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Future Events Raytheon’s Enterprise Process Group Workshop The Good, the Bad and the Ugly April 17–18, 2007 Tucson, Arizona * * * Raytheon’s 6th Annual Software Symposium Technical Excellence via Innovation and Revolution April 30–May 4, 2007 Richardson, Texas * * * Raytheon’s 9th Annual Electro- Optical Systems Symposium Innovative EO Technology for Integrated Mission Systems Solutions May 14–17, 2007 Richardson, Texas * * * Raytheon’s 11th Annual Processing Systems Symposium Roadmaps: Flight Path to the Future May 21–23, 2007 El Segundo, California * * * Raytheon’s 9th Annual RF Systems Symposium Sustaining and Disruptive RF Systems – Leading the Way for Today and Tomorrow June 18–21, 2007 Tucson, Arizona * * * Raytheon’s Systems Engineering Symposium Customer Solutions Through Innovative Technology Integration August 6–9, 2007 Anaheim, California * * * Raytheon’s Mechanical and Materials Systems Symposium October 8–10, 2007 El Segundo, California * * * For more information on any of the above Raytheon events, visit: http://home.ray.com/rayeng/ technetworks/tab6/tab6.htm. 32 2007 ISSUE 1 RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGY TODAY Resources Raytheon Certified Architect Program The Raytheon Certified Architect Program (RCAP) is the culmination of Raytheon’s systems architecting learning curriculum. RCAP focuses on providing our customers with the expertise needed to support their long-term transformational goals. According to Mike Borky, Raytheon’s architecture champion, there is a critical need for systems architects. “Our markets are changing rapidly toward net-centric, integrated mission-based solutions,” said Borky. “In this environment, it’s all about information. Our radar systems must act as information appliances, our missiles as nodes in the network. This is a whole Laurel Gutierrez Program Area Chief Engineer, Space and Airborne Systems As a chief engineer for many SAS technology pursuits, I must quickly evaluate the proposed technology and help define system concepts that deliver the right solutions to the customer’s problems. In most cases, the timelines are short, but sometimes we have only a few days to formulate the system approach. The RCAP training provided me with valuable tools and concepts for developing architectures that are vital to my current assignment. I joined Raytheon in 1989, and in 1993 graduated from the University of Southern California with a master’s degree in systems architecting and engineering. At that time, most of my colleagues thought I was changing careers and planning to start designing libraries and housing tracts. I had to explain the concept of systems architecting so often that I occasionally just shortened the degree title to systems engineering. Everyone understood that — no need for lengthy, philosophical explanations. So, it has been with great pleasure that I have observed over the years the emergence of different way of thinking about systems, and first-class architecting is the path to success in this new world.” RCAP EXPERIENCES – Engineer Profile To provide the world-class architects needed to meet this challenge head on, RCAP begins with senior systems architects who are hand-picked by business leadership, and exposes them to a series of workshops, which highlight key standards, frameworks and architecting practices from across the industry and customer base. The Information Architecture’s series of eight courses, attended over a period of six months, introduces students to the Zachman framework, The Open Group the field of systems architecting into a mainstream practice. I entered the first wave of the RCAP program with over 20 years of experience in system engineering and architecting, design, development, and operations of USAF, NASA, MDA, and national and commercial space and ground systems. As one of the founding members of the Raytheon Architecture Review Board, I was not only a student, but a sponsor and evaluator of the course. The first wave was filled with seasoned architects who unilaterally gave the instructors and each other a hard time, and generally groused our way through the pain of simultaneously creating and attending a brand new course. We made quite a few course adjustments along the way, but I came to realize that there was much I didn’t know about systems architecting, and probably a lot I would never be completely at ease doing myself. It was both enlightening and disheartening. Today I have a much better awareness of the broader spectrum of architecting approaches, theories and tools. This has helped me make much better decisions about how to approach each particular architecting challenge.
