Application of System Engineering to Project Management

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-93
Author(s):  
Brian J. Galli
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Complex Systems ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
System Engineering ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Successful Completion ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Project Management System ◽  
Task Administration

Task administration is the procedure through which work is instated, arranged, executed, and controlled by a group to accomplish an objective. Since project management activities are different from normal business activities that are conducted every day, project management calls for special technical and management skills amongst team members. The successful completion of a project depends largely on systems engineering and the management of various programs. Systems engineering refers to an interdisciplinary approach that facilitates the realization and success of complex systems. The purpose of system engineering is to, therefore, influence the whole system through various cohesive subsystems. The principles of system engineering are synonymous with most characteristics of project management. System engineering is, therefore, applicable to advance project management. This paper looks at the application of system engineering to project management.

scholarly journals The Application of Systems Engineering to Project Management

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-106
Author(s):  
Brian J. Galli
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Successful Completion ◽  
Complex Problems ◽  
Complex Projects ◽  
Project Complexity ◽  
Credible Information

This study investigated the application of systems engineering to project management. There is an increasing complexity to modern projects, and lifecycle-focused project management displays the inability to manage the risks associated with increased project complexity. A more adequate approach to these issues is presented in the systems engineering processes. It was proposed that the application of systems engineering concepts will allow improve the management of complex projects and the mitigation of risks. Additionally, qualitative research conducted via the collection and analysis of credible information yielded data that supported this proposition. Since systems engineering processes are adaptable, they are suited to manage complex problems. It was concluded that applying systems engineering to project management was beneficial, and the integration of methodologies was valuable to the successful completion of large scale, complex projects.

Application of System Engineering to Project Management

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 76-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian J. Galli
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Complex Systems ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Success Rate ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
System Engineering ◽  
Development Organizations ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Engineering Projects

System engineering in complex systems has transitioned into a well detailed, universally accepted, client-oriented methodology. Unfortunately, this approach hasn't been adopted in most commercially mandated research and development organizations. This article acknowledges that to improve the success of projects, it is essential to understand the benefits of managing product requirement with system engineering. In discussion is the application of system engineering in improving the success rate through better requirement handling. It presents the elements of the relationship between system engineering and project management. The findings suggest that the full importance of applying system engineering can only be enjoyed if other pre-requisites on prudent decision-making are applied. Furthermore, the findings suggest guidance on ways of adopting system-engineering (SE) practices when implementing in large-scale engineering projects.

Addressing tensions of overlapping project management and systems engineering with the elegance of a complex systems governance approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 164
Author(s):  
Rani Yesudas ◽  
Kaitlynn Castelle ◽  
Keith F. Joiner ◽  
Joseph M. Bradley ◽  
Mahmoud Efatmaneshnik
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Complex Systems ◽  
Systems Engineering

The role of team reflexivity as a mediator between project management skills, task familiarity, procedural justice, and product performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 876-895 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wann-Yih Wu ◽  
Adriana Amaya Rivas ◽  
Yen-Chun Chen
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Procedural Justice ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Npd Performance

AbstractEven though the importance of team reflexivity in new product development (NPD) has been well noted in the literature, little attention has been paid to its determinants. Based on the resource-based view, this study proposes that project management skills, task familiarity, and procedural justice are useful to improve team reflexivity. As such, this study also examines the influences that these antecedents and team reflexivity have on NPD. A research framework is proposed along with 10 major hypotheses. To test these, data were collected from 186 team members from NPD teams in Taiwanese high-tech firms, and the partial least square results of confirm that all three of the proposed antecedents have direct impacts on team reflexivity and NPD performance. Task familiarity had the highest mediation effect on the influence of project management skills on NPD performance, followed by team reflexivity and procedural justice. Since previous studies largely ignored the effects of antecedents on team reflexivity and NPD performance, this study provides useful insights for both academics and practitioners.

scholarly journals A Research on Skills of Project Managers and Success of Projects in Information Technology (IT) Companies in Bengaluru City

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6S) ◽  
pp. 428-431 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Domain Knowledge ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Team Management ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Management Domain ◽  
Significant Difference

Projects need accurate planning and are highly challenging to employees and project managers in comparison with their regular works. Since, project is a central part of Information Technology (IT) companies, they search skilled and talented project managers and employees in order to achieve higher level of success in their projects. Team management, domain knowledge, professionalism and project management are important skills of project managers in IT companies. Significant difference is prevailing among profile of project managers and their skills in IT companies. Domain knowledge, professionalism, project management and team management skills of project managers have significant and positive influence on success of projects in IT companies. In order to improve skills of project managers and success of projects in IT companies, they should give some kind of authority to their team members and they must have complete knowledge on outcome.

scholarly journals Application of Systems Engineering to Risk Management

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Brian J. Galli
Keyword(s):  
Complex System ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Design Science ◽  
System Engineering ◽  
System Thinking ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Success Rates ◽  
Research Gap

System engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering and engineering management that focuses on the design and management of the system. The system as a whole is the concern, which is followed by more technical aspects of the system, the design of everything, and the management of a complex system. Inspecting and making the system more efficient is the focus for system engineers. Additionally, risk management is being able to predict, evaluate, and solve risks that are going to happen or may happen in the future. There are three models that help system engineers with making a complex system look simpler and less frightening: the Vee, Spiral, and Waterfall models. While system thinking is a very important part of system engineering, there always has to be a collection of data to study for making decisions. As of now, there is no explanation in literature how these variables, their concepts, and models are beneficial to project management. This has created a research gap, so the study examined the most current variables, their concepts, and models in operations and project management. Furthermore, a design-science-investigate strategy was used to approve a valuable growth reveal for both reasonable and hypothetical application. As a result, an assessment model was generated to fill the research gap and to contribute to the engineering field through improved project success rates and team communication.

BIM Technologies In Building Construction Projects Management In Russia

2019 ◽  
pp. 48-59
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Technology Implementation ◽  
Management System ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Project Management System

The international experience of integrating building information modeling (BIM) into project management system with innovation implementation accent has been revealed in this article. The events carried out on federal and regional levels concerning the President of Russia directive on building construction industry modernization and construction objects transferring to life cycle management by means of BIM were analyzed. The large company experience of implementing BIM was summarized with describing some examples in different cities and regions of our country and thus the main directions of this technology development were determined. The key points of BIM and project management system pairing and impacting an innovation choice witch determine the project economic efficiency in the integrated management system were shown. The main reports of "Building construction projects technology and management: new practices and prospects" conference by Moscow Trade and Commerce Chamber were reviewed in this direction and problems of the new investment and construction project management technology implementation were shown. The ways to solve these problems were disclosed by work examples of PAO "Sberbank", and successfully working in our country firms Bilfinger Tebodin - BIM design and Beiten Burkhard -jurisdiction support. Some economic efficiency questions of BIM implementation were disclosed in the report delivered by The Plekhanov University of Economics (project and program management base department of Capital Group). Management system suggestions, regarding BIM implementation in Moscow construction were given.

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