Monday, October 6, 2008

PROJECT MANAGEMENT …… real Engineering ?

It is an old topic, the real engineers are the real project managers and project managers should be the engineers. 2 years back when I first get in to my office , I don't have any idea about any management, even the office management . where the engineers power ends and managers start , it is one of the main ambiguity facing engineers , the cost effective engineering or value engineering always have problems with quality , we need to go for a value engineering or a quality assurance ? I can do it myself ? Manager need to approve this? I need to discuss with my senior engineer? I can tell the truth to consultant? I can reveal the logic of operation to client.

Then I feel that the engineering and project managements are two things , with tie up each other , and without the proper management the concept of engineering is a zero concept , and while discussing the project management , first I thought it is an top level management decisions usually generating in the round table discussions in the director boards!!!!!

I got this information from some brochure , it is interesting


WHY : a project is carried out (=overall goal and aims )


WHAT : a project is expected to achieve (=objective/final output )


HOW : the project is going to achieve (=expected results and methods )


WHICH :external factors are crucial for the success of project (=risks and assumptions )


How : we can assess the success (=indicators )


Where : will find data for assess the success (=means of verification )

From this it I can finalise , all this are applicable to all engineering practices ,

To be continued…………


 


 


 

 

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