Project management of complex and embedded systems : ensuring product integrity and program quality / Kim H. Pries, Jon M. Quigley.

By:

Pries, Kim H, 1955- [author]

Contributor(s):

Quigley, Jon M

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781420072068
1420072064
9781420072051
1420072056
1281863319
9781281863317

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

DDC classification:

658.4/013 22

LOC classification:

HD69.P75 P673 2009eb

Contents:

Projects and Project Managers Delivery Overview of Program/Project Management Need for this Book Comparison of Approaches Automotive Industry Action Group Department of Defense Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Electronics Industry Association Process Management Areas Staged-Gate Methods in General What is a Gate? Reasons for Gate Reviews Objectives Gate Targets Importance of Gate Targets Selection Measurement of Targets (Statistics) Example of a Phased Project Project Management People Limited Resource Project Manager's role Organization and Integration Customer Focus Brainstorming Technical Solutions Quality Facilitate Team Creation Conflict Resolution Product Development Team Meetings Program Management Embedded Development Product Integrity and Reliability Product Integrity System-Level Testing Reliability Cost Structure of Sections Technical Tools Delivery Axioms of Program Management Supplier Selection Supplier Evaluation Capability Maturity Model Integrated Software Process Improvement and Capability dEtermination Work Breakdown Structure Resource Breakdown Structure Project Estimating and Scheduling Top Down Estimating Bottom Up Estimating Phased Estimating Project Evaluation and Review Technique CPM Network Diagram in General Constructive Cost Model II Product Integrity and Reliability Risk Management Risk Taxonomy Risk Methodology Risk Quantification Assessment of Product Risk Simulation and Modeling Verification Validation Stress Testing Reliability Testing Cost Project Acceptance Criteria Payback Period Return on Investment (ROI) IRR Market Share Project Cost Management Earned Value Management Budget Controls Cost Performance Index Schedule Performance Index Cost Variance Schedule Variance Estimate at Completion Estimate to Completion Variance at Completion Quality, Function, Deployment, and Cost Status War Story Human Resource Systems Thinking Project Manager Words Concept Concept Overview Inception Planning Implementation Regulation Termination Gate Targets - Past View Gate Targets - Future View Delivery Work Descriptions Project Charter Statement of Work and Statement of Objectives SOW Detail Charters versus SOWs Product Integrity and Reliability Voice of the Customer Quality Function Deployment Requirements and Constraints matrix Engineering Issues Bills of Material (Engineering) Change Management (Engineering) Change Management (Project Management) Material Specification Engineering Specification Customer Specification Specification Reviews Special Product Characteristics Hardware Revision Levels Production Issues Bills of Material (Manufacturing) Process Flow Diagram Special Process Characteristics Line Sequencing Quality Issues Quality Requirements Reliability Requirements Product Assurance Plan Software Quality Assurance Plan Cost Request for Proposal Contract Types (fixed, etc) Pugh matrix - Concept selection Crashing Program Definition Program Definition Risk Funding Risk Reducing the Risk Technical Risk Assessment Reducing the Risk Schedule Risk Reducing the Risk Management Support War Story Cutting Edge Components Herding Cats Product Development Product Development Overview Phase Objectives Inception Planning Implementation Regulation Termination Delivery Crashing Product Development Schedule Compression Crashing Limitation Crashing Risk Fast Tracking Fast Tracking Risk Product Integrity and Reliability Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) Design For Manufacture and Assembly Prototype Builds Key Product Characteristics Design Verification Product Development Risk Design Requirements Risk Reducing the Risk Design Policy Risk Reducing the Risk Design Process Risk Reducing the Risk Design Analysis Reducing the Risk Parts and Materials Selection Reducing the Risk Software Design Reducing the Risk Design Reviews Reducing the Risk Design Release Reducing the Risk Product Requirements Risk New Equipment, Tooling, and Facility Requirements Gauges and Testing Equipment Requirements Team Feasibility Commitment and Management Support Cost Request For Quote Make or Buy Analysis Value Analysis What is Value Analysis? Information Phase Functional Analysis Creative Phase Judgment Phase Development Phase Recommendation Phase Product Functional Decomposition Value Analysis Integrated into Design Process Outsourcing Project Manager Involvement in Negotiations Modular design War Story Production site Material availability Battery Commitment Process Development Delivery Process Development Overview Phase Objectives Initiate Plan Execute Control Closing Product Integrity and Reliability Process Flow Ideal Process Flow Less than Ideal Process Flow Process Flow Under Control PFMEA Key Control Characteristics PCP Special Proc