Essentials of project and systems engineering management

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Eisner, Howard

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New York : John Wiley, 1997

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9780471148463

Subject Term:

Systems engineering -- Management

Industrial project management -- Data processing

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Although most engineers are required to work within a systems engineering framework, few possess the skills necessary to manage the product design and development process effectively within this challenging environment. Tackling this problem head on, this combined text/reference both explains key project management concepts and shows how to integrate them successfully into the systems engineering process.

Written by a leading expert in systems engineering, Essentials of Project and Systems Engineering Management uses a practical and integrative approach to enable readers to understand and implement the basics quickly in a host of key areas--including project planning, cost and sensitivity analyses, leadership and team building, requirements analysis and allocation, principles of systems architecting, and more. In the process, the book clarifies the often unclear relationship between project management and systems engineering by demonstrating how systems engineering actually fits into the overall structure of a project.

Packed with real-life examples and up to date with the latest trends in software engineering and integrative management, Essentials of Project and Systems Engineering Management is the ideal guide for professional technical and engineering managers, and an important resource for students of engineering and business management.

Written by systems engineering expert Dr. Howard Eisner, this combined textbook and reference explains key project management concepts and demonstrates how to apply them to the systems engineering process in order to optimize product design and development. Grounded throughout with real-world cases and examples, Essentials of Project and Systems Engineering Management equips you with valuable management techniques and ideas across a range of pivotal areas, including:

Project planning and scheduling Evaluative methods such as cost, situation, and sensitivity analyses Leadership and the role of the project manager Team building and interaction Primary elements of systems engineering and systems architecting Latest software engineering tools and integrative management trends

Complete with the information you need to understand and implement project and systems engineering management fundamentals, this timely resource is an important asset to engineers in the field and students in the classroom.

Author Notes

Harold Eisner received his B.E.E. from Columbia University, his M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University, and his D.Sc. from The George Washington University.

Eisner is a Distinguished Research Professor at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. Previously, his professional experience included executive and research engineer positions with ORI, Inc. and the Atlantic Research Corporation. He has published two previous books on system and software engineering.Mr. Eisner is a Fellow of the IEEE, a senior member of the AIAA, a member of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Services (INFORMS), and a delegate to its American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES).

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Eisner has taken a refreshingly new and well-balanced approach to project management and systems engineering by covering both of these major topics in the same book. Three major sections treat the commonality between these topics: project management, system engineering, and general trends. Coverage of project management includes quantitative aspects such as planning, scheduling, cost control, and risk management; it also includes human topics such as leadership, team building, and management styles. The system engineering section deals with the basic principles of this rather new discipline, followed by appropriate procedures, guidelines, and analytical tools. Examples are provided for software systems and complex multidisciplinary systems. The last section discusses trends and provides information on implementing and integrating systems of systems. There are many practical examples of systems design and project implementation from the Department of Defense, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and other organizations providing standards and guidelines. This book is appropriate for those about to make the transition from staff engineer to project manager or systems engineer. Recommended as a primary resource for courses in management of systems projects. Upper-division undergraduate and graduate students; professionals. P. F. Rad University of Idaho

