Project manager and systems engineer: a literature rich reflection on roles and responsibilities

Giorgio Locatelli, Mauro Mancini and Erika Romano

International Journal of Project Organisation and Management, 2017, vol. 9, issue 3, 195-216

Abstract: There are several definitions of systems engineering (SE) in the literature, each with different definitions of its relationship with project management (PM), causing a great deal of misunderstanding. This paper offers a broad and critical discussion of the relevant literature with a deep reflection concerning the historical evolution and state-of the-art of both the definition of SE and its relationship with PM. This endeavour provides two main results: 1) a conceptual framework to define SE in a project-based environment; 2) a model to identify the best formal interactions between the project manager and system engineer based on the project characteristics.

Keywords: systems engineering; project manager; PMer; complex projects; leadership; megaproject; project organisation; stakeholders. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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