Business

For undergraduate courses in Manufacturing Processes and Project Management, and other related courses.

This text introduces the theory and practice involved in the design and management of technically oriented projects. It guides students through a four-phase systematic approach to project evolution—Concept, Study, Design, and Implementation—and a real-world case study that emphasizes practical aspects of the project phases. An exploration of systematic management—documentation, documentation and interaction, and modeling, complete this treatment and provide the balance needed for successful complex project completion.

• NEW - Added information regarding overall planning—In Chapter 1.

  • Prepares students for the material and chapters to follow that deal with each of the four phases of a typical project.

• NEW - Expanded presentation of automated spreadsheets.

  • Shows students how they can improve productivity and project control by using this planning tool.

• NEW - More material on project management—Includes demonstrative information and examples relating to available commercial software that automates the major functions within a project and the interaction of tasks, budgets, and schedules.

  • Assists students in providing an efficient, useful, and cost-effective product, process, or service.

• NEW - Increased focus on concurrent engineering.

  • Supplies students with additional information related to its explanation, and a more detailed description of its overall life-cycle flow.

• NEW - A 120-day trial version of Microsoft Project 2000 is packaged free with the text.

  • Exposes students to this powerful software tool and allows them the opportunity to practice using it.

• Distinct four-phase project approach.

  • Identifies the role each portion plays in completing an entire project.

• Phase emphasis in four individual chapters—Includes purpose and goal; activities; documentation needed; definition of completion; and exercises.

  • Presents students with a consistent organizational structure to view steps that may overlap in real-life situations.

• Case study of a real community project—Involving Bedford, Massachusetts and Northeastern engineering and technology students, “Children's Activity Center.”

  • Familiarizes students with tasks and their descriptions, schedules, budgets, and typical management problems that arise during the life of a project.

• Case study sketches.

  • Gives students visual descriptions related to the practical example of systematic theory.

• Over 100 figures and tables.

  • Illustrates for students the interaction of technical, managerial, and contractual matters, enabling them to see how all aspects are required for successful completion.

• User-friendly writing style.

  • Allows engineering and technology students to focus on the text's practical exposure to the process of planning, performing, and controlling projects.

• Useful references—Annotated in the Bibliography.

  • Provides students with additional material on theory-oriented project design and technical management.

• Added information regarding overall planning—In Chapter 1.

  • Prepares students for the material and chapters to follow that deal with each of the four phases of a typical project.

• Expanded presentation of automated spreadsheets.

  • Shows students how they can improve productivity and project control by using this planning tool.

• More material on project management—Includes demonstrative information and examples relating to available commercial software that automates the major functions within a project and the interaction of tasks, budgets, and schedules.

  • Assists students in providing an efficient, useful, and cost-effective product, process, or service.

• Increased focus on concurrent engineering.

  • Supplies students with additional information related to its explanation, and a more detailed description of its overall life-cycle flow.

• A 120-day trial version of Microsoft Project 2000 is packaged free with the text.

  • Exposes students to this powerful software tool and allows them the opportunity to practice using it.

1. The Systematic Approach.


2. The Conception Phase.


3. The Study Phase.


4. The Design Phase.


5. The Implementation Phase.


6. Project Management.


7. The Project Plan.


8. Specifications and Reports.


9. Modeling and System Design.


Appendices.


Glossary of Terms.


Bibliography.


Index.

Project Management [BRIEF TEXTS] (Decision Science)
Project Management [C&T] (Industrial Engineering)
Project Management (Engineering Technology and Industrial Management)

Students in science, engineering, and technology programs need practical exposure to the process of planning, performing, and controlling projects of significant size and complexity. This text introduces the system approach and then takes the reader through all phases of a project evolution: concept, study, design, and implementation. A case study, installments of which appear in chapters 2 through 5, ties together the practical aspects of the project phases. A 120-day version of Microsoft Project is included with the text. This software allows students to apply the concepts of project management and technology integration presented in the text.

Planning, Performing, and Controlling Projects concludes with management-oriented materials. These include scheduling techniques, the use of spreadsheets and task descriptions, and the use of commercially available project-management software. Readers who comprehend this material will discover that management considerations, as well as technical aspects, can greatly affect the success of a complex project.

Instructors will find Planning, Performing, and Controlling Projects to be effective in teaching first-year or second-year courses in introductory engineering or engineering technology, design-process concepts, and design graphics. In addition, the text is useful in upper-level courses in engineering-system designs that include project design, planning, scheduling, and controlling, as well as senior design or capstone projects.

The authors hope that some students will become interested in pursuing an advanced degree in business or information systems after completing a technical program that applies this text. Industry requires managers whose undergraduate backgrounds are technical in nature.

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