The tools available to support Model-Based Systems Engineering are often powerful, but complex. Despite the advantages of a model-based approach, transitioning to MBSE can demand a significant training investment just to deliver tool mastery. This is sometimes perceived by management as ‘the tail wagging the dog’.
This paper explores the key features needed to exploit MBSE and suggests a starting point for companies considering an investment in MBSE. It describes how to focus your staff on the MBSE design issues without the overhead of complex tool mastery.