Abstract:The recently published ISO/IEC 29110 for systems engineering has been used as the main framework for the development of the management and systems engineering processes at CSinTrans Inc. (CSiT), a Canadian company, founded in 2011. CSiT specializes in the integration of communication and security systems in transit industry such as trains, subways and buses as well as railway stations, subway stations and bus stops. CSiT approved an internal project to define and implement project management and systems engineering processes. The project's history, purpose and rationale that prompted CSiT to adopt the new systems engineering process standard are presented. The implementation of the ISO/IEC 29110 is described. The reflections and decisions made during the implementation are presented. Recommendations and advice for organizations wanting to implement ISO/IEC 29110 are described. ISO/IEC 29110 has helped raise the maturity of the young organization by implementing proven practices and developing consistent work products from one project to another. ISO/IEC 29110 was a good starting point to align processes of CSiT with practices of CMMI ® . ISO/IEC 29110 has helped CSiT with developing light processes as well as remaining flexible and quick in its ability to respond to its customers.Keywords. Very Small Entities, VSEs, ISO/IEC 29110, Systems Engineering, Process, Standards. INTRODUCTIONCSiT is a Canadian company, established in 2011 in Montreal, specializing in the integration of inter-active systems, communication and security in the domain of public transport such as trains, subways and buses and railway stations, stations and stops Bus. In transit industry, customers often require a CMMI® [1] maturity level from suppliers such as CSiT. An independent evaluation confirming a CMMI® maturity level 2 increases the opportunity of winning con-tracts. Similarly, to ensure better work coordination and reduce risks, customers in this industry prefer working with mature suppliers in order to get timely quality products and within the agreed budget. ISO/IEC 29110 Software and Systems Engineering Standards and GuidesAs defined in ISO/IEC 29110 (ISO 29110 hereon), a Very Small Entity (VSE) is a company, an organization (e.g. government, not-for profit), a department or a project having up to 25 people [2]. VSEs can play different roles in systems engineering: either as suppliers or integrators, and sometimes both. Since most large organizations are structured in a way to be more manageable (e.g. project, department), VSEs are present at all stages of a product manufacturing chain.A four-stage roadmap, called ISO 29110 profiles, has been developed for VSEs that do not develop critical systems or critical software: Entry, Basic, Intermediate and Advanced profiles. VSEs targeted by the Entry profile are those working on small projects (e.g., at most six person-months of effort) and for start-ups. The Basic profile describes the development practices of a single application by a single project team. The Intermediate pro...

Abstract.A project was created to define and implement project management and systems engineering processes at CSinTrans Inc. (CSiT), a Canadian company, founded in 2011. CSiT specializes in the integration of communication and security systems in transit industry such as trains, subways and buses as well as railway stations, subway stations and bus stops. ISO/IEC 29110 standard and guides for systems engineering have been used as the main reference for the development of these processes.The project's history, purpose and rationale that prompted CSiT to adopt this recently published standard are presented. The implementation of the standard is described. The reflections and decisions made during the implementation are presented. The lessons learned are discussed. Recommendations and advice for organizations wanting to implement ISO/IEC 29110 are described. 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2016.00203.x ISO 29110 has helped raise the maturity of the organization by implementing proven practices and developing consistent work products from one project to another. ISO/IEC 29110 was a good starting point to align processes with specific practices of CMMI ® Maturity Levels 2 and 3. ISO/IEC 29110 has also helped CSiT with developing light processes as well as remaining flexible and quick in its ability to respond to its customers.

This article presents a project consisting of implementing project management and systems engineering processes at CSinTrans Inc. (CSiT), a Canadian company founded in 2011. CSiT provides multi‐modal transit information systems as well as information integration to the transit industry worldwide. The Basic profile of the ISO/IEC 29110 for systems engineering has been used as the main reference for the development of these processes. The reasons that prompted CSiT to implement the ISO/IEC 29110 are mentioned. The approach and details on how the standard has been implemented are presented. The lessons learned are described. CSiT developed three process groups to match the attributes of projects such as size and nature. The selection of tools to support the processes is discussed. Third‐party audits, conducted annually since 2016, that led CSiT to become the first systems engineering company successfully audited with ISO/IEC 29110, are presented as well as the benefits obtained. ISO/IEC 29110 has helped raise the maturity of the organization by implementing proven practices and developing consistent work products from one project to another. ISO/IEC 29110 was a good starting point to align processes with specific practices of CMMI® Maturity Levels 2 and 3. ISO/IEC 29110 has also helped CSiT in developing light processes as well as remaining flexible and quick in its ability to respond to its customers. To illustrate the implementation of the Basic profile of ISO/IEC 29110 in other engineering domains, this article briefly presents the implementation in the automotive, agriculture, aeronautic, nuclear and space domains in 6 enterprises of France in 2018.

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