This guide borrows liberally from many excellent resources, including general systems engineering references and ITS-specific handbooks, guides, and white papers. The following resources were used in the construction of this introductory guide.
FHWA Rule 940/FTA Policy, http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/its_arch_imp/policy.htm
Guidance from Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on its policy, http://www.fta.dot.gov/16866_1044_ENG_HTML.htm
California Systems Engineering Guidebook for ITS, Federal Highway Administration, California Division and Caltrans
Systems Engineering Review Form (SERF), Caltrans Local Assistance Procedures Manual, http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/LocalPrograms/lam/lapm.htm
Florida Systems Engineering Management Plan, Florida DOT, http://www.floridaits.com/ SEMP/Index.htm
Systems Engineering and Architecture Compliance (Rule 940) Checklist for Use in Northern Virginia, http://www.vdot-itsarch.com/docs/VDOTRule940ChecklistV2(2009-11-03).pdf
The Guide to Contracting ITS Projects, National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), http://www.citeconsortium.org/Model/index.htm
Developing and Using a Concept of Operations in Transportation Management Systems, TMC Pooled-Fund Study, http://tmcpfs.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/cfprojects/new_detail.cfm?id=38&new=0
ITS Software: Effective Acquisition Practices, National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP). AASHTO, 2000
The Road to Successful ITS Software Acquisition, Federal Highway Administration
Executive Summary:
http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/4132.pdf, EDL #4132
Volume I: Overview and Themes (FHWA-JPO-98-035):
http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov/jpodocs/repts_te/36q01!.pdf, EDL #4130
INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook, International Council on Systems Engineering, http://www.incose.org
NASA Systems Engineering Handbook, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, http://ldcm.nasa.gov/library/Systems_Engineering_Handbook.pdf
Department of Defense (DOD) Systems Engineering Plan (SEP) Preparation Guide: http://www.acq.osd.mil/ds/se/publications/pig/sep_prepguide_v1_2.pdf
Buede, D.M., The Engineering Design of Systems: Models and Methods, Wiley Inter-Science, 2000
Hooks, Ivy, Writing Good Requirements. Paper written for the Third INCOSE Symposium and published in the Proceedings of the Third International Symposium of INCOSE – Volume 2, 1993, http://www.complianceautomation.com/papers/writingreqs.htm
McConnell, Steve, Software Project Survival Guide, Microsoft Press, 1998
Young, R.R., Effective Requirements Practices, Addison-Wesley, March 2001, http://www.ralphyoung.net/
AIAA G-043-1992, Guide for the Preparation of Operational Concepts Document
ANSI/EIA-632, Processes for Engineering a System
CMMI SWE/SE/IPPD/SS, Capability Maturity Model–Integration for Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Integrated Product and Process Development and Supplier Sourcing
EIA-649, National Consensus Standard for Configuration Management
IEEE 830, Recommended Practice for Software Requirements Specifications
IEEE 1012, IEEE Standard for Software Verification and Validation Plans
IEEE 1220, Application and Management of the Systems Engineering Process
IEEE 1233 – Guide for Developing System Requirements Specifications
IEEE 1362, Guide for Information Technology – System Definition – Concept of Operations Document
ISO/IEC 15288, Systems Engineering – System Life Cycle Processes
The SAFETEA-LU reauthorization allows states to use 100% federal funding for professional development, covering the systems engineering training courses listed here and any other public or privately offered courses in your region. Check with your FHWA Division Office for more information. A broad range of courses for ITS practitioners, including courses related to systems engineering and project management, are available through the National Highway Institute (NHI) and the Consortium for ITS Training and Education (CITE). Current course offerings are listed on these websites:
ITS Professional Capability Building Program: http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/
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