Topical Issues of Systems Engineering

Gusakov, A. F.; Ilina, Olga; Kulikova, Ekaterina; Melikhova, Olga

doi:10.1080/13923730.2003.10531329

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“…More recently, it gets increasing attention in the civil engineering industry too. For example, SE in this industry is addressed in academia (Gusakov et al ., ; Elliott et al ., ; Blockley, ; Van der Meer et al ., ; De Graaf et al ., ; De Graaf et al ., ) and in practice (Doukas, ; Godau, ; Williams et al ., ; U.S. Department of Transportation, ; Aslaksen et al ., ; Rijkswaterstaat et al ., ; Crow, ). Moreover, public clients in the civil engineering industry increasingly use SE too.…”

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Exploring Team Effectiveness in Systems Engineering Construction Projects: Explanations Why Some SE Teams Are More Effective than Others

Graaf

Loonen

2018

Syst. Res

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The use of teams in systems engineering (SE) projects has become standard practice in many industries. Yet little attention is given in SE literature to explaining why some SE teams are more effective than others. In this study, four civil engineering projects were studied in which SE was used. Two projects were considered effective and two moderately effective. It was explored whether the differences in effectiveness could be explained from the characteristics of the teams. The Team Diagnostic Survey was used to analyse and compare the teams. The findings demonstrate that the Team Diagnostic Survey was able to discriminate between the effective and moderately effective projects and appeared to be a relevant instrument for analysing teams in civil engineering SE projects. The study also revealed that the process of actively exchanging and using team members' knowledge and skills explains for a substantial part the differences in effectiveness of the projects. © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Exploring Team Effectiveness in Systems Engineering Construction Projects: Explanations Why Some SE Teams Are More Effective than Others

Graaf

Loonen

2018

Syst. Res

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Implementing Systems Engineering in Civil Engineering Consulting Firm: An Evaluation

Graaf

Voordijk

Heuvel

2016

Systems Engineering

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This study explores the challenges that civil engineering consulting firms face in their projects when they apply Systems Engineering (SE). It is also explained were these firms should focus when improving the use of SE. To conduct this study, the methodology of Eisenhardt (Building theories from case study research, Acad Manage Rev 14 [1989], 532-550) for building theory from case study research is used. The extent, to which SE is applied, is assessed in six civil engineering projects, using a newly developed framework containing an extensive list of questions about how and why SE was applied. Based on this assessment, it is shown that there are three major reasons why SE was not applied to the full extent. First, SE procedures and responsibilities were not always clearly established and communicated to team members. Second, team members were in a learning process and did not yet possess all the SE knowledge and skills required. Finally, there was a lack of a demanding client to enforce the use of SE. This paper also presents recommendations for improving the application of SE in projects, related to methods, skills, and the client. Further research should focus on different (kinds of) companies within the civil engineering industry.

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Topical Issues of Systems Engineering

Cited by 2 publications

References 4 publications

Exploring Team Effectiveness in Systems Engineering Construction Projects: Explanations Why Some SE Teams Are More Effective than Others

Exploring Team Effectiveness in Systems Engineering Construction Projects: Explanations Why Some SE Teams Are More Effective than Others

Implementing Systems Engineering in Civil Engineering Consulting Firm: An Evaluation

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