Abstract
As modern technological projects have increasingly become larger, more complex and
interdisciplinary, systems engineering and Information Technology (IT) architecture design
have come to play a major role in technology-based projects. To successfully perform systems
engineering and/or IT architecture design roles, the systems engineers and IT architects need a
systems view or, in other words, a high capacity for engineering system thinking (CEST).
Engineering Systems Thinking is a major high-order thinking skill. It is essential to have a
broad perspective when dealing with systems and processes. Identifying those employees with
better systems thinking capabilities is critical in most organizations. This paper proposes a
new tool for the selection of engineers and IT architects to jobs requiring capacity for
engineering systems thinking. The tool that was tested and implemented in a field study which
included 54 participants from a large hi-tech organization. Results of reliability and validity
tests are presented.
interdisciplinary, systems engineering and Information Technology (IT) architecture design
have come to play a major role in technology-based projects. To successfully perform systems
engineering and/or IT architecture design roles, the systems engineers and IT architects need a
systems view or, in other words, a high capacity for engineering system thinking (CEST).
Engineering Systems Thinking is a major high-order thinking skill. It is essential to have a
broad perspective when dealing with systems and processes. Identifying those employees with
better systems thinking capabilities is critical in most organizations. This paper proposes a
new tool for the selection of engineers and IT architects to jobs requiring capacity for
engineering systems thinking. The tool that was tested and implemented in a field study which
included 54 participants from a large hi-tech organization. Results of reliability and validity
tests are presented.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
| Event | International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybermetics 2006 - Baden-Baden Germany Duration: 1 Jan 2006 → … |
Conference
| Conference | International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybermetics 2006 |
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| Period | 1/01/06 → … |
| Other | August 7-12 2006 |