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

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

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