About this course
A three-day course on principles and methods of designing, regardless of what is being designed. It integrates the technical design disciplines — physical and logical architecture, functional and state-based design, Object Process Methodology, trade-off studies, Design for Six Sigma and specialty engineering integration — with workshops on a single system. A shorter, corporate-delivery version of PPI's five-day Architectural Design course.
Presented by
FIE Aust · CPEng · IntPE(Aus)
Systems engineering practitioner, consultant, trainer and methodology developer with extensive international experience in technology-based projects.
Foundations & practitioner developmentNeeds & requirementsArchitecture & designTechnical managementIntegration, V&V and test
- Works with
- Project Performance International, Certification Training International
- Regions
- Online / Global
Modeling language, method and software
- Modeling language
- SysML (version not confirmed; ask the provider)
- Method
- Object Process Methodology (OPM)
Supporting software tools are discussed; none is named.
As stated on the provider's course page, checked 9 October 2026. Confirm the language version and software edition with the provider before booking.
Who should attend
- System and enterprise architects, design and systems engineers, analysts, software engineers and specialty engineers
Learning outcomes
- Understand the concepts of a systems approach to design and its process elements.
- Apply a structured approach to physical design, using logical solution to help get it right.
- Evaluate solution alternatives through trade-off studies and optimise design.
- Understand reliability, safety, maintainability and producibility engineering in overview.
- Tailor design principles and methods to different scenarios.
Course outline
- 01
Architectural design within systems engineering
- 02
Design-related principles and development strategies
- 03
Concepts of architecture and detailed design — physical and logical
- 04
Initial physical conceptualisation
- 05
Functional and state-based design
- 06
Object Process Methodology (OPM)
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- 07
Design decision-making and optimisation — trade-off studies
- 08
Design for Six Sigma
- 09
Engineering specialty integration and concurrent engineering
Certificate of completion
Certificate upon completion.
Certification and professional development
PPI states that the course may be credited towards maintenance of INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) certification for 24 Professional Development Units, qualifies for 24 hours of Engineers Australia and Engineering New Zealand CPD, and that PMI PDUs may be claimed.
Certification relevance indicates subject-matter relevance only. It does not imply accreditation, formal alignment or endorsement by any certifying body.
MBSE & modelling
Bertrandt Academy
Blended course on SysML fundamentals: model properties, general SysML concepts and the diagram types, applied by building a SysML model in two webinars; follows Bertrandt's SE/MBSE Module 1.
24 hours (blended: kick-off, two weeks of self-study, two 3-hour webinars)
- Regions
- Germany
- Access
- Public enrolment
- Delivery
- Live online · Self-paced · Hybrid
MBSE & modelling
Scarecrow Consultants
Three-day overview of MBSE and its use in an organization: people, process and tools, structural and behavioral modeling, views, and framework adoption.
Course facilitators may include: Jon Holt
3 days
- Regions
- United Kingdom
- Access
- Public enrolment · Private / corporate
- Delivery
- Face-to-face · Live online
Architecture & design
Project Performance International
Two-day introduction to a structured systems approach to design, including model-based techniques, trade studies and design-related engineering disciplines.
Foundation to practitioner2 days
- Access
- Private / corporate
- Delivery
- Face-to-face · Live online