Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1 Systematic Approach 1 -- Section 1.1 Purpose and Goals of This Book 3 -- Section 1.2 Projects, Programs, and People 4 -- Section 1.3 Planning for Performance 7 -- Steps in a Project 7 -- Concurrent Engineering 9 -- Section 1.4 Applying the Systematic Approach 9 -- Definitions 9 -- Phases of Project 10 -- Chapter 2 Conception Phase 13 -- Section 2.1 Conception Phase Purpose and Goal 15 -- Section 2.2 Conception Phase Activities 15 -- Activity 1 Organize a Team and Formulate a Concept 16 -- Activity 2 Select the Project 20 -- Activity 3 Initiate Conception Phase Documents 34 -- Activity 4 Expand Team and Identify Supporting Organizations 42 -- Activity 5 Complete the Planning of the Next Phases of Work 43 -- Activity 6 Convert Document Drafts into Final Documents 46 -- Section 2.3 Conception Phase Documents 48 -- Section 2.4 Defining Phase Completion 50 -- Chapter 3 Study Phase 53 -- Section 3.1 Study Phase Purpose and Goal 55 -- Section 3.2 Study Phase Activities 55 -- Activity 1 Organize the Study Phase Work 56 -- Activity 2 Establish Ground Rules for the Study and Design Phases 61 -- Activity 3 Study Solutions to Be Considered for Design 62 -- Activity 4 Gather and Evaluate Information 66 -- Activity 5 Select and Plan One Solution 68 -- Activity 6 Document the Selected Solution 72 -- Activity 7 Verify and Obtain Funding 77 -- Section 3.3 Study Phase Documents 78 -- Section 3.4 Defining Phase Completion 80 -- Chapter 4 Design Phase 85 -- Section 4.1 Design Phase Purpose and Goal 87 -- Section 4.2 Design Phase Activities 87 -- Activity 1 Organize the Design Phase Work 88 -- Activity 2 Select the Solution Details to Be Implemented 92 -- Activity 3 Document the Design Solution 98 -- Activity 4 Prepare for the Implementation Phase Work 105 -- Activity 5 Obtain Implementation Phase Funding 110 -- Section 4.3 Design Phase Documents 111 -- Section 4.4 Defining Phase Completion 115 -- Chapter 5 Implementation Phase 117 -- Section 5.1 Implementation Phase Purpose and Goal 119 -- Section 5.2 Implementation Phase Activities 119 -- Activity 1 Obtain Implementation Phase Funds 121 -- Activity 2 Review Design Phase Documents 121 -- Activity 3 Allocate Tasks to the Implementation Phase Team 122 -- Activity 4 Prepare to Produce the Designed Article 125 -- Activity 5 Produce and Evaluate Product 127 -- Activity 6 Revise, Review, and Deliver Final Documentation 133 -- Activity 7 Operate and Maintain Customer-Contracted Items 136 -- Activity 8 Review the Results of the Implementation Phase 137 -- Activity 9 Pursue New Projects 137 -- Section 5.3 Implementation Phase Documents 139 -- Section 5.4 Defining Phase Completion 141 -- Section 5.5 Accomplishments of the Systematic Approach 141 -- Chapter 6 Project Management 145 -- Section 6.1 Management Functions 147 -- Section 6.2 Management Organizations 150 -- Section 6.3 Management Styles 153 -- Section 6.4 Project Staffing 155 -- Section 6.5 Project Reporting 157 -- Section 6.6 Gathering and Organizing Data 159 -- Section 6.7 Project and Program Control 163 -- Chapter 7 Project Plan 167 -- Section 7.1 Work Breakdown Structure 169 -- Section 7.2 Establishing Responsibility for Tasks 173 -- Section 7.3 Project Schedule 174 -- Section 7.4 Refining and Adjusting the Schedule 183 -- Section 7.5 Costs and Budgets 184 -- Section 7.6 Monitoring and Controlling a Project 188 -- Chapter 8 Specifications and Reports 191 -- Section 8.1 Preparing Specifications 193 -- Section 8.2 Contracts and Change Notices 197 -- Section 8.3 Trip and Meeting Reports 198 -- Section 8.4 Periodic Project Reports 201 -- Section 8.5 Government Reports 202 -- Chapter 9 Modeling and System Design 205 -- Section 9.1 Need for Models 207 -- Section 9.2 Human Factors Considerations 210 --m Section 9.3 To Model or Not to Model 211 -- Section 9.4 Modeling Applications 212 -- Section 9.5 Block Diagrams 214 -- Section 9.6 Expanding the Modeling 216 -- Section 9.7 Model Interconnecting and Testing 217 -- Section 9.8 Modeling Throughout the Project Phases 218 -- Appendix A Value Analysis and Engineering 221 -- History 221 -- Value Analysis Process 222 -- Information Phase 222 -- Speculation or Search Phase 225 -- Evaluation and Analysis Phase 225 -- Implementation Phase 225 -- Appendix B Objectives, Task Descriptions, and Active Verbs 227 -- Writing Objectives for Tasks 227 -- Writing Task Descriptions 229 -- A List of Active Verbs 231 -- Appendix C Specification for the Town of Bedford, Massachusetts: ""An Activity Center"" 235 -- General Specifications 235 -- General Requirements 235 -- Intent of Contract Documents 236 -- Subcontractors 236 -- Project Meetings 237 -- Cleaning 237 -- Workers' Compensation and Insurance 237