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Engineering and product development management : the holistic approach

A practical guide to managing engineering product development. The book uses a holistic approach to help engineers and managers understand what they have to do to improve the product development process. Six elements are brought together: integrated product development, project management, process management, systems engineering, product data management, and organizational change management.
Print Book, English, 2001
Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, 2001
XXXI, 325 Seiten : Diagramme ; 26 cm
9780521790697, 0521790697
248283760
Part I. Understanding Engineering Process Management: 1. The holistic approach to managing engineering operations; 2. An overview of engineering process management; 3. Organization of engineering tasks; Part II. Applying Engineering Processes to Program Management: 4. Roles and responsibilities; 5. Approach to program and project management; 6. An integrated team member's guide to performing a task; 7. Program structuring and planning; 8. Risk assessment; 9. Program initiation and execution; 10. Program reviews; 11. Engineering change management and product data management; Part III. Deploying Engineering Process Management: 12. Organizing for deployment; 13. Overcoming resistance to change; 14. Implementing IPD - lessons learned case study; Part IV. Appendices: Glossary; List of figures and tables; Bibliography.
Literaturverz.: S. 317 - 318