Author: haroonkhan
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Managing Team Communication
Communication management refers to the processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation, collection, distribution, storage, and arrangement of project information. Effective communication aids in setting objectives, specifying procedures, reporting performance, and coordinating activities. Without good communication management, a project can degenerate into chaos! Effective communication is important throughout a company or organization; studies show…
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Introduction
The looks at two major systems engineering program/project management challenges, communication management and budgetary management, from a performance point of view. Communication management refers to the processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation, collection, distribution, storage, and arrangement of project information. Effective communication aids in setting objectives, specifying procedures, reporting performance, and coordinating activities.…
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Managing Execution Strategy
Without a plan, execution will not be successful; therefore, we must have a plan! The project management methodology consists of five project phases: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring/Controlling, and Closing (see Fig. 3.2.1). The Integrated Master Plan (IMP) is the foundation for the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS). The IMP contains key events including activities to meet technical…
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Manager’s Team Plan
Strategic team planning is a particularly important process in the aerospace application due to its complexity. The team plan forms the vital link between the corporate vision and mission and its day-to-day operations. Every company must have a strategic team plan, an important communication document. The strategic team planning process helps top management make an…
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Introduction
The primarily discusses the planning and executing phases of project management from a systems engineering point of view. Nine key elements of a team plan are presented and discussed. The team plan must state the team’s objectives clearly so that everyone understands their mission, specifying anything considered important or essential by the customer; the project…
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Integration Management (Execution)
The goal of this section is to provide a basic understanding of program integration and execution. Ten key integration elements are discussed here, including integration management itself, which is required throughout the entire program (see Fig. 2.3.1). Integration management (IM) integrates all the knowledge areas in a program and “ties the plan together” into one seamless activity.…
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Work Breakdown Structure and Product Breakdown Structure
Work Breakdown Structure Successful project management relies on thorough planning to define the project objectives in sufficient detail to support effective management. The WBS provides the foundation for defining the work as it relates to project objectives and it also establishes a structure for managing the work to its completion. The WBS is used to…
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Integrated Master Plan/Integrated Master Schedule
The Integrated Master Plan (IMP) and the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) are important program management tools in the US Department of Defense (DoD) and large International companies. The IMP/IMS process was developed by the US Air Force in early 1990, and the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) was the first program to use it. IMP/IMS provides…
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Introduction
The Integrated Master Plan (IMP) and the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) can provide significant assistance in planning and managing large, complex programs. The IMP is an event-driven plan that documents major accomplishments needed to complete a program and attaches each accomplishment to an important program milestone. It is a mutual agreement between the customers and…
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Systems Engineering Processes
This section explains the SE processes to be applied by an integrated product team (IPT) and assigns specific responsibilities for the technical system effort, including contracted or subcontracted system tasks. The tasks also include the technical processes and procedures to be applied to these tasks. These processes and/or procedures are developed as part of the…