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Author Gilb, Tom.

Title Competitive engineering : a handbook for systems engineering, requirements engineering, and software engineering using Planguage / Tom Gilb ; editor, Lindsey Brodie.

Imprint Oxford ; Burlington, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005.

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 474 pages) : illustrations
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online resource cr rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-447) and index.
Note Print version record.
Contents Planguage basics and process control : the purpose of planguage -- Introduction to requirements : why? -- Functions : what systems "do" -- Performance : how good? -- Scales of measure : how to quantify -- Resources, budgets and costs : costs of solutions -- Design ideas and design engineering : how to solve the "requirements problem" -- Specification quality control : how to know how well you specified -- Impact estimation : how to understand strategies -- Evolutionary project management : how to manage project benefits and costs.
Summary Competitive 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 design, manage and deliver results in any complex organization - in engineering, industry, systems engineering, software, IT, the service sector and beyond. Elegant, comprehensive and accessible, the Competitive Engineering methodology provides a practical set of tools and techniques that enable readers to effectively design, manage and deliver results in any complex organization - in engineering, industry, systems engineering, software, IT, the service sector and beyond. * Provides detailed, practical and innovative coverage of key subjects including requirements specification, design evaluation, specification quality control and evolutionary project management * Offers a complete, proven and meaningful 'end-to-end' process for specifying, evaluating, managing and delivering high quality solutions * Tom Gilb's clients include HP, Intel, CitiGroup, IBM, Nokia and the US Department of Defense.
Language English.
Subject Systems engineering -- Management.
Process control.
Project management.
Ingénierie des systèmes -- Gestion.
Fabrication -- Contrôle.
Gestion de projet.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Reference.
Process control
Project management
Systems engineering -- Management
Productontwikkeling.
Marktwaarde.
Wetenschappelijke technieken.
Added Author Brodie, Lindsey.
Other Form: Print version: Gilb, Tom. Competitive engineering. Oxford ; Burlington, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005 0750665076 (OCoLC)56913137
ISBN 0080457096 (electronic bk.)
9780080457093 (electronic bk.)
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6610629226
0750665076 (pbk.)
9780750665070 (pbk.)
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