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HOWARD EISNER is Distinguished Research Professor and Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He is a Life Fellow of the IEEE and a member of several engineering honor societies. He has also served as president for two high-tech companies. He is the author of a book on computer-aided systems engineering and related topics, a book on personal and corporate reengineering, and Essentials of Project and Systems Engineering Management, published by Wiley.

Preface.

PART I: OVERVIEW.

Systems, Projects, and Management.

Overview of Essentials.

PART II: PROJECT MANAGEMENT.

The Project Plan.

Schedule, Cost, and Situation Analysis.

The Project Manager and Leadership.

Team Building and Team Interactions.

PART III: SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT.

The Thirty Elements of Systems Engineering.

Requirements Analysis and Allocation.

System Architecting: Principles.

Software Engineering.

Selected Quantitative Relationships.

PART IV: TRENDS AND INTEGRATIVE MANAGEMENT.

Systems/Software Engineering and Project Management Trends.

Integrative Management.

Appendix: Systems Architecting--Cases.

Index.

"Most large-scale systems deal with military, aerospace, or telecommunications activity. Examples are the space shuttle and air traffic control. This well-written text therefore devotes much of its content and one-third of its bibliography, to such subjects. ; Dealing with difficult people, such as team busters, or the bad boss, confronts most of us at some time. Motivation? Incentives? How to treat employees fairly and earn loyalty? It's all here." (Electrical Apparatus, April 2002)