Harold (Hal) Mooz (born ca. 1932) is an American

systems engineer Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering and engineering management that focuses on how to design, integrate, and manage complex systems over their life cycles. At its core, systems engineering utilizes systems thinking p ...

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and founder and CEO of The Center for Systems Management, Inc., awarded the

INCOSE Pioneer Award INCOSE Pioneer Award is an annual prize for people who have made significant pioneering contributions to the field of Systems Engineering given by the INCOSE (International Council on Systems Engineering) since 1997. Winners SourceINCOSE* 1997: ...

in 2001.INCOSE Pioneer Award
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Biography

Mooz received his ME in

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...

in 1954 from the

Stevens Institute of Technology Stevens Institute of Technology is a private research university in Hoboken, New Jersey. Founded in 1870, it is one of the oldest technological universities in the United States and was the first college in America solely dedicated to mechanical ...

. After graduation he worked in industry for 22 years as aerospace chief systems engineer and as

project manager A project manager is a professional in the field of project management. Project managers have the responsibility of the planning, procurement and execution of a project, in any undertaking that has a defined scope, defined start and a defined f ...

.SSE Invited Talk - Hal Mooz, "Your Decisions Are Shaping Your Life...But Are You Decision Fit?" Friday, September 21, 2012 – 11:30 am
In 1981 he started as an independent business consultant, and in 1989 founded the management training and consulting company The Center for Systems Management, Inc. He is a member of the

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and of

INCOSE The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE; pronounced in-co-see) is a not-for-profit membership organization and professional society in the field of systems engineering. INCOSE has about 17000 members including individual members, ...

. With

Kevin Forsberg Kevin John Forsberg (born 1934) is an American engineer, business consultant, and with Harold Mooz co-founder and executive director of The Center for Systems Management,

Mooz is awarded both the CIA Agency Seal Medallion and in 2001 the

acknowledging "Working as a team with Kevin Forsberg, he has pioneered and tirelessly promoted the concept of the integration of system engineering and project management into a single seamless process. In addition to his own work on complex development projects, he has taught thousands of professionals around the globe, both through tutorials and presentations and through his book, written with Dr.Forsberg, “''Visualizing Project Management''”."

Publications

Mooz has authored and co-authored over 60 publications on systems engineering and project management. A selection: *

Forsberg, Kevin Kevin John Forsberg (born 1934) is an American engineer, business consultant, and with Harold Mooz co-founder and executive director of The Center for Systems Management,

, Hal Mooz, and Howard Cotterman. ''Visualizing Project Management: a model for business and technical success''. John Wiley and Sons, Three Editions 1995, 2000, 2005. * Mooz, Hal,

Kevin Forsberg Kevin John Forsberg (born 1934) is an American engineer, business consultant, and with Harold Mooz co-founder and executive director of The Center for Systems Management,

, and Howard Cotterman. ''Communicating Project Management: The Integrated Vocabulary of Project Management and Systems Engineering.'' John Wiley and Sons, 2003. * Mooz, Hal. ''Make Up Your Mind: A Decision Making Guide To Thinking Clearly and Choosing Wisely. John Wiley and Sons, 2012. Articles, a selection: *

Forsberg, Kevin Kevin John Forsberg (born 1934) is an American engineer, business consultant, and with Harold Mooz co-founder and executive director of The Center for Systems Management,

, and Harold Mooz. "The relationship of system engineering to the project cycle." ''Proceedings of the First Annual Symposium of National Council on System Engineering''. October 1991: 57–65. *

Forsberg, Kevin Kevin John Forsberg (born 1934) is an American engineer, business consultant, and with Harold Mooz co-founder and executive director of The Center for Systems Management,

, and Harold Mooz. "System engineering overview." Software Requirements Engineering (1997): 44-72. *

Forsberg, Kevin Kevin John Forsberg (born 1934) is an American engineer, business consultant, and with Harold Mooz co-founder and executive director of The Center for Systems Management,

, and Harold Mooz. "System engineering for faster, cheaper, better." ''1999 Ninth annual international symposium (INCOSE), Brighton, England. 1999''. * Mooz, Harold, and

Kevin Forsberg Kevin John Forsberg (born 1934) is an American engineer, business consultant, and with Harold Mooz co-founder and executive director of The Center for Systems Management,

. "The dual vee—illuminating the management of complexity." Proc 16th Annu Int Symp INCOSE, Orlando, FL. 2006.

References

External links

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