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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>It is not possible to make a clear statement whether the ongoing globalisation in the context of system development holds more opportunities or more risks for companies. However, it is undisputed in this context that the system development projects have become and will continue to gain immense complexity in the context of increasing economic interdependencies. Considering the possibilities of the Internet of Things with the multitude of networked, autonomous systems, it quickly becomes clear that the complexity of system development will take on even greater dimensions in the future. The companies have recognized that they can only rise to this challenge with Systems Engineering and that they only can survive on the market of “Systems‐of‐Systems” by applying interdisciplinary development methods. For this reason the “SE Quick Check” was developed, a pragmatic instrument with which product development in companies can be analysed and tailored in order to lay the foundation for the introduction or targeted optimization of individually coordinated Systems Engineering. As shown in a variety of applications in companies, the approach can be used to determine an SE maturity level and an individual SE target in the shortest possible time. Based on this, measures can be defined and implemented directly to achieve the SE target image.</jats:p>