Systems Engineering Complexity & Project Management

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2006 Carnegie Mellon UniversitySystems Engineering Complexity & Project ManagementBob Ferguson, PMPNDIA: CMMI Technology ConferenceNovember 20072SEI Presentation (Basic)Author, Date 2006 Carnegie Mellon UniversityOutlineA conversationDefining Complexity and its effects on projectsResearch into tools and methods3SEI Presentation (Basic)Author, Date 2006 Carnegie Mellon UniversityA ConversationManager: How big is this Project ?Developer: I don t know. This looks really : Well we need to know how big it is so we can estimate the : I ll have to figure out how hard it is so I can tell you howlong it will two are talking about different developer believes that his estimate of size, will not recognize the uncertainty. He wants to know something about the Complexity to adjust duration4SEI Presentation (Basic)Author, Date 2006 Carnegie Mellon UniversityProject Manager s ConcernThe Project manager is concerned with staffing and planning to meet the Project s Project manager may not understand what the engineer means by Complexity .

• The project manager is amenable to creating a plan that will allow for resolution of the complexity by the engineering staff. • The engineer understands how the project plan might help to mitigate

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