Engineering Project Management for the Global High Technology Industry

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-07-181536-9
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education

Buch, Englisch, 432 Seiten, Format (B × H): 196 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1025 g

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.PROVEN STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFULLY MANAGING HIGH-TECH ENGINEERING PROJECTSEngineering Project Management for the Global High-Technology Industry describes how to effectivelyimplement a wide array of project management tools and techniques and covers comprehensive details on the entire product development lifecycle. Technology management--from research to advanced development to adoption in new products--is explained with examples of organizational structure and required timelines.This practical guide discusses key topics such as creating a business plan, performing economic analysis,leveraging internal resources and the supply chain, planning project development, controlling projects, tracking progress, managing risk, and reporting to management. Skills essential to the successful project manager, including communication, leadership, and teamwork, are also addressed. Real-world case studies from top global technology companies illustrate the concepts presented in the book.COVERAGE INCLUDES: - Project lifecycle and development of engineeringproject management tools and techniques
- Product stages and project management structures for developing them
- Project inception: benchmarking, IP, and voice ofthe customer (VoC)
- VoC case study
- Project justification and engineering economic analysis
- Make or buy: subcontracting and managing the supply chain
- Engineering project planning and execution
- Project phases, control, risk analysis, and teamleadership
- Project monitoring and control case study
- Engineering project communications
- Engineering project and product costing
- Building and managing teams

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shina, Sammy

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: The Engineering Project Lifecycle
Ch.1. Historical Perspectives and Metrics for Project Management Success
Ch. 2. Project Inception: Benchmarking and the Business plan
Ch. 3. Intellectual Property Issues for New Product Development
Ch. 4. Customer Focus: Voice of the customer and QFDPart 2: Engineering Project Management Justification
Ch. 5. Engineering Economy, Project justification and proposal risk analysis
Ch. 6. Subcontracting, Make versus Buy and the Supply Chain Part 3: Engineering Project Planning
Ch. 7. Gantt, Pert, CPM and Milestone Charts
Ch. 8. Project Costing techniques and ABC costing
Ch. 9. Project Risk Assessment Part 4: Engineering Project Organization, Communications and Control
Ch. 10. Team Work Issues and Conflict Resolution
Ch. 11. Project Tracking tools
Ch. 12. Project Communications in the Global EconomyIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Shina, Sammy
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Sammy G. Shina, Ph.D., P.E., is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and former Director of the Electronics Manufacturing Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. He is an international consultant, trainer, and seminar provider on project management, Six Sigma applications, technology supply chains, collaborative engineering, product design and development, and electronics manufacturing and automation, and has also worked extensively as an expert witness on issues of patent infringements of electronic products and systems. Dr. Shina spent more than 20 years developing new products and state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies for several technology companies, including Hewlett Packard and RCA. He received S.B. degrees in electrical engineering and industrial management from MIT, a S.M. degree in computer science from WPI, and a Sc.D. degree in mechanical engineering from Tufts University.