WIN BY SIMPLIFYING
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TRAINING
There is no shortage of systems engineering training available today. What differentiates this masterclass is its focus on practical execution, not theory alone. The methods and techniques presented are grounded in field-tested solutions, developed through years of hands-on experience across complex systems and refined into a disciplined, repeatable approach. The content has been shaped by real-world application across multiple programs and domains and consolidated into a single, cohesive framework.
Rather than treating Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) as an abstract concept, this masterclass enables participants to apply one of its core principles in practice—establishing and maintaining a single, authoritative source of truth for design documentation.
Inaccurate and inconsistent drawings are a common source of confusion, schedule delays, and costly rework across engineering organizations. CIMPLIS addresses these challenges by standardizing, consolidating, and automating engineering drawings, enabling a disciplined design documentation approach with improved efficiency, consistency, and control.
Consider the following scenario: "You are a design engineer or technical lead responsible for developing a complete set of drawings to document a system design. Your current process requires creating multiple types of drawings, routing them through reviews, and ultimately baselining them for release. As the design evolves, maintaining consistency across these drawings becomes increasingly time-consuming and error-prone."
The sections below outline common problems and needs, along with the solutions and tangible benefits this training provides.
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Solution: The course leverages Microsoft Visio as the primary documentation and automation platform.
Benefit: Visio is cost-effective, widely familiar to engineers, and easy to learn—reducing onboarding time and lowering total tool cost.
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Solution: A ready-to-use Visio template is provided to accelerate design documentation startup.
Benefit: The template enforces a standard drawing format and includes automated page numbering, drawing number/title updates, and other built-in efficiencies.
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Solution: The course demonstrates how to configure commonly used keyboard shortcuts and provides a curated list of built-in shortcuts.
Benefit: Keyboard shortcuts reduce unnecessary interactions, streamline workflows, and significantly accelerate drawing development over time.
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Solution: Multiple, closely related drawings are consolidated into a single Visio file.
Benefit: Consolidation enables centralized updates, improves information visibility, and allows logical organization of drawing tabs for diverse stakeholders.
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Solution: A model-based, automation-driven approach is used to propagate changes across all affected drawing sheets from a single source.
Benefit: Automated change propagation reduces manual effort, minimizes errors, and ensures consistent, up-to-date documentation throughout the design lifecycle.
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Solution: Built-in Visio stencils are used, with guidance on creating custom stencils when needed.
Benefit: Custom stencils enable standardization of shapes, improve accuracy, and ensure consistent representation across drawings and projects.
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Solution: Word and Excel files are embedded or linked directly within Visio drawings.
Benefit: This enables centralized information management while preserving flexibility to maintain external documents when required.
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Solution: The course includes nine bonus templates and frameworks covering drawing notes, trade studies, cable length calculations, decision-making frameworks, risks, FMECA, and configuration management.
Benefit: These ready-to-use assets save significant time, improve documentation quality, and strengthen overall design governance and organizational success.