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Description:: Project management has been a constant challenge for many practitioners, notably the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) acquisitions community. While most DoD projects are technologically advanced, the tools and methods to manage these projects are the same as for simple, repetitive projects. The...
Author:: Cantwell, Patrick Reed
Keyword:: project management, system dynamics, DoD, and acquisitions
GW Unit:: Engineering Mgt and Systems Engineering
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Mazzuchi, Thomas A and Sarkani, Shahram
Committee Member(s):: Mazzuchi, Thomas A, Eftekari, Reza, Sarkani, Shahram, Murphree, E. L., and Wasek, James
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: A Tool Chain Approach to Source Lines Of Code Estimation Using Petri Nets and Directed Graphs presents the development and demonstration of a novel tool-chain using known techniques with the intent of supporting more accurate source line of code (SLOC) predictions to improve software level of...
Author:: Seel, John
Keyword:: SLOC, UML, Petri Net, estimation, source lines of code, and Directed Graph
GW Unit:: Engineering Mgt and Systems Engineering
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Mazzuchi, Thomas A and Sarkani, Shahram
Committee Member(s):: Murphree, Edward Lile, Eftekari, Reza, and Wasek, James
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: ABSTRACT NASA has had a decades-long problem with cost growth during the development of space science missions. Numerous agency-sponsored studies have produced average mission level development cost growths ranging from 23 to 77%. A new study of 26 historical NASA science instrument set...
Author:: Kosmann, William James
Keyword:: Science Instrument Development, System Engineering, Instrument Development Cost Growth, Resource Re-allocation, Barter-based Re-allocation, and Spacecraft Development Cost Growth
GW Unit:: Systems Engineering
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Sarkani, Shahram and Mazzuchi, Thomas A.
Committee Member(s):: Murphree, E. Lile, Eftekari, Reza, and Wasek, James
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: Whole System Design and Evolutionary 21st Century American Buildings + InfrastructureThis study explores whole system design and evolutionary 21st century American buildings + infrastructure. The ideas and findings of this dissertation research, as presented at the Seventh International...
Author:: Franz, Anna Young
Keyword:: Radical Innovation, Critical Success Factors, Whole System Design, and Systems Engineering
GW Unit:: School of Engineering and Applied Science
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Sarkani, Shahram and Mazzuchi, Thomas A.
Committee Member(s):: Murphree*, Edward L., Eftekari, Reza, Sarkani, Shahram, Bischoff, John, and Mazzuchi, Thomas A.
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: This dissertation introduces a new schedule performance approach for level-of-effort (LOE) tasks for use by systems engineers, engineering managers, and systems engineering managers. This dissertation research investigates the problem of an objective LOE approach, or quantitative model, for the...
Author:: Townsend, Lynwood Ashton
Keyword:: Engineering Management, Earn Value Management, Operations Research, Systems Engineering, Project Management, and Program Management
GW Unit:: School of Engineering and Applied Science
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Mazzuchi, Thomas A and Sarkani, Shahram
Committee Member(s):: Murphree, Edward L, Bischoff, John E, and Eftekari, Reza
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: Systems engineers are routinely tasked with facilitating the delicate balance between cost, schedule, and technical performance in the acquisition of new technology. While techniques for assessing cost and schedule performance abound, the estimation and risk analysis of technical performance in...
Author:: Eggstaff, Justin William
Keyword:: Probability, Classical Model, Risk Analysis, Technical Performance Measurement, and Expert Judgment
GW Unit:: School of Engineering and Applied Science
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Mazzuchi, Thomas A and Sarkani, Shahram
Committee Member(s):: Eftekari, Reza, Murphree, Jr., E Lile, and Wasek, James
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

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