Identifying and Managing the Success Factors behind the implementation of Systems Engineering

Identifying and Managing the Success Factors behind the implementation of Systems Engineering

Van den Houdt, S.T.A.

Verbraeck, A. (mentor)
Vrancken, J.L.M. (mentor)
Veeneman, W.W. (mentor)
De Greef, P. (mentor)

Technology, Policy and Management

Multi Actor Systems

Systems Engineering

2013-03-22

Contractors in the Dutch civil construction industry are adopting Systems Engineering (SE) into their work processes, to manage the increasingly complex and multi-disciplinary nature of their projects. The implementation rate of SE is low due to unknown problems caused by multiple factors. Currently, there is no overview of the factors affecting the implementation rate of SE in the Dutch civil construction industry and how these should be managed. Through review of existing literature and case studies on civil construction projects, a list of factors affecting the successful implementation of SE has been formulated and their relative effect on the implementation rate of SE is determined. In this article six key problem areas are identified, which negatively influence the implementation rate of SE. We propose that contractors adopt a single, independent organizational entity in their organization for process and SE management, who implicitly implement SE within the standard working procedures. Towards the client, these procedures depend on the level of SE-maturity of the client. This approach helps contractors to manage the identified problem areas, thereby improving the implementation rate of SE in their organizations.

Systems Engineering
Implementation
Success Factors
Civil Construction Industry
Netherlands

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Student theses

master thesis

(c) 2013 Van den Houdt, S.T.A.