{"id":15272,"date":"2026-09-28T07:35:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T07:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/incose.nl\/?page_id=15272"},"modified":"2026-09-28T07:37:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T07:37:51","slug":"sig-thomas-munster","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/incose.nl\/en\/the-dutch-systems-engineering-days-2026\/sig-thomas-munster\/","title":{"rendered":"SIG -Thomas Munster"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Thomas Munster
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Additional Speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Bart van Luling<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Advancing Systems Engineering in the Infrastructure sector
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Bio.
\n<\/strong>Thomas Munster is senior advisor in systems engineering and project-based working at the Province of North Holland for eight years, focusing on infrastructure projects. He is involved in projects concerning the renewal of roads, waterways, bridges and similar assets. His work includes implementing systems engineering processes and the development of analysis methods, such as TOMs, context analysis and the requirements management application.<\/p>\n

Thomas holds a master\u2019s degree in Construction Process Management from the University of Twente. He worked for nine years at the Municipality of Amsterdam in various roles, concerning Amsterdam\u2019s first projects using UAV-GC contracts. In this capacity, he played a central role in implementing UAV-GC and requirements engineering in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Abstract.
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Twenty years after the publication of the first Dutch Guideline for Systems Engineering in the Civil
\nEngineering sector, Systems Engineering (SE) has become widely adopted. Concepts such as
\nstakeholder requirements, functional decomposition, specifications, object breakdown structures,
\nverification, and validation are now an integral part of infrastructure projects.
\nYet despite this widespread adoption, many projects still struggle to realize the full value of
\nSystems Engineering. SE processes are often implemented inefficiently, creating unnecessary
\noverhead instead of enabling better project outcomes. In practice, the original intent of Systems
\nEngineering can become obscured by misconceptions, organizational boundaries, contractual
\ninterfaces, and differing interpretations between clients and contractors, to name a few reasons.
\nThe Infrastructure Special Interest Group (SIG Infrastructure) of INCOSE-NL believes that
\nSystems Engineering in the infrastructure sector is ready for its next step in maturity. Our
\nambition is to improve the effectiveness of SE application, enabling project teams to achieve
\nbetter results, work more efficiently, and reduce misunderstandings between contracting and
\ncontracted parties.
\nTo support this ambition, we have launched an initiative consisting of three steps:
\n1. Identifying and collecting successful examples of SE application in infrastructure projects.
\n2. Uncovering and discussing common misconceptions about Systems Engineering.
\n3. Defining opportunities for the further development and maturation of SE practices in the
\ninfrastructure sector.
\nDuring the past months, the SIG Infrastructure conducted a survey within the professional
\ncommunity to gather success stories of Systems Engineering in practice. In this interactive
\nworkshop, we will present the first findings and explore the key lessons together with participants.
\nBuilding on these insights, we will take the first steps into the second phase of the initiative:
\nidentifying the misconceptions that continue to limit the effective use of Systems Engineering.
\nThrough facilitated discussions, participants will help determine which misconceptions have the
\ngreatest impact and where the community should focus its efforts to drive improvement.
\nAre you curious about the factors that help Systems Engineering succeed in infrastructure
\nprojects? Do you recognize persistent misunderstandings that prevent teams from realizing its full
\npotential? And would you like to contribute to shaping the future development of Systems
\nEngineering in the infrastructure sector?
\nThen join this workshop and become part of the conversation. Together, we can help move
\nSystems Engineering in the infrastructure sector to the next level of maturity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thomas Munster SIG Additional Speakers Bart van Luling Advancing Systems Engineering in the Infrastructure sector Bio. Thomas Munster is senior advisor in systems engineering and project-based working at the Province of North Holland for eight years, focusing on infrastructure projects. He is involved in projects concerning the renewal of roads, waterways, bridges and similar assets....","protected":false},"author":402,"featured_media":0,"parent":13872,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15272","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/incose.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/incose.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/incose.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/incose.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/402"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/incose.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15272"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/incose.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15275,"href":"https:\/\/incose.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15272\/revisions\/15275"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/incose.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/incose.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}