Preface	p. xiii
Part 1 Overview	p. 1
1. Systems, Projects, and Management	p. 3
1.1 Introduction	p. 3
1.2 Systems and Projects	p. 3
1.3 Problems in Managing Engineering Projects	p. 8
1.4 The Systems Approach	p. 13
1.5 The Project Organization	p. 17
1.6 Organizational Environments and Factors	p. 22
1.7 Large-Scale Organization and Management Issues	p. 30
Questions/Exercises	p. 34
References	p. 34
2. Overview of Essentials	p. 37
2.1 Introduction	p. 37
2.2 Project Management Essentials	p. 37
2.3 Systems Engineering Process and Management Essentials	p. 41
2.4 System Acquisition Essentials	p. 45
2.5 Selected Standards	p. 49
Questions/Exercises	p. 62
References	p. 63
Part II Project Management	p. 65
3. The Project Plan	p. 67
3.1 Introduction	p. 67
3.2 Needs, Goals, Objectives, and Requirements	p. 68
3.3 Task Statements, Statement of Work (SOW), and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)	p. 74
3.4 Technical Approach	p. 76
3.5 Schedule	p. 79
3.6 Organization, Staffing, and Task Responsibility Matrix (TRM)	p. 82
3.7 Budget	p. 82
3.8 Risk Analysis	p. 86
3.9 The Proposal	p. 88
Questions/Exercises	p. 88
References	p. 89
4. Schedule, Cost, and Situation Analysis	p. 91
4.1 Introduction	p. 91
4.2 Schedule Analysis and Monitoring	p. 92
4.3 Cost Analysis and Monitoring	p. 96
4.4 Situation Analysis	p. 115
Questions/Exercises	p. 120
References	p. 122
5. The Project Manager and Leadership	p. 123
5.1 Introduction	p. 123
5.2 Project Manager Attributes	p. 124
5.3 Self-Evaluation	p. 131
5.4 Interactions with the Supervisor	p. 139
5.5 Customer Interaction	p. 143
5.6 Leadership	p. 144
Questions/Exercises	p. 149
References	p. 150
6. Team Building and Team Interactions	p. 153
6.1 Introduction	p. 153
6.2 Communications	p. 154
6.3 Building the Project Team	p. 156
6.4 Team Busters	p. 160
6.5 Conflict Management	p. 162
6.6 Meetings	p. 165
6.7 Presentations	p. 167
6.8 Proposals	p. 170
6.9 A Note on Motivation and Incentives	p. 176
6.10 Another Team-Related Perspective	p. 178
Questions/Exercises	p. 181
References	p. 181
Part III Systems Engineering and Management	p. 183
7. The Thirty Elements of Systems Engineering	p. 185
7.1 Overview of the Systems Approach and Engineering Process	p. 185
7.2 Two Systems Engineering Perspectives	p. 186
7.3 The Thirty Elements of Systems Engineering	p. 191
7.4 The Importance of Domain Knowledge in Systems Engineering	p. 221
Questions/Exercises	p. 222
References	p. 223
8. Requirements Analysis and Allocation	p. 225
8.1 Introduction	p. 225
8.2 Department of Defense (DoD) Perspectives	p. 226
8.3 A National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Perspective	p. 228
8.4 The Organization of Requirements Statements	p. 230
8.5 Specific Requirements Statements	p. 234
8.6 Essential Steps of Requirements Analysis	p. 236
8.7 Derived and Allocated Requirements	p. 240
8.8 Other Requirements Issues	p. 243
Questions/Exercises	p. 244
References	p. 245
9. System Architecting: Principles	p. 247
9.1 Introduction	p. 247
9.2 A View of Systems Architecting	p. 248
9.3 A National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Perspective	p. 249
9.4 Architecture Descriptions	p. 251
9.5 Essential Steps of System Architecting	p. 257
9.6 The 95% Solution	p. 274
9.7 Trade-Offs and Sensitivity Analyses	p. 275
9.8 Modeling and Simulation	p. 278
9.9 Summary	p. 282
Questions/Exercises	p. 282
References	p. 283
10. Software Engineering	p. 285
10.1 Introduction	p. 285
10.2 Standards	p. 286
10.3 Software Management Strategies	p. 293
10.4 Capability Maturity	p. 296
10.5 Metrics	p. 299
10.6 Summary	p. 310
Questions/Exercises	p. 311
References	p. 312
11. Selected Quantitative Relationships	p. 315
11.1 Introduction	p. 315
11.2 Basic Probability Relationships	p. 316
11.3 The Binomial Distribution	p. 323
11.4 The Poisson Distribution	p. 324
11.5 The Normal (Gaussian) Distribution	p. 325
11.6 The Uniform Distribution	p. 327
11.7 The Exponential Distribution	p. 328
11.8 The Rayleigh Distribution	p. 329
11.9 Error Analyses	p. 329
11.10 Radar Signal Detection	p. 331
11.11 System Reliability	p. 333
11.12 Software Reliability	p. 335
11.13 Availability	p. 335
11.14 Summary	p. 336
Questions/Exercises	p. 337
References	p. 338
Part IV Trends and Integrative Management	p. 339
12. Systems/Software Engineering and Project Management Trends	p. 341
12.1 Introduction	p. 341
12.2 Systems Engineering Trends	p. 341
12.3 Software Engineering Trends	p. 358
12.4 Project Management Trends	p. 373
Questions/Exercises	p. 376
References	p. 377
13. Integrative Management	p. 381
13.1 Introduction	p. 381
13.2 Managers as Integrators	p. 382
13.3 Teams as Integrators	p. 383
13.4 Plans as Integrators	p. 384
13.5 The Systems Approach as Integrator	p. 387
13.6 Methods and Standards as Integrators	p. 388
13.7 Information Systems as Integrators	p. 388
13.8 Enterprises as Integrators	p. 389
13.9 Summary	p. 391
Questions/Exercises	p. 393
References	p. 394
Appendix Systems Architecting--Cases	p. 395
A.1 Introduction	p. 395
A.2 A Logistics Support System (Case 1)	p. 396
A.3 A Software Defects Assessment System (Case 2)	p. 401
A.4 A Systems Engineering Environment (Case 3)	p. 406
A.5 An Anemometry System (Case 4)	p. 415
A.6 Summary	p. 418
References	p. 423
Index	p. 425

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