Abstract
Project management (PM) and systems engineering (SE) practitioners and academics experience various challenges regarding meaningful interaction while seeking project success. This situation exists despite sophisticated PM and SE software tools, the existing body of knowledge documents of different professional bodies, and numerous publications addressing this challenge. Generally, projects are fragmented from their initiation on the highest level into a ‘technical’ process and a project management process. This paper summarises the outcomes of several research projects undertaken from 2012 until recently to analyse the problem. The outputs of these studies are also compared with contemporary research to present an understanding of the problem and to suggest potential solutions to improve PM and SE interaction. The aim is to provide a starting point for future-focused research to evaluate the proposed improvements.
Highlights
This paper summarises the outcomes of several research projects undertaken from 2012 until recently to analyse the problem
Blanchard and Blyler [1] argue that a product designed and developed by the systems engineering (SE) process requires an organisation with an associated project structure and governance to bring the required solution into being
Project stakeholder management was added to the list of knowledge areas in the latest version of project management body of knowledge (PMBOK)
Summary
Project management (PM) and systems engineering (SE) practitioners and academics experience various challenges regarding meaningful interaction while seeking project success. This situation exists despite sophisticated PM and SE software tools, the existing body of knowledge documents of different professional bodies, and numerous publications addressing this challenge. This paper summarises the outcomes of several research projects undertaken from 2012 until recently to analyse the problem The outputs of these studies are compared with contemporary research to present an understanding of the problem and to suggest potential solutions to improve PM and SE interaction. Die uitsette van hierdie studies word ook vergelyk met kontemporêre navorsing om 'n begrip van die probleem te bied en om potensiële oplossings voor te stel om pojekbestuur en stelselingenieurswese interaksie te verbeter. Die doel is om 'n beginpunt te bied vir toekomsgerigte navorsing om die voorgestelde verbeterings te evalueer
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