Dr. Forsberg draws on 27 years of industrial experience in systems engineering, project, and proposal management, and 29 years of successful consulting to both government and industry. His experience ranges from research projects, to development efforts, through to full-scale production implementation. Since 1983 he has provided training and consulting to both government and commercial clients. He specializes in systems, hardware and software project management, and the related processes, techniques, and skills essential to achieving predictable project performance.
Dr Forsberg in collaborations with Hal Mooz have been attributed with the development of the Vee System Engineering model, first published at NCOSE in 1991. This model is used throughout the world for the development of complex systems.
Dr. Forsberg has presented one- to two-week seminars in over a dozen countries, including USA, Germany, France, Sweden, Finland, United Kingdom, and Egypt.
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics, Stanford University (1961)
M.S., Engineering Mechanics, Stanford University (1958)
B.S., Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1956)
Certificate, Stanford Executive Sloan Program, Stanford School of Business (1979)
Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP)
Career Highlights
Early member of the Corona Project, America’s first successful satellite.
Co-author of Visualizing Project Management, J. Wiley & Sons, (1st edition-1996, 2nd edition-2000, 3rd edition-2005).
Co-author of Communicating Project Management, J. Wiley & Sons, 2002.
Lockheed Program Manager of the Space Station Program.
Awarded the NASA Public Service Medal (1981) “in recognition of his outstanding technical and managerial contributions to the Space Shuttle Program.” (He was Program Manager of the Space Shuttle tile project for seven years, from research through full-scale production.)
Awarded the CIA Seal Medallion for excellence in Project Management training, and in recognition of his pioneering efforts in the field of Project Management (1998)
Awarded the Pioneer Award for INCOSE (International Council on System Engineering), jointly with Hal Mooz (2001).
Chair and Co-chair, INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook (versions 2a, 3.0, 3.1, and 4.0) (2003 – 2009)
Member, Governing board for SEBoK Wiki (Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge); Jointly with IEEE and the SERC
Chair, INCOSE Knowledge Management Working Group (2009-present)
Member, INCOSE Certification Advisory Group (2002 – 2010)
Over sixty published articles in referred journals and proceedings
