1st Edition

STEP Project Management Guide for Science, Technology, and Engineering Projects

By Adedeji B. Badiru Copyright 2009
    422 Pages 128 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    While the project management body of knowledge is embraced by disciplines ranging from manufacturing and business to social services and healthcare, the application of efficient project management is of particularly high value in science, technology, and engineering undertakings. STEP Project Management: Guide for Science, Technology, and Engineering Projects presents an integrated, step-by-step approach to managing projects in these complex areas, using the time-tested concepts, tools, and techniques of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®).

    STEP is an acronym for Science, Technology, and Engineering Projects, and also serves as a mnemonic reference to the step-by-step approach of the book.

    This volume takes an approach that combines managerial, organizational, and quantitative techniques into a logical sequence of project implementation steps. The book begins by exploring the special methodology imperative for managing these types of sophisticated projects. It then delineates the major steps involved in project integration. The author discusses the management of scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk, and procurement. Then, using a compelling case study that profiles the errors leading to the 1986 Challenger disaster, the book examines how flaws in decision-making, failure to consider all factors, lack of communication, and inappropriate priorities can lead to catastrophe.

    In today’s fast-changing IT-based, competitive global market, success can be even more elusive and hard won. Effective project management in all facets of operations can give an enterprise the advantage it seeks. In this book, the author’s direct writing style, designed to appeal to busy professionals, conveys the complex concepts of high-stakes project management in a simple, efficient manner. He provides a general framework that shows what needs to be done to manage complex projects, using steps that are flexible, expandable, and modifiable.

     

    Science, Technology, and Engineering

    Project Methodology

    Introduction to STEP Methodology

    Importance of General Project Management Knowledge

    Systems Engineering and Program Management

    Systems Architecture for Project Management

    Guide to Using This Book

    Building Blocks for STEP Methodology

    Engineering Challenges for Twenty-First Century

    STEM Initiatives and Project Conceptions

    Emergence of Project Management for STEP

    Project Definitions

    Project Management Knowledge Areas

    Components of the Knowledge Areas

    Project Management Processes

    Projects and Operations

    Factors of STEP Success or Failure

    Work Breakdown Structure

    Project Organization Structures

    Traditional Formal Organization Structures

    Projectized Organization

    Elements of a Project Plan

    General Applicability of Project Management

    Documenting Project Lessons Learned

    Marvels of STEPs

    Advancement of Society on the Back of STE

    Levels of Project Execution

    Categories of Project Outputs

    Unique Aspects of STEPs

    Integrated Systems Approach to STEPs

    STEP Management Steps

    Managing Project Requirements

    STEP Integration

    Project Integration: Step-by-Step Implementation

    Application of CMMI and Carpé Futurum

    Project OPR

    Project Sustainability

    STEP Scope Management

    Scope Definitions

    Scope Management: Step-by-Step Implementation

    Use of DMAIC for Scope Management

    Use of SIPOC Diagram for Scope Management

    Scope Feasibility Analysis

    Dimensions of Scope Feasibility

    Industry Conversion for Project Scoping

    Assessment of Local Resources and Work Force

    Developing Scope-Based Project Proposal

    Proposal Preparation Scope

    Scope Budget Planning

    Project Scoping with WBS

    STEP Time Management

    Time Management: Step-by-Step Implementation

    CPM Network Scheduling

    Working with Activity Precedence Relationships

    Example of CPM Analysis

    CPM Forward Pass

    CPM Backward Pass

    Determination of Critical Activities

    Subcritical Paths

    Schedule Templates

    Gantt Charts

    Project Crashing

    Critical Chain Analysis

    STEP Cost Management

    Cost Management: Step-by-Step Implementation

    STEP Portfolio Management

    Project Cost Elements

    Project Cost Estimation

    Project Balance Technique

    STEP Quality Management

    Quality Management: Step-by-Step Implementation

    Six Sigma and Quality Management

    Taguchi Loss Function

    Identification and Elimination of Sources of Defects

    Roles and Responsibilities for Six Sigma

    Statistical Techniques for Six Sigma

    Lean Principles and Applications

    Applying Kaizen to a Process

    Lean Task Value Rating System

    Lean–Six Sigma within Project Management

    STEP Human Resource Management

    Aging Workforce in Science, Technology, and Engineering

    Knowledge Workers in STE Work Environment

    Elements of Human Resource Management

    Managing Human Resource Performance

    Quantitative Modeling of Worker Assignment

    Resource Work Rate Analysis

    Model for Technical Human Resource Training

    A Conceptual Approach

    Extended Training Model

    STEP Communications Management

    Communications Management: Step-by-Step Implementation

    Complexity of Multiperson Communication

    Communicating through Triple C Model

    Typical Triple C Questions

    Triple C Communication

    SMART Communication

    Triple C Cooperation

    Triple C Coordination

    Conflict Resolution Using Triple C Approach

    Application of Triple C to STEPS

    DMAIC and Triple C

    STEP Risk Management

    Risk Definition

    Risk Management: Step-by-Step Implementation

    Project Decisions under Risk and Uncertainty

    Cost Uncertainties

    Schedule Uncertainties

    Performance Uncertainties

    Risk and Decision Trees

    STEP Procurement Management

    Procurement Management: Step-by-Step Implementation

    Completion and Term Contracts

    Procurement Management Plan

    Contractor Statement of Work

    Organization Process Assets

    Contract Feasibility Analysis

    Contents of Project Proposal

    Contract Teamwork and Cooperation

    Vendor Rating System

    Rating Procedure

    Multicriteria Vendor Selection Technique

    Goal Programming

    Compromise Programming

    Inventory Analysis and Procurement

    Economic Order Quantity Model

    Quantity Discount

    Calculation of Total Relevant Cost

    Evaluation of the Discount Option

    Sensitivity Analysis

    STEP Case Study: Space Shuttle Challenger

    Case Background

    Foundation for Lessons Learned

    Space Shuttle Mission Background and Authorization

    Space Shuttle Design Decisions

    Shuttle Development Process

    Chronology of Developments

    The Challenger Mission

    Testimonies

    Presidential Commission Findings

    Management Decision Ambiguities

    Additional Commission Findings

    Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster

    Technical and Organizational Issues

    Shuttle Flight Risk Management

    Concluding Remarks

    Satellite Project Failure: Another STEP Case Example

    Death of a Spy Satellite

    Appendix A

    Appendix B

    Appendix C

    Index

    Biography

    Adedeji B. Badiru is a professor at the Air Force Institute of Technology in Dayton, Ohio.