Consulting services should be purchased based on an expectation that one of the outcomes of the service is a termination of any further need for that service from an external source. The owner, while a manager in industry, found it disappointing that the work of a consultant never seemed to terminate. JOG System Engineering, Inc. applies a closed loop consulting technique, illustrated in Figure 4, that encourages identification of areas needing improvement coupled with closure on an effective corrective action plan that may involve development, improvement, or adoption of a standard practice, selection of effective system engineering tools, and/or training of personnel.

The enterprise should thereafter be essentially self sufficient in the specific related system engineering area(s) as a result of successful completion of the action plan. The long term training and education aspects of the action plan may entail continuing in-house training by company personnel, possibly based on materials included in JOG System Engineering, Inc. courses, or through a connection established with a local educational institution.

JOG System Engineering, Inc. maintains that a company should embrace a singe process definition defined in continually improved written practices. Several of the courses listed in this catalog tell how to do this for system engineering and provide insights into extending this capability into seamless program planning techniques for system engineering and other disciplines as well.

  PROCESS ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT

JOG System Engineering, Inc. will provide instruction in any course the client requests and will develop any special course needed to satisfy particular requirements but encourages selection of on-site courses indicated by the results of an assessment of one's current system engineering capability. There are any number of assessment models available including one offered by JOG System Engineering, Inc. A one-day version of this assessment service is offered at no cost and with no obligation within a 200 mile radius of San Diego, California. This one-day service is available beyond that distance for, at most, the cost of travel and expenses, and depending on circumstances for no expense cost either. This free day can be applied to any purpose the enterprise desires including receiving a half-day tutorial.

Where the client is interested in a specific assessment methodology, we either steer the client to a firm that is renowned in that field or make arrangements for associate support of the client depending on the client’s wishes and the specific situation.

Once a course of action is agreed upon to correct identified shortfalls,  JOG System Engineering may be able to provide the support needed to correct the observed problem. It is possible that the enterprise will need no outside help to implement the needed improvements.

NEAR TERM WORK

The owner is ready to help you personally on a temporary basis to implement on-site any of the content of this catalog based on 30 years of industry experience as a system engineer and engineering manager, years of training experience in this field, and the research that has gone into six published books in the field, or bring in qualified associates to do so. Specific tasks that we can help you with include: