Course in systems engineering management

A project manager remains responsible and accountable for the overall success of a project whereas a systems engineer remains responsible for management of the systems engineering and other engineering activities of the project. Some causes of project failure can be traced to poor systems engineering management, and/or poor integration between the management responsibilities of the systems engineering manager and project manager. The focus of this course is therefore on systems engineering management, where the delegates will be exposed to relevant management principles, processes and standards, and the development of the Systems Engineering Management Plan, generally known as the "SEMP". A further source of failure in projects, even those that follow all the correct standards and processes, are inexperienced and under-performing systems engineering teams. Even when individual team members are competent, poor allocation of responsibilities and the inability to effectively work together can sink many good projects. The last module therefore will provide the delegate with the necessary tools, processes and understanding on how to build high performance teams.

The certificate comprises of the following modules and related content:

Systems engineering management (two days)
• Overview of the system life cycle
• Introducing management
• Introducing project management models (PMBOK, PRINCE2, Agile project management such as SCRUM)
• Systems engineering management models
• Difference between project management and systems engineering management
• Management responsibilities
• Organising systems engineering management
• Management metrics
• Systems engineering management planning, formal plans
• Technical design reviews and audits
• Managing change
• Case study

Building high performance teams (three days)
• Leadership styles; identifying your own
• Leadership vs. management; what are the differences?
• Organizing for success
• Role of organisational culture
• Motivating your team
• Decision making
• Importance of communication
• Taking ownership of a project
• Managing stress; dealing with conflict
• Behaviour patterns and their role; influencing behaviour patterns
• Importance of team building
• Assessing team performance
• Case studies, practice sessions

Date: 03 August 2015 to 07 August 2015
Time: 08:00 - 16:00
Venue: Schoengezicht Guest House, Pretoria
Cost: R18,800


 
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