Opportunities 6

Chapter Overview 18 February 2010 North Star Chapter 7 Why sign in? For the past several years we have had the chapter incentive program to encourage attendance at our meetings. For 2010, two $25 gift certificates for any Restaurant will be awarded to every member attending six or more regular meetings or who brings one new member into the chapter. (Note – You must be a member in good standing for the entire year to qualify) For guests or members attending for the first time, this also insures your notification by of all subsequent events. Attendance BE SURE AND SIGN THE ATTENDANCE LIST! PLEASE WRITE SO WE CAN READ IT!!

Chapter Overview 18 February 2010 North Star Chapter Attendance at our meetings continues to grow…but so does the cost of Pizza We will continue to have networking time and serve appetizers and soft drinks We ask that you help us by making a voluntary donation You decide if and the amount and place it in the gold box (any amount helps) 8 Many thanks, your response to date has been most helpful Donations

Chapter Overview 18 February 2010 North Star Chapter University of Minnesota, B.S. in Civil Engineering Registered professional engineer in Minnesota Over 20 years of experience with the Minnesota Department of Transportation in the areas of photogrammetrics, preliminary design, detail design, contract administration and project management Served as the Project Manager for the Crosstown Reconstruction Project from where he provided leadership for the preconstruction activities of the $287 million project Currently the West Area Manager for the Metro District, overseeing and coordinating projects in Hennepin County John Griffith 9

Chapter Overview 18 February 2010 North Star Chapter 10 Backup Slides

Chapter Overview 18 February 2010 North Star Chapter 11 Program Themes Chapter Calendar Chapter Organization Chapter Communications INCOSE Event Calendar SE Certification Job Opportunities Applicable Project Life Cycle Phase Attendance Donations Speaker Introduction Overview Agenda

Chapter Overview 8 May 2008 North Star Chapter Chapter Overview 14 January 2010 Professional Certification Program International Council on Systems Engineering has established a multi-level Professional Certification Program to provide a formal method for recognizing the knowledge and experience of systems engineers, regardless of where they may be in their career.

Chapter Overview 18 February 2010 North Star Chapter ISO Project Life Cycle Stakeholder Requirements Definition VerificationRequirements Analysis Transition Architectural Design Validation Implementation Operation Integration Maintenance Disposal Project PlanningProject Assessment Project Control Decision MakingRisk ManagementConfiguration Management Information Management Stakeholder Requirements Definition VerificationRequirements Analysis Transition Architectural Design Validation Implementation Operation Integration Maintenance Disposal Enterprise Environment Management System Life Cycle Process Management Quality Management Resource ManagementInvestment Management Supply Acquisition

Chapter Overview 18 February 2010 North Star Chapter 2010 Chapter Organization INCOSE Certification Advisory Group (CAG) Eileen Arnold – Chair CAG Project Manager Dave Walden Contact Eileen Arnold Systems Science SE Technical Process Architecture SE Management Process Requirements Risk SE Support Processes Measurement Modeling & Tools Specialty Engineering Application Sectors President Mark Elpers Secretary Bob Hunter Treasurer John Palmer Dir. Industry Mark Feitel President Elect Paul Frenz Past President Neill Radke John Palmer Dir. Acad/Govt Neill Radke North Star Leadership Communication Eileen Arnold Technical Operations

Chapter Overview 18 February 2010 North Star Chapter 15 8 July:Summer Social & IS 2010 Debrief Venue TBD 12 August:Risk and Project Management (Hornbacher & Associates) Lockheed 9 September:SE in Operating Systems City Water Works Tour 14 October:SE in the Production Process Ford Assembly Plant Tour 11 November: Architecture & MBSE Medtronic 9 December:Holiday Party Venue TBD 2010 Calendar