No More Muddling Through

Mastering Complex Projects in Engineering and Management

By: Rainer ZÃ¼st, P. Troxler

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Paperback | 10 August 2006

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Sustainable solutions require the integration of social and ecological aspects in every planning and decision-making process. This means: analyse the real world and model the problem-situation as a system; understand the needs and objectives of the customers and clients; carefully develop alternative ideas and solutions, as well as evaluate concepts under multidimensional aspects/criteria. In this area Systems Engineering could offer a fruitful approach. Systems Engineering (SE) is a systematic way of thinking and a methodology to guide demanding problem-solving processes in the fields of management and engineering.

This book explains the most important principles and elements of Systems Engineering and three planning cases demonstrate the practical application.

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Preface	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Origin and Development of Systems Engineering	p. 1
Structure and Content of Systems Engineering	p. 4
Content of the Book	p. 6
Pre-Conditions	p. 9
Area of Application	p. 9
Institutional Embedding of the Systems Engineering Function	p. 12
Systems Thinking	p. 12
Heuristic Principles	p. 15
Life Cycle Model, the Problem-Solving Cycle and their Interaction	p. 19
Life Cycle Model	p. 19
Development Phase	p. 21
Realisation Phase	p. 28
Utilisation Phase	p. 30
Disposal Phase	p. 31
Activity Cycles within Individual Life Cycle Phases	p. 32
An Overview of the Life Cycle Model	p. 34
Overview of the Problem-Solving Cycle	p. 35
Search for Goals: Situation Analysis and Goal Definition	p. 37
Search for Solutions: Concept Synthesis and Concept Analysis	p. 39
Selection: Evaluation and Decision	p. 39
Concluding Remarks on the Problem-Solving Cycle	p. 40
Interaction of the Problem-Solving Cycle and the Life Cycle Model	p. 40
Methods - Interdisciplinary Universal Tool Box	p. 43
Search for Methods	p. 43
Selecting a Suitable Method	p. 44
Situation Analysis	p. 47
Task Analysis	p. 48
Analysing the Current State	p. 50
Demarcate the System from Its Environment	p. 51
Analysing the System and Relevant Areas of the Environment	p. 57
Identifying Strengths and Weaknesses of the System	p. 60
Cause Analysis	p. 61
Analysis of the Future	p. 64
Predicting the Behaviour of the Relevant Areas of the Environment	p. 65
Predicting the Behaviour of the Existing Systems	p. 67
Analysis of Opportunities and Threats	p. 67
Systematic Evaluation of the Analysis of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats	p. 68
Summary of the Problem and Identification of Actions to be Taken	p. 71
Summary Remarks on the Situation Analysis	p. 72
Goal Definition	p. 75
Introduction to the Goal Definition	p. 75
Drafting a Structured Catalogue of Objectives	p. 76
Collecting Ideas for Objectives	p. 76
Systematic Structuring	p. 79
Systematic Analysis and Revision of a Catalogue of Objectives	p. 82
Formal Requirements for the Individual Objectives	p. 83
Formal Requirements for the Catalogue of Objectives	p. 85
Formal Requirements for the Relations between Individual Objectives	p. 85
Implementation of a Systematic Analysis	p. 87
Revision of the Catalogue of Objectives by the Project Team	p. 88
Summary Remarks on the Goal Definition	p. 90
The Search for Solutions: Concept Synthesis and Concept Analysis	p. 93
Creativity as Driving Force for the Search for Solutions	p. 93
The Interaction Between Concept Synthesis and Concept Analysis	p. 95
Concept Synthesis	p. 96
General Concept Synthesis: Search for Ideas	p. 96
Detailed Concept Synthesis: Elaboration of Realistic Solutions	p. 99
Concept Analysis	p. 103
Aspects of a Systematic Concept Analysis	p. 103
General Concept Analysis: Intuitive Analysis	p. 106
Detailed Concept Analysis	p. 107
Summary	p. 113
Selection: Evaluation and Decision	p. 115
Selecting the Evaluation Method	p. 116
Determining a Set of Criteria	p. 117
Evaluation Procedure	p. 119
Application Examples	p. 121
The Balance of Reasons	p. 121
Cost-Benefit Analysis	p. 126
Decision	p. 127
Summary	p. 128
Cases	p. 129
Case A - Introduction of an Environmental Management System (EMS) at Volvo	p. 129
Introduction	p. 129
Study	p. 134
What's Next?	p. 145
Case B - Cantonal Communication Network KOMNET	p. 146
Introduction	p. 146
Preliminary Study - Develop Solution Principles	p. 150
Main Study - Concepts are Developed	p. 152
Detailed Study - Requirements are Specified	p. 155
System Realisation - the Search for a Network Operator	p. 156
System Installation - KOMNET is Installed	p. 158
Project Completion	p. 160
Case C - Market Success with Systematic Product Planning	p. 160
Introduction	p. 160
Preliminary Study	p. 168
What are the Conclusions from this Case?	p. 177
References	p. 179
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