Managing Complex Technical Projects : A Systems Engineering Approach

A Systems Engineering Approach

By: Ian Faulconbridge, Michael Ryan

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Hardcover | 1 November 2002

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This resource discusses the management of complex technical projects through systems engineering. Written for a wide spectrum of readers, from novices to experienced practitioners, it explores solutions for delivering projects on time and within budget, avoiding the failures and inefficiencies of past efforts. It provides a framework that encapsulates all areas of systems engineering, showing where the multitude of systems engineering activities fit within the overall effort. The top-down approach introduces the reader to the philosophical aspects of this discipline, and offers an understanding of a plethora of important terms, standards and practices that have been developed independently. Moreover, the authors present key systems engineering issues in a manner that seeks to promote individual thinking and unique approaches to the various projects encountered in the field.

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Preface	p. xiii
Introduction to Systems Engineering	p. 1
What Is a System?	p. 2
System Life Cycle	p. 5
Acquisition Phase	p. 6
Utilization Phase	p. 8
What Is Systems Engineering?	p. 9
Requirements Engineering	p. 10
Top-Down Approach	p. 10
Focus on Life Cycle	p. 11
System Optimization and Balance	p. 13
Integration of Disciplines and Specialties	p. 14
Management	p. 14
Systems Engineering Relevance	p. 15
Systems Engineering Benefits	p. 16
Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation	p. 18
Analysis	p. 19
Synthesis	p. 20
Evaluation	p. 20
A Systems Engineering Framework	p. 21
Systems Engineering Processes	p. 23
Systems Engineering Management	p. 23
Systems Engineering Tools	p. 23
Related Disciplines	p. 24
Endnotes	p. 24
Conceptual Design	p. 29
Introduction	p. 29
Identify Stakeholder Requirements	p. 30
Stakeholder-Requirements Document	p. 30
Identify Stakeholders	p. 32
Identify Project and Enterprise Constraints	p. 33
Identify External Constraints	p. 34
Define Need, Goals, and Objectives	p. 34
Define Operational Scenarios	p. 35
Define Measures of Effectiveness	p. 36
Define Life-Cycle Concepts	p. 36
Confirm SRD Structure	p. 36
Scoping the System	p. 38
Populate SRD	p. 40
SRD Endorsement	p. 40
Traceability	p. 41
System-Feasibility Analysis	p. 41
System-Requirements Analysis	p. 43
Establish Requirements Framework	p. 45
Define Functional Requirements	p. 47
Define Performance Requirements	p. 49
Define Verification Requirements	p. 50
Assign Rationale	p. 50
Perform Functional Analysis and Allocation	p. 51
Produce Draft System Specification	p. 55
Define TPMs	p. 55
System-Requirements Reviews	p. 58
Other System-Level Considerations	p. 59
System-Level Synthesis	p. 60
System-Design Review	p. 63
Endnotes	p. 65
Preliminary Design	p. 67
Introduction	p. 67
Subsystem-Requirements Analysis	p. 68
Requirements Allocation	p. 72
RBS Versus WBS	p. 80
Interface Identification and Design	p. 82
Subsystem-Level Synthesis and Evaluation	p. 85
Review Sources of Subsystem Requirements	p. 85
Investigate Preliminary Design Alternatives	p. 86
Make Optimal Use of Design Space	p. 88
Select Preferred Solution	p. 93
Preliminary Design Review	p. 94
Endnotes	p. 96
Detailed Design and Development	p. 97
Introduction	p. 97
Detailed Design Requirements	p. 98
Designing and Integrating System Elements	p. 98
Detailed Design Process	p. 99
Integration	p. 100
Some Detailed Design Aids	p. 103
System Prototype Development	p. 104
Detailed Design Reviews	p. 105
Equipment/Software Design Reviews	p. 105
Critical Design Review	p. 106
Construction and Production	p. 108
Operational Use and System Support	p. 112
Phaseout and Disposal	p. 117
Endnotes	p. 119
Systems Engineering Management	p. 121
Introduction	p. 121
Technical Reviews and Audits	p. 121
Major Reviews	p. 123
Major Audits	p. 125
Technical Review and Audit Management	p. 126
System Test and Evaluation	p. 127
Developmental Test and Evaluation	p. 129
Acceptance Test and Evaluation	p. 130
Operational Test and Evaluation	p. 131
Test Management	p. 132
Testing Activities and the System Life Cycle	p. 132
TEMP	p. 137
Technical Risk Management	p. 139
Risk Identification	p. 140
Risk Quantification	p. 141
Risk-Response Development and Control	p. 142
Risk-Management Documentation	p. 143
Configuration Management	p. 144
Establishing the Baselines	p. 145
Configuration-Management Functions	p. 145
Configuration-Management Documentation	p. 151
Specifications and Standards	p. 152
Specifications	p. 153
Standards	p. 156
Integration Management	p. 157
Systems Engineering Management Planning	p. 159
Endnotes	p. 160
Systems Engineering Management Tools	p. 163
Standards	p. 163
MIL-STD-499B Systems Engineering (Draft)	p. 164
General Standard Content	p. 164
Systems Engineering Process	p. 166
Content of the MIL-STD-499B SEMP	p. 166
Additional Information and Requirements	p. 168
Summary	p. 170
EIA/IS-632 Systems Engineering	p. 171
General Standard Content	p. 171
Systems Engineering Process	p. 171
Content of the EIA/IS-632 SEMP	p. 172
Other Information and Requirements	p. 172
Summary	p. 172
IEEE 1220 (Trial Use) and IEEE 1220-IEEE Standard for Application and Management of the Systems Engineering Process	p. 173
General Standard Content	p. 173
IEEE 1220 Life-Cycle Model	p. 175
Systems Engineering Process	p. 177
Content of the IEEE 1220 Engineering Plan	p. 178
Additional Material and Requirements	p. 179
Summary	p. 179
ANSI/EIA-632-Processes for Engineering a System	p. 179
ANSI/EIA-632 Processes	p. 180
ANSI/EIA-632 Requirements	p. 181
ANSI/EIA-632 Concepts	p. 183
ANSI/EIA-632 Annexes	p. 186
Summary	p. 187
Other Useful Documents	p. 187
Technical Reviews and Audits	p. 188
Systems Engineering Standards	p. 188
Configuration Management	p. 188
Specification Standards	p. 189
Work Breakdown Structures	p. 189
Capability Maturity Models	p. 189
SEI--Systems Engineering Capability Maturity Model	p. 191
SE-CMM Foundation	p. 192
Process Areas	p. 192
Capability Levels	p. 192
Summary	p. 194
CMM Integration	p. 194
Endnotes	p. 196
Systems Engineering Process Tools	p. 199
Analysis Tools--Requirements Engineering	p. 199
What Is a Requirement?	p. 200
Requirements Engineering	p. 200
Requirements Documentation	p. 209
Automated Requirements-Management Tools	p. 210
Difficulties in Developing Requirements	p. 212
Synthesis--Various Tools	p. 214
Schematic Block Diagrams	p. 214
Physical Modeling	p. 215
Mathematical Modeling and Simulation	p. 216
Evaluation--Trade-off Analysis	p. 217
Endnotes	p. 222
Related Disciplines	p. 225
Introduction	p. 225
Project Management	p. 225
Quality Assurance	p. 230
Logistics Support	p. 231
Operations	p. 233
Design Support Network	p. 233
Software Engineering	p. 234
Hardware Engineering	p. 235
Endnotes	p. 235
List of Acronyms	p. 237
About the Authors	p. 243
Index	p. 245
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