1. Date/reference/classification 1 An Engineering View of Small Project Management or The Research Project in the Real World A presentation for Mrs Davies RP Class 26JUN15 Prepared: John Davies BAE Systems Australia

2. Date/reference/classification What does an Engineer do? –Types of Engineers –Chemical –Civil –Aeronautical –Petroleum –Mining –Software –Firmware –Hardware –Over to you! –My thoughts…..

3. Date/reference/classification Actually…. –Engineers Plan and Implement Ideas to Produce Useful Things! –Q: Is this sounding like RP? –A: It should be

4. Date/reference/classification How did I get there? My Journey –Year 10 - - - - “no idea” career plan –Year 11 - - - - “Happy go Lucky” –Year 11 (again!) - - - - “I’d better apply myself” –Year 12 - - - - (phew) “a good enough Victorian HSC Score” (1981) –Applying for Engineering Schools - - - “which is best for me? Aero!” –RMIT Aeronautical Engineering (Years 1-2-3-4) - - - - “This is hard work but fun” (1982-86) –Government Aircraft Factory - - “I can’t believe they pay me to do this” (1987) –Tenix Defence - - (same!) –BAE Systems - - (same!!)

5. Date/reference/classification Wow! (OK maybe its just me… but I get to play with this stuff)

6. Date/reference/classification Or more currently….

7. Date/reference/classification Then… off to International Trials

8. Date/reference/classification Engineering - but not everyone is ‘an Engineer’ 8 Computer Aided Design MTECH – Mechanical Technicians ETECH – Electrical Technicians

9. Date/reference/classification 9 Ideas – to CAD – to Reality Transmitter Antenna

10. Date/reference/classification 10 Software Design – Its For Serious Geeks

11. Date/reference/classification All Projects Require Management (or they go wrong) –What management should you apply to the Research Project? –Topic (selection) –Skeleton Report ToC –Research / Research / Research –Gather Together Content –Write Report [Draft] –Review –Write Report [Final] –How do I ensure it happens on time? –You plan it via a simple schedule –“Plan the work, work the plan”

12. Date/reference/classification Now to Project Management –This bit links to RP…. –How to MAKE a schedule –How to USE a schedule Remember to: PLAN the WORK then WORK the PLAN! Or in other words… FAIL to PLAN = PLAN to FAIL! 12

13. Date/reference/classification MS Project – basic Schedule tool But…. What if I don’t have MS Project? Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) “what I need to do” Start / Finish dates Work Blocks Logical linkages Start of project End of project

14. Date/reference/classification MS Excel – a basic Schedule tool that RP Students can use! Easy to do.. It all works the same but not as fancy… Just colouring in the squares…

15. Date/reference/classification Lets Try it….. –Take a topic (anyone?) –Develop a simple schedule –Track your progress…

16. Date/reference/classification 16 Questions? John Davies BAE Systems Australia Project Schedules: Fail to Plan = Plan to Fail