Systems Engineering
6-Echo's consultants will work with your organisation to bridge the gap between engineering led product development and the work of the sales force to remove reasons for failure and decrease the overall cost of delivery.
A Systems Engineering process is adopted to ensure that :
- Key user requirements are understood at an early stage and translated into System Requirements The design is safe, reliable and maintainable with each of these being optimised It can be supported cost effectively through its service life
- It can be tested to demonstrate to customers that it does the job
A Technical Sales process is adopted to ensure that :
- There is a clear definition of the product and related services being sold The interfaces to the surrounding world are well defined Training is fully specified both for operation and maintenance Maintenance regimes are completely detailed and backed up by supporting ILS plans A robust and cost effective customer acceptance process is in place
- A streamlined technical bidding and costing process is adopted
The end result? Satisfied customers, lower sales delivery costs, increased responsiveness, lower overall project risk.
Check out the downloads page for some free to use Systems Engineering tools that will help this process.
Systems Engineering is a practical and systematic approach to the development of complex systems, focusing very much on the holistic needs of the product or service underconsideration over the full life cycle rather than just the functions required for a device to perform.
6-Echo is a strong believer in Systems Engineering methodology with the perspective of enhanced customer focus, reduced failure risk and enhanced probability of longer term success that the process offers.
Some of the benefits and context of a Systems Engineering approach are outlined in the 6-Echo introductory presentation found on the brochures downloads page. A "free-to-use" illustrative Systems Engineering tool can be found on the toolset downloads page. For further information on this interesting discipline take a look at the Wikipedia Systems Engineering Page for an introduction.