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3.6.1 Experience in Teaching the Seamless Integration of Systems Engineering and Project Management
Author(s) -
Mooz Hal,
Forsberg Kevin
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2004.tb00523.x
Subject(s) - engineering management , schedule , certification , teamwork , project management , agency (philosophy) , computer science , program management , process (computing) , government (linguistics) , project manager , process management , engineering , knowledge management , systems engineering , management , philosophy , linguistics , epistemology , economics , operating system
Project management and systems engineering are two inseparable disciplines. Yet they are very frequently taught separately and they are usually implemented separately within organizations. PMI and INCOSE usually operate independently, further accentuating the separateness. This leads to a lack of teamwork and collaboration and often causes competition and tension among those that should be working and cooperating seamlessly. To overcome this undesired result in a US Government Agency's technology‐intensive project environment, a training program has been in place for fifteen years that serves as the basis for high‐level project manager certification and presents the disciplines of project management and systems engineering as a single inseparable process. The training has resulted in improved project performance and reduced cost and schedule overruns. Over the years the content has continually been upgraded to remain at the state of the art and to improve the effectiveness of the information transfer. This paper describes the motivation, concept, formulation, execution, and management of this highly effective program.