Engineering Project Execution Planning

Course aim

The course aims to act as a precursor to design activities in System Integration Project 2 by developing a plan tailored to both the MEng group project and attributes of a small team; teach a top-down approach that integrates the individual design and support activities early enough in the system design cycle of a complex engineering problem to initiate an appropriate level of planning and ensure that ideas generated through analysis are properly perfected and incorporated in final product configurations; generate and capture a description of the SOW, WBS, systems engineering tasks, risk mitigation strategies, schedules, cost projections, organisational structure, and other management functions required to successfully execute a complex engineering project; promote the necessary communication links between a PMP, SEMP and other related project management plans; and prepare the necessary requirements and planning documentation for a complex engineering project.

Course content

This course is an integral part of the Capstone Experience of the Master of Engineering (Systems Engineering) program. It prepares students for Systems Integration Project 2 (SIP2), through the development of a plan for their Master’s Project. The students learn how to successfully apply the principles and concepts of systems engineering that they have gained on previous courses in order to plan, organise, staff, monitor and control the process of designing, developing, testing and producing a major new military/engineering capability. They work closely with their colleagues over a three-month period. Using the functional and performance specifications, test concepts, and statement of work that they derived during Systems Integration Project 1 (SIP 1) as guidance, they prepare a Project Management Plan (PMP) and a Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) for their SIP 2 project. This requires them to develop structures, policies, procedures and artefacts that allow them to progress the various engineering-related activities needed for the design and development of a system that meets the needs of the customer. They achieve this through the realisation of an initial plan, the establishment of proper organisational environments that allow delivery of these plans and the implementation of the follow-on management and controls necessary to effectively and efficiently achieve them.

Textbook(s)

Blanchard S.B and Fabrycky W.J. 2011, Systems Engineering and Analysis, 5, Prentice-Hall International Inc, Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA

Prerequisite(s)

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Project, Reflective journal

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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