  The future of Coordinated Universal Time has been a topic of energetic
discussions for more than a dozen years. Different communities view the issue
in different ways. Diametrically opposed visions exist for the range of
appropriate solutions that should be entertained. Rather than an insoluble
quandary, we suggest that well-known systems engineering best practices would
provide a framework for reaching consensus. This starts with the coherent
collection of project requirements.

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics;Physics and Society