Assessing the Relevance of Systems Engineering to Project Cases

This unit portfolio for Week 3 of PPMP20012 discusses the relevance of systems engineering to project cases through the Portsmouth council case study and mandatory readings. The case study highlights the use of system engineering to identify the best course of action for solving problems. The process involves checking the demand, system purpose, capability, and flow of the management and execution services, planning valuable steps for enhancement, and implementing changes to eliminate existing issues. The practical application of system thinking is also discussed. Optional readings and references are provided for further learning.

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Week 3: Assess the Relevance of Systems Engineering to Project Cases.
Reading samples Learning
outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your weekly study, experience, this and
prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
Mandatory Readings
 SEBoK Part 2:
Foundations of
Systems
Engineering –
 'Knowledge
Area: Systems
Fundamentals';
 'Knowledge
Area: Systems
Science';
 'Knowledge
Area: Systems
Thinking';
 'Knowledge
Area:
Representing
Systems with
Models';
 Part 6: Related
Disciplines –
 'Knowledge
Area: Systems
Engineering
and Industrial
Engineering';
 'Knowledge
Area: Systems
Engineering
Relevance of systems
engineering to project
cases.
Portsmouth council case study:
The services related to the Portsmouth city council management has been
different from the rest of the local authorities and these have been retaining the
direct ownership and the housing stock management. During July 2006, the
council was provided with better ratings and wee appraised by the Audit
commissions. The further investigation was proposed by the authorities of the
council in manner to analyse the current situation and propose a better and
efficient problem solving matter that can be implemented for the growth and
development of the project.
The system engineering assesses the following appropriate and effective steps
those could be driven for the identification of the best course of action that
could be delivered for solving the identified problems.
Check: this will include the consideration of the facts associated with the
demand, system purpose, capability, and flow related to the entire management
and execution services. Finally, it is a process that can be utilized for the
identification of the AS – IS process of the organization and analyse them in
efficient and effective manner.
Plan: This section will allow the manager to emphasize on the valuable steps
those could be practiced for the ultimate enhancement in the production and
output of the project and delivering a sophisticated structure that can
contribute in the enhancement of the production and output of the
organization.
Do: After analysing the above facts, proper strategies can be delivered for the
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The practical application
of the system thinking is
an efficient technique for
the PPPM
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Reading samples Learning
outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your weekly study, experience, this and
prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
and Specialty
Engineering';
 Part 7: Systems
Engineering
Implementation
Examples:
 How Lack of
Information
Sharing
Jeopardized the
NASA/ESA
Cassini/Huygen
s Mission to
Saturn;
 Project
Management
Case Study;
 Kerzner (2013)
Chapters 17.12-
17.17;
 AS/NZS
15288:2015
Chapter 5;
Optional Readings
 AS ISO
21504:2016
Project,
programme and
portfolio
management—
Guidance on
portfolio
implementation of the changes those could be made and eliminate the existing
issues and manage the operational activities of the organization in an efficient
and effective manner.
The above process are the starting point through which the strategies can be
implemented for the enhancement in the production and output of the
organization and allowing the organization to improve the services.
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Reading samples Learning
outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your weekly study, experience, this and
prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
management;
Movies and Web sites
 YouTube:
 "Systems
Engineering"
(by
ThinkTVPBS)
 Modeling the
Management of
Systems
Engineering
Projects (by
VitechCorp)
 Web Sites:
 International
Council on
Systems
Engineering
(INCOSE)
 Systems
Engineering
Society of
Australia
 The Guide to
Lean Enablers
for Managing
Engineering
Programs - MIT
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References
Isikli, E., Yanik, S., Cevikcan, E. and Ustundag, A., 2018. Project Portfolio Selection for the Digital Transformation Era. In Industry 4.0: Managing The Digital
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Suganyadevi, M., Devi, P.R. and Nakkeeran, S., 2016. Efficacy of biocontrol agents and bactericides for the management of bacterial blight incited by
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