Howard Eisner, DSc, is Distinguished Research Professor and Professor of Engineering Management in the School
of Engineering and Applied Science at The George Washington University. A Fellow of the IEEE, Dr. Eisner has served
on a number of government systems review panels. He is the author of Computer-Aided Systems Engineering.
Summary
A practical approach to the integration of project management and systems engineering.
Written by systems engineering expert Dr. Howard Eisner, this combined textbook and reference explains key project
management concepts and demonstrates how to apply them to the systems engineering process in order to optimize
product design and development. Grounded throughout with real-world cases and examples, Essentials of Project and
Systems Engineering Management equips you with valuable management techniques and ideas across a range of pivotal
areas, including:
Project planning and scheduling.
Evaluative methods such as cost, situation, and sensitivity analyses.
Leadership and the role of the project manager.
Team building and interaction.
Primary elements of systems engineering and systems architecting.
Latest software engineering tools and integrative management trends.
Complete with the information you need to understand and implement project and systems engineering management
fundamentals, this timely resource is an important asset to engineers in the field and students in the classroom.
Table of Contents
OVERVIEW.
Systems, Projects, and Management.
Overview of Essentials.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
The Project Plan.
Schedule, Cost, and Situation Analysis.
The Project Manager and Leadership.
Team Building and Team Interactions.
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT.
The Thirty Elements of Systems Engineering.
Requirements Analysis and Allocation.
System Architecting: Principles.
Software Engineering.
Selected Quantitative Relationships.
TRENDS AND INTEGRATIVE MANAGEMENT.
Systems/Software Engineering and Project Management Trends.
Integrative Management.
