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3.6.2 Successful Integration of Systems Engineering and Program Management Processes
Author(s) -
Witte Craig S.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2004.tb00524.x
Subject(s) - interdependence , engineering management , process (computing) , project management , corporation , program management , engineering , project management triangle , opm3 , product (mathematics) , process management , systems engineering , computer science , business , sociology , social science , geometry , mathematics , finance , operating system
Since the inception of Systems Engineering as a discipline, Systems Engineers (SEs) have been providing technical leadership toward the successful completion of projects. As the science of project management has evolved, SEs and Project Managers (PMs) have grown more interdependent. In fact, there are many similarities in the skills required for Systems Engineers and Project Managers. This paper will provide a summary of the shared skills between both SE and PM professionals. A description of the interaction between SE and PM disciplines in various organizational structures will also be presented. A comparison will be made between PMI's view of product realization and the standard “Vee Diagram” process understood by most Systems Engineering professionals. And lastly, this paper will conclude with a description of the project management process followed at the Harris Corporation. Survey results will be presented illustrating the distribution of traditional project management functions between Project Managers, Systems Engineers, and Project Engineers.