INCOSE Chicagoland Chapter June 2024 Meeting

We all recognize that SE is a technically demanding field, and a huge contributor to development success in a complex world. We spend far less time as a community discussing the impact that our role has on us.

To protect the users of a system, we are forced to imagine a multitude of horrible things that might happen and then work diligently to prevent them. It’s not the same as experiencing the trauma, but it does come with a cost.

Even if you fully block the consequences through technical skill, your mind will always remember the underlying risk and wonder what you might have missed. Organizations multiply our stress when they are averse to accepting the costs / responsibilities that logically follow from our awareness.

We’ll explore the origins of this unique type of stress, talk about what the SE community can do to protect ourselves, and discuss strategies for effectively communicating needed urgency to others. Please make an investment in the happiness of yourself, your family and the profession by joining us for this special event!

A seasoned Program Manager and expert Systems Engineer, Randy built a 45-year legacy of disruptive innovation in aerospace, medical, commercial and consumer markets.

As Vice President at bb7 he helped manage over 250 development projects per year. He was the SE Manager for IceCube, a cubic-kilometer scale observatory in Antarctica. To date, over sixty thousand people worldwide have attended his classes, keynotes and featured speaker presentations.

Randy is a charter member of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), past representative for INCOSE on the INCOSE-PMI Alliance, and is a passionate supporter of bringing the logic of SE to the entire world.

6:00-6:30 pm - Dinner & Networking

6:30-7:00 pm - Announcements & Introductions

7:00-8:15 pm - Feature Presentation and Q&A

ZOOM meeting information will be sent to you in the Eventbrite confirmation email.

This presentation will be delivered in person in Schaumburg, IL.

Locations offered this month are:

• Actalent in Schaumburg, IL

• Oshkosh Corp, in Oshkosh, WI

• Online via ZOOM (beginning at 6:30 pm)

Location details are below. Dinner is provided to registered attendees free of charge at all physical locations.

Actalent -- 1501 Woodfield Rd., Suite 300E, Schaumburg, IL 60173

Oshkosh employees only. 370 W. Waukau Ave., Oshkosh, WI 54902

Host or Publisher INCOSE Chicagoland