Integrated Project Control Loop Concept Surviving in the Jungle of Complex Projects with an AdvancedProject Management Decision Basis

摘要

The purpose of this paper is to provide a systems engineering approach in projectrnmanagement elaborated in the environment of a complex European aeronautical research project.rnThis paper introduces to actual research activities in the area of preventive risk avoidance andrnproactive risk handling mechanisms in complex projects based on an Integrated Project ControlrnLoop (IPCL) concept, as a means supporting the Project Management (PM) decision makingrnthroughout the project life cycle. First experiences from this European project provide a potentialrnapplicable and tool-supported ICPL concept enabling continuous improvements for PM. ThernIPCL concept consists of uncertainty management in terms of a continuous support to monitorrnproject performance and to steer project functions (cost, time, quality, scope and organization)rnand the referring requirement profile based on an information integration framework (toolrnintegration concept). The integrated information framework allows the technology basedrnimplementation of distributed information to specific PM information models on a centralizedrnlevel. As a result of the concept outlined above, quantitative and qualitative deciding factors forrnadequate contingency allowance are exposed and provide a better understanding and situationrnawareness for PM.