Essentials of Project and Systems Engineering Management

The Third Edition of Essentials of Project and Systems Engineering Management enables readers to manage the design, development, and engineering of systems effectively and efficiently. The book both defines and describes the essentials of project and systems engineering management and, moreover, shows the critical relationship and interconnection between project management and systems engineering. The author's comprehensive presentation has proven successful in enabling both engineers and project managers to understand their roles, collaborate, and quickly grasp and apply all the basic principles. Readers familiar with the previous two critically acclaimed editions will find much new material in this latest edition, including: Multiple views of and approaches to architectures The systems engineer and software engineering The acquisition of systems Problems with systems, software, and requirements Group processes and decision making System complexity and integration Throughout the presentation, clear examples help readers understand how concepts have been put into practice in real-world situations. With its unique integration of project management and systems engineering, this book helps both engineers and project managers across a broad range of industries successfully develop and manage a project team that, in turn, builds successful systems. For engineering and management students in such disciplines as technology management, systems engineering, and industrial engineering, the book provides excellent preparation for moving from the classroom to industry.

Table of Contents:
Preface xiii Part I Overview 1 1 Systems Projects and Management 3 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Systems and Projects 3 1.3 Problems in Managing Engineering Projects 12 1.4 The Systems Approach 17 1.5 The Project Organization 21 1.6 Organizational Environments and Factors 25 1.7 Large-Scale Organization and Management Issues 33 Questions/Exercises 38 References 39 2 Overview of Essentials 41 2.1 Introduction 41 2.2 Project Management Essentials 41 2.3 Systems Engineering Process and Management Essentials 45 2.4 Historical Overview of Acquisition Notions 49 2.5 Selected Standards 53 Questions/Exercises 66 References 67 Part II Project Management 69 3 The Project Plan 71 3.1 Introduction 71 3.2 Needs, Goals, Objectives, and Requirements 72 3.3 Task Statements, Statement of Work (SOW), and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) 78 3.4 Technical Approach 80 3.5 Schedule 83 3.6 Organization, Staffing, and Task Responsibility Matrix (TRM) 86 3.7 Budget 86 3.8 Risk Analysis 90 3.9 The Proposal 92 3.10 SEMP and SEP 92 Questions/Exercises 95 References 96 4 Schedule, Cost, and Situation Analysis 99 4.1 Introduction 99 4.2 Schedule Analysis and Monitoring 100 4.3 Cost Analysis and Monitoring 104 4.4 Situation Analysis (SA) 122 Questions/Exercises 128 References 130 5 The Project Manager and Leadership 131 5.1 Introduction 131 5.2 Project Manager Attributes 132 5.3 Self-Evaluation 139 5.4 Interactions with Your Supervisor 147 5.5 Customer Interaction 151 5.6 Leadership 152 Questions/Exercises 157 References 158 6 Team Building and Team Interactions 159 6.1 Introduction 159 6.2 Communications 160 6.3 Building the Project Team 162 6.4 Team Busters 166 6.5 Conflict Management 168 6.6 Meetings 171 6.7 Presentations 173 6.8 Proposals 176 6.9 A Note on Motivation and Incentives 182 6.10 Another Team-Related Perspective 184 6.11 Group Processes 187 Questions/Exercises 189 References 190 Part III Systems Engineering and Management 191 7 The Thirty Elements of Systems Engineering 191 7.1 Overview of the Systems Approach and Engineering Process 193 7.2 Two Systems Engineering Perspectives 194 7.3 The Thirty Elements of Systems Engineering 199 7.4 The Importance of Domain Knowledge in Systems Engineering 230 Questions/Exercises 231 References 231 8 Requirements Analysis and Allocation 233 8.1 Introduction 233 8.2 Department of Defense (DOD) Perspectives 234 8.3 A National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Perspective 237 8.4 The Organization of Requirements Statements 238 8.5 Specific Requirements Statements 242 8.6 Essential Steps of Requirements Analysis 244 8.7 Derived and Allocated Requirements 248 8.8 Other Requirements Issues 251 Questions/Exercises 255 References 256 9 Systems Architecting: Principles 257 9.1 Introduction 257 9.2 A View of Systems Architecting 258 9.3 A National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Perspective 259 9.4 Architecture Descriptions 261 9.5 Essential Steps of System Architecting 269 9.6 The 95% Solution 286 9.7 Trade-Offs and Sensitivity Analyses 287 9.8 Modeling and Simulation 293 9.9 Other Architectures and Tools 297 9.10 Summary 300 Questions/Exercises 301 References 302 10 Software Engineering 305 10.1 Introduction 305 10.2 Standards 306 10.3 Software Management Strategies 313 10.4 Capability Maturity 316 10.5 Metrics 319 10.6 The Systems Engineer and Software Engineering 329 10.7 Summary 332 Questions/Exercises 333 References 334 11 Selected Quantitative Relationships 337 11.1 Introduction 337 11.2 Basic Probability Relationships 338 11.3 The Binomial Distribution 345 11.4 The Poisson Distribution 346 11.5 The Normal (Gaussian) Distribution 347 11.6 The Uniform Distribution 349 11.7 The Exponential Distribution 350 11.8 The Rayleigh Distribution 351 11.9 Error Analyses 352 11.10 Radar Signal Detection 353 11.11 System Reliability 357 11.12 Software Reliability 361 11.13 Availability 361 11.14 A Least Squares Fit 362 11.15 Summary 363 Questions/Exercises 365 References 366 Part IV Trends, Perspectives, and Integrative Management 367 12 Systems/Software Engineering and Project Management Trends 369 12.1 Introduction 369 12.2 Systems Engineering Trends 369 12.3 Software Engineering Trends 386 12.4 Project Management Trends 400 Questions/Exercises 404 References 404 13 Selected New Perspectives 409 13.1 Introduction 409 13.2 Role of INCOSE 409 13.3 Acquisition of Systems 410 13.4 Problems in Systems and Software 418 13.5 Integration of Systems 419 Questions/Exercises 430 References 431 14 Integrative Management 433 14.1 Introduction 433 14.2 Managers as Integrators 434 14.3 Teams as Integrators 435 14.4 Plans as Integrators 437 14.5 The Systems Approach as Integrator 439 14.6 Methods and Standards as Integrators 440 14.7 Information Systems as Integrators 441 14.8 Enterprises as Integrators 442 14.9 Thinking Outside the Box 443 14.10 Summary 447 Questions/Exercises 447 References 448 Appendix: Systems Architecting—Cases 451 A.1 Introduction 451 A.2 A Logistics Support System (Case 1) 452 A.3 A Software Defects Assessment System (Case 2) 457 A.4 A Systems Engineering Environment (Case 3) 462 A.5 An Anemometry System (Case 4) 470 A.6 Summary 480 References 480 Index 481