Title :
Managing project risk and the performance envelope
Author :
Miles, F. Marshall ; Wilson, Thomas G., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Zytec Corp., Eden Prairie, MN, USA
Abstract :
This paper explores risk management in the development of a power subsystem given the need to push the performance envelope. It examines a team approach to risk management wherein various risk elements are identified early, evaluated objectively, and eliminated systematically. A framework for objectively assessing program risk is also proposed
Keywords :
power supplies to apparatus; project management; risk management; performance envelope; power subsystem; program risk assessment; project risk management; risk elements identification; team approach; Job shop scheduling; Manufacturing; Power supplies; Procurement; Product development; Profitability; Project management; Risk management; Transient response; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 1998. APEC '98. Conference Proceedings 1998., Thirteenth Annual
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4340-9
DOI :
10.1109/APEC.1998.647698
