Essentials of Project and Systems Engineering Management - Hardcover

Eisner, Howard

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9780471031956: Essentials of Project and Systems Engineering Management

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 047103195X ISBN 13: 9780471031956

Publisher: Wiley, 2002

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The Authoritative Principles for Successfully Integrating Systems Engineering with Project Management

Essentials of Project and Systems Engineering Management outlines key project management concepts and demonstrates how to apply them to the systems engineering process in order to optimize product design and development. Presented in a practical treatment that enables managers and engineers to understand and implement the basics quickly, this updated Second Edition also provides information on industry trends and standards that guide and facilitate project management and systems engineering implementation.

Along with scores of real-world examples, this revised edition includes new and expanded material on:

Project manager attributes, leadership, integrated product teams, elements of systems engineering, and corporate interactions
Systems engineering management problems and issues, errors in systems, and standards advocated by professional groups such as the Electronic Industries Association (EIA) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Fixed price contracting, systems integration, software cost estimating, life cycle cost relationships, systems architecting, system disposal, and system acquisition
Risk analysis, verification and validation, and capability maturity models

Essentials of Project and Systems Engineering Management, Second Edition is the ideal, single-source reference for professional technical and engineering managers in aerospace, communications, information technology, and computer-related industries, their engineering staffs, technical and R&D personnel, as well as students in these areas.

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From the Publisher:

Considered one of the top educators in systems engineering Eisner links the concepts of project management and systems engineering to describe how these disciplines can be used to better manage the product design and development process. The material is presented in a non-mathematical format, enabling readers to understand and execute the basics immediately. Contains information on the use of computer-based tools to aid in project management and systems engineering implementation as well as industry trends. Scores of examples and illustrations are integrated throughout the text.

From the Inside Flap:

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.

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