P r o v i d e s C u s t o m e r s W i t h M u c h - N e e d e d E x p e r t i s e Architecture Framework (TOGAF), the Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), the Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF), as well as best practices for software architecting and the evaluation of architectures from the Software Engineering Institute (SEI). The Raytheon Enterprise Architecture Process (REAP) unifies these various perspectives on architecting and provides the opening and capstone courses for RCAP. The first wave of RCAP began in April 2004. At the end of 2006, the program contained 162 participating architects in six waves. Eighty-three participants have completed RCAP EXPERIENCES – Architect Profile Glenn Martin NTx Systems Engineering Technical Director and Senior Engineering Fellow While attending the inaugural wave of the Raytheon Certified Architect Program (RCAP), it became apparent that I was indeed an architect — and had unknowingly been one for some time. As is common with many architects, my earliest architecting was done at the product level and expanded over time to include systems, product lines and large-scale enterprise-level systems of systems. In the mid-1980s, I participated on a team that architected a communications system. We focused on the goals of reusable software, common hardware components and minimal support elements. The resulting design had well-defined functional boundaries with common hardware and software structures. That system remains in operation today, and while in production for decades, very few systems were produced with the same hardware or software. The architecture that we developed was successful in allowing the components to evolve and improve over time. Since then, my endeavors have migrated from architecting products against specifications to architecting system approaches against operational needs. training and 18 have been certified by Raytheon’s Architecture Review Board. Raytheon’s goal is to reach a steady state of 100 Raytheon Certified Architects, which will likely require the training of approximately 500 people from across the company. In addition to RCAP, Raytheon’s Leadership and Innovative Learning organization offers a number of beginning and intermediate architecting courses. Contact Larri Ann Rosser at larri_rosser@raytheon.com for more information on these programs. For information about RCAP, contact Randy Case at randy_r_case@raytheon.com. • The RCAP experience provided me with a greater academic understanding of the process of architecting and an improved understanding of the standard frameworks and products used to document architectures. I also came to understand that, while most architecture publications focus on IT systems, the architecture practices are directly applicable to the solutions that we provide our customer base. My RCAP experience became invaluable while working on the Homeland Security Enterprise Campaign. As the lead architect on a small team, we created the Intelligent Border Architecture (IBA). The IBA was the first reference architecture defended before the Raytheon Architecture Review Board (ARB), and subsequently the first formally approved Raytheon reference architecture. As a Raytheon Certified Architect, a member of the NCS ARB and a frequent participant in the Raytheon ARB, I believe we face several current challenges in the realm of architecting. One is the continued refinement of our architectures to increase the value provided to our design teams to improve speed to market and improve our productivity. However, perhaps the greatest challenge right now is to find the right balance between “strategic” and “tactical” architecting to enable both near-term business gains and long-term growth. Do you know a middle or high school student looking ahead to college? Or perhaps you’ve seen a teacher or volunteer who has inspired students to study mathematics? If so, you may be interested in Raytheon’s MathMovesU grants and scholarship program — a $1 million fund to support middle and high school students, teachers and schools. Middle School and High School Grants Students don’t have to be math whizzes to apply for a college scholarship and a grant for their school. By writing a short essay, students can share their creative and innovative ideas about how to make learning and teaching math fun and exciting. Students can garner a $1,000 scholarship with a matching $1,000 grant to his or her school. In the first year, more than 1,500 middle and high school students applied, submitting ideas ranging from providing graphing calculators in classrooms to developing a MathMovesU board game. Math Hero Awards to Succeed Teachers, coaches and volunteers who inspire students to learn and enjoy math are eligible to receive individual Math Hero grants of $2,500. In addition, a grant of $2,500 is awarded to their school or the local MATHCOUNTS ® program. Thirty-three Math Heroes were recognized for their efforts in 2006. One innovative teacher helped inspire her students by doing a cartwheel if the class could catch her making a mistake on a math problem. Since the program’s inception, Raytheon has awarded more than $1 million. To learn more about MathMovesU and to apply for a scholarship, visit www.mathmovesu.com. • RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGY TODAY 2007 ISSUE 1 33
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