TY - GEN
T1 - An alternative framework for managing engineering change
AU - Mutingi, Michael
AU - Mbohwa, Charles
AU - Mapfaira, Herbert
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2015/4/23
Y1 - 2015/4/23
N2 - Effective engineering change management (ECM) procedures are very important over the whole life cycle of every engineering change (EC), from EC proposal to implementation and documentation. However, the success of an EC procedure depends on the amount of focus on the critical areas of the EC project. The purpose of this research to develop an alternative ECM framework based on critical success factors of ECM. The study follows through three steps: (i) identify the common focus areas of ECM, (ii) identify, from past empirical studies, the critical success factors for ECM, and (iii) develop a proposed framework that incorporates the identified critical success factors for ECM. The proposed ECM framework provides practitioners with a change management process that incorporate ECM critical success factors, to guide in implementation of ECM projects.. This is anticipated to increase the chance of success for the ECM projects.
AB - Effective engineering change management (ECM) procedures are very important over the whole life cycle of every engineering change (EC), from EC proposal to implementation and documentation. However, the success of an EC procedure depends on the amount of focus on the critical areas of the EC project. The purpose of this research to develop an alternative ECM framework based on critical success factors of ECM. The study follows through three steps: (i) identify the common focus areas of ECM, (ii) identify, from past empirical studies, the critical success factors for ECM, and (iii) develop a proposed framework that incorporates the identified critical success factors for ECM. The proposed ECM framework provides practitioners with a change management process that incorporate ECM critical success factors, to guide in implementation of ECM projects.. This is anticipated to increase the chance of success for the ECM projects.
KW - Engineering change management
KW - change management framework
KW - critical success factors
KW - engineering change projects
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84931026661&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/IEOM.2015.7093835
DO - 10.1109/IEOM.2015.7093835
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84931026661
T3 - IEOM 2015 - 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Proceeding
BT - IEOM 2015 - 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Proceeding
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, IEOM 2015
Y2 - 3 March 2015 through 5 March 2015
ER -