Project Management of Complex and Embedded Systems: Ensuring Product Integrity and Program Quality - Hardcover

Pries, Kim H.; Quigley, Jon M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1420072056 ISBN 13: 9781420072051

Publisher: Auerbach Publications, 2008

Synopsis

There are many books on project management and many on embedded systems, but few address the project management of embedded products from concept to production. Project Management of Complex and Embedded Systems: Ensuring Product Integrity and Program Quality uses proven Project Management methods and elements of IEEE embedded software development techniques, to explain how to deliver a reliable complex system to market.

This volume begins with a general discussion of project management, followed by an examination of the various tools used before a project is underway. The book then delves into the specific project stages: concept, product development, process development, validation of the product and process, and release to production. Finally, post-project stages are explored, including failure reporting, analysis, corrective actions, and product support.

The book draws heavily on information from Department of Defense sources as well as systems developed by the Automotive Industry Action Group, General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford to standardize the approach to designing and developing new products. These automotive development and production ideas have universal value, particularly the concept of process and design controls. The authors use these systems to explain project management techniques that can assist developers of any embedded system. The methods explored can be adapted toward mechanical development projects as well.

The text includes numerous war stories offering concrete solutions to problems that might occur in production. Tables and illustrative figures are provided to further clarify the material. Organized sequentially to follow the normal life cycle of a project, this book helps project managers identify challenges before they become problems and resolve those issues that cannot be avoided.

About this title

About the Author

Kim H Pries and Jon M Quigley are the founders of Value Transformation LLC.  Collectively Kim and Jon have more than fifty years of new product development experience. This experience ranges from hardware and software through testing and project management.  They have contributed significantly to various company's cost improvement approaches, from the product and from the process perspectives. They have multiple globally recognized certifications as well as advanced degrees and patents.

Review

A 'must read' for all project personnel inside and outside the automotive industry.
--Jeb Riordan of Project Magazine

The book written by practitioners is compact, concise and based on the problems and solve them. Quickly get answers for your questions. --Marcin Zręda - Test and Try Software Quality and Project Management

This is my favorite part, release management is an issue that recently had to do in life. I know how difficult it is to truly organize this stage of the project, which has a crucial impact on the quality of the final product. Described points are taken from the industry, but very well suited for the production of software, you will find here: Trial Productions Runs, Pilot Runs, Method Builds, Production Release Risk and Costs. - Marcin Zręda April 27, 2010 at Test and Try Magazine 

For someone with no training in formal project management, the discussion of the various tools with examples is enlightening. The authors have touched on a wealth of topics without creating a monster of a reference book. The detail is adequate to enable the reader to apply the simpler concepts immediately or to seek more detail for the more complex tools. It is helpful in evaluating what tool to use where, through the comparison of alternative methodologies. - Sr. Quality Pro at Amazon -

I am deeply impressed by your book "Project Management of Complex and Embedded Systems". I have been involved in many projects in the area of Automotive. 
Handing over your book to lots of people in charge would have been much more efficient than facing dozens of endless meetings being based on failing substantiated knowledge! Yes, that's what it is about: Substantiated knowledge transfer. This is what the book does! (Actually your work does.)
Mario Kupries Chief Software Architect Officer & Founder at :connectomiX April 25, 2014

Edition details

• Publisher: Auerbach Publications
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1420072056
• ISBN 13: 9781420072051
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384