Engineering Method

Introduction
Characteristics of the Engineering Method
Project Approach
The Method

Problem Selection
Preliminary Ideas
Refinment and Selection
Feasibility Study
Request for Design
Requirement Analysis
User and Client Requirements
Establish the Level of Design
Determine the Performance Requirements
Specifications Document
Conceptual Design
System Study
System Design
End Product Visualization Document
Refinment of the System Design
System Design Documents
Assessment and Specification Update
Detailed Design
Design Development
Detailed Design Documents
Design Assessment
FREEZE the Design
Implementation
Troubleshooting
Testing and Evaluation
Design and Implementation Testing
Operational Testing
Testing and Evaluation Results
Documentation
The Product Report
References
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Project Approach

The concept of a project is familiar to most of us. A project is writing an essay, building a cabin, cleaning a room and so forth. Engineering a product or solving a problem is a project. In particular, a project refers to the activities (steps in the Engineering Method) and the particular outcomes (products) associated with the activities. A project is defined by others, you, or defined jointly by you and others.

Developing a product involves good project management. Many approaches and issues in Engineering Method overlap the project management approaches and issues. The Engineering Method is discussed in the context of a project; however, I will defer direct discussion about project management issues to later time.