LEADER 05494nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910457938203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-62922-3 010 $a9786610629220 010 $a0-08-045709-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000350236 035 $a(EBL)269603 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000071607 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11107244 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000071607 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10111417 035 $a(PQKB)11329549 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC269603 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL269603 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10138710 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL62922 035 $a(OCoLC)437172469 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000350236 100 $a20040907d2005 fy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCompetitive engineering$b[electronic resource] $ea handbook for systems engineering, requirements engineering, and software engineering using Planguage /$fTom Gilb ; editor, Lindsey Brodie 210 $aOxford ;$aBurlington, MA $cButterworth-Heinemann$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (497 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7506-6507-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [439]-447) and indexes. 327 $aFront cover; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Foreword; Endorsements; Preface; Background to writing Competitive Engineering; Major influences on Planguage; How to use this book; Some book conventions; Acknowledgements; Further acknowledgements; Introduction; What is in Competitive Engineering?; How was Competitive Engineering developed?; What is special about Planguage?; How to use Competitive Engineering; Structure of Competitive Engineering; Format of Competitive Engineering; A friendly warning; 1 Planguage Basics and Process Control: The Purpose of Planguage 327 $a1.1 Introduction: Why We Need a Different 'Systems Engineering' Approach Learning through Rapid Feedback; Dynamic Adaptability; Capturing the Requirements; Focus on Results; Interdisciplinary Communication; Leadership and Motivation; Receptiveness to Organizational Change; Continuous Process Improvement; Practical Strategies for Systems Engineering; 1.2 Practical Example: Twelve Tough Questions; 1.3 Language Core: Planguage Basics and Process Control; Planguage Specification Language; A Set of Defined Concepts; A Set of Defined Parameters and Grammar; A Set of Icons 327 $aPlanguage Process Descriptions Requirement Specification (RS); Design Engineering (DE); Specification Quality Control (SQC); Impact Estimation (IE); Evolutionary Project Management (EVO, also known as Evo); Standards; Rules; Process Descriptions; Entry Conditions; Procedure; Exit Conditions; 1.4 Rules: Generic Rules for Technical and Management Specification; 1.5 Process Description: Generic Project; Entry Conditions; Procedure; Exit Conditions; Generic Entry and Exit Process and Conditions; Process: Generic Entry or Generic Exit; Procedure; 1.6 Principles: Generic Project 327 $a1.7 Additional Ideas Continuous Process Improvement; 1.8 Further Example/Case Study: Continuous Process Improvement at Raytheon; Background; Aim; Financing the Improvements; Measuring the Effects; Calculating Savings; 1.9 Diagrams/Icons; Some Basic Planguage Icons; Document or Specification; Plan-Do-Study-Act Process Cycle; 1.10 Summary: Planguage Basics and Process Control; 2 Introduction to Requirements: Why?; 2.1 Introduction to Requirements Specification; Definition of Requirements; Key Issues for Requirements; Identifying the critical stakeholders; Separating Ends and Means 327 $aIdentifying the key requirements Quantifying success and failure; Understanding the past and the future - benchmarks and state-of-the-art; Considering the timescales for delivery of requirements; Avoiding the 'ambiguity trap'; Handling complex requirements; Allowing requirements to evolve; 2.2 Practical Example: What is 'Flexibility Improvement'?; Analyzing a requirement; Decomposition of Requirements; Scalar Requirements; 2.3 Language Core: System Attributes and Requirement Specification Types; System Attributes; System; Attribute; Function; Performance; Resource; Design; Requirement Types 327 $aVision 330 $aCompetitive Engineering documents Tom Gilb's unique, ground-breaking approach to communicating management objectives and systems engineering requirements, clearly and unambiguously. Competitive Engineering is a revelation for anyone involved in management and risk control. Already used by thousands of project managers and systems engineers around the world, this is a handbook for initiating, controlling and delivering complex projects on time and within budget. The Competitive Engineering methodology provides a practical set of tools and techniques that enable readers to effectively 606 $aSystems engineering$xManagement 606 $aProcess control 606 $aProject management 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSystems engineering$xManagement. 615 0$aProcess control. 615 0$aProject management. 676 $a620.00684 700 $aGilb$b Tom$0627449 701 $aBrodie$b Lindsey$0886789 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457938203321 996 $aCompetitive engineering$91980469 997 $aUNINA