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Why impossible? The Project is very complex....So the project manager have no time to understand everything.

Systems engineering - your weapon to fight against complexity

What about project manager and specialist?

Project Manager and Systems Engineer roles overlap:Who is Who? Anything can happen.

Example - 1st Death Star Project roles

Stakeholders Project managerDo you remember his name?

Systems engineerDo you know him?

For fans only.

Economics of systems engineering

Use the force systems engineering.

How to realizethe impossible project?

HINT#1

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Systems engineering kernel 7 alphas

V-diagram of SE Project

HINT#2You have a full list of stakeholders, do you?

So, your project is impossible?

Cause 1. You do not understand the mission and goals of your project.

(or)Cause 1A. Stakeholders do not care about the outcome of your project (see cause 1)

HINT #3. Do you really know what stakeholders need?

Example of system hierarchy (Leidraadse, 2008)

Needs, requirements, architecture

HINT #4What is the name of your system?

HINT #5How it should work?

Minimal architecture description must consist of:1. Components and

connectors viewpoint2. Modules and interfaces

viewpoint3. Allocations viewpoint

So, your project is still impossible?

Cause 2. You do not understand the mission/function of your system.

(or)Cause 2A. You are trying to do several different systems (see cause 2).Cause 2B. In your system a lot of functions (see cause 2A).

HINT #6. On what you can save money to finish the project in time without changing the mission/goals?

HINT #7. Development is so long and expensive. Buy box-products.

Wow! Your project is continues to be impossible?

Cause 3. You do not connect functional and phisical structure of system.

(or)Cause 3A. You can’t find box-products to realize system modules (see cause 3).Cause 3B. Box-products have excess functionality (see cause 3A).

HINT #8. Try to change project lifecycle type.

Hm... Your project is continues to be impossible.

Cause 4. You didn't come to the agreement with stakeholders what exactly has to work to date.

(or)Cause 4A. It is impossible to be in time (see cause 4).Cause 4B. Money won't be enough (see cause 4A).

HINT #9. When you will start to do your impossible project...

Don’t forget about verification&validation… if you want to make successful system.

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