Engineering project management for the global high-technology industry /

"Proven strategies for successfully managing high-tech engineering projects. Engineering Project Management for the Global High-Technology Industry describes how to effectively implement a wide array of project management tools and techniques and offers comprehensive details on the entire produ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shina, Sammy G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education, [2014]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering.
Temas:
Project management.
Production engineering.
High technology industries > Management.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A. Dedication
  • B. About the author
  • C. Preface
  • About the book organization
  • D. Acknowledgments
  • Contributor biographies
  • 1. The engineering project lifecycle and historical development of engineering project management tools and techniques
  • The 1980s
  • The 1990s
  • The 2000s and beyond
  • Conclusions
  • References and bibliography
  • Discussion topics
  • Problems
  • 2. Product and project perspectives and managing different types of engineering projects
  • The overall product lifecycle model
  • The role of technology in product development and obsolescence
  • Technology product types and the project management models needed to develop them
  • Creating an environment for successful project management
  • Conclusions
  • References and bibliography
  • Discussion topics
  • Problems
  • 3. Project inception: benchmarking, ip, and voc
  • Benchmarking of products and processes
  • Intellectual property concerns in new technology product inception
  • Voice of the customer
  • Conclusions
  • References and bibliography
  • Discussion topics
  • Problem
  • 4. Voice of the customer case study
  • Voice of the customer methods and techniques
  • Voice of the customer as part of the lean product development tools and processes
  • Preparing for the voice of the customer
  • Initiating the voc; summary of the key steps
  • Skill sets required for the host ipt team
  • Supplies needed for the voc activity
  • Steps in understanding voc
  • Start of affinitization when the ipt team does the groupings
  • Label the groupings
  • Analyze the groupings
  • Capturing customer intents and additional project success criteria
  • What's next? Other ways to use the voc
  • Lessons learned from use of the voc
  • Voc process risks
  • Benefits from using the voc process
  • Discussion topics
  • Chapter exercise
  • Suggested discussion for chapter exercise
  • 5. Engineering project justification, financial aspects, and return on investment
  • The business plan for new products and its potential impact on the company's strategy
  • Techniques for evaluating projects based on economic analysis
  • Capital equipment planning and acquisition decision based on economic analysis
  • Techniques for increasing management confidence in the economic analysis
  • Conclusions
  • References and bibliography
  • Websites
  • Discussion topics
  • Problems
  • 6. Make or buy: subcontracting and managing the supply chain
  • The lean enterprise concept and the supply chain
  • The outsourcing strategy to be considered and the associated pitfalls
  • The changes to the product realization process and communications with the supply chain
  • The supplier selection process
  • Summary and case studies of subcontracting
  • References and bibliography
  • Discussion topics
  • Problems
  • 7. Engineering project planning and execution
  • Historical approaches to engineering project planning
  • Project requirements definitions
  • Engineering project scheduling tools
  • Methods and techniques for reducing project duration and cost
  • The causes of engineering project execution problems and how to mitigate project delays
  • Techniques for monitoring project expense progress and estimating project completion profile
  • Successful project execution and lessons learned
  • References and bibliography
  • Discussion topics
  • Problems
  • 8. Engineering project phases, control, communications, leadership, and risk assessment
  • The phase gate review process
  • Types of phase gate review processes
  • Implementing a phase gate process
  • Project risk assessment and management
  • Managing engineering project teams
  • Resolving engineering team conflict and managing a successful engineering team
  • Conclusion
  • References and bibliography
  • Discussion topics
  • Problems
  • 9. Project monitoring and control case study
  • Key project monitoring and control processes
  • The daily stand-up board and area
  • Other uses for stand-up: supply chain, operations, red flag, and risk register reviews
  • Lessons learned and chapter conclusions
  • Stand-up board exercise
  • 10. Engineering project communications
  • The role of the project manager
  • A communication model
  • Distance and communication
  • Collaboration and concurrent engineering
  • Collocated teams
  • Dispersed teams
  • Technology and communication
  • Architecture as a collaboration tool
  • The project communication plan
  • References and bibliography
  • Discussion topics
  • 11. Engineering project and product costing
  • Project and product cost relationship with lifecycle stages
  • New product cost estimating methodologies
  • New product cost estimating process
  • Conclusions
  • References and bibliography
  • Discussion topics
  • Problem
  • 12. Building and managing teams
  • Teams versus groups: what's the difference?
  • Managing events and activities
  • Leading people and managing performance
  • Our project team leadership summary
  • References and bibliography
  • Discussion topics
  • A. Roi tables.

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