6801 Case Study Paper
EMSE 6801 – System Engineering
George Washington University
Payman Kaveh, D.Sc.
Due Date: November 1, 2014 – by 11:59 p.m. Bahrain time.
Individual Case Study Paper (45%)
Case Study Paper: Each student is to select a real-world system to focus on as part of a case study project that will be used throughout the semester. Case study related work will include an analysis of overall project objectives, budgets1, schedules, requirements, performance, risks, and overall program management. The case study could be a system you have personal experience with, or it could be a system that you can conduct research on without having first-hand experience.
Careful selection of an appropriate problem will be of immense aid throughout the balance of the semester. Select a project that is reasonably complex and one that will allow you to find data required to complete the homework assignments. Consider large-scale local government programs.
The final paper will develop during the course of the semester. You will be writing it in six sections, corresponding to the sections identified below:
Section #1: Identify a system and the reason for its development (10 points)
Identify needs associated with the selected topic of interest. Locate the needs and/or objectives document used by the acquisition agent, users, and developers (if one exists). Identify what you believe to be the need for the system.
Section #2: Management (10 points)
Identify the management and development models used to develop your selected system. Identify how performance of the final system compared to performance as envisioned early in the development lifecycle. How were those involved in the project motivated to support the effort? What type of development approach was used (e.g., waterfall, V-Model, Agile, etc..)? Compare the original schedule with the actual results.
Section #3: Requirements. (10 points)
Locate, if possible, a requirements document associated with your selected system. Analyze the
George Washington University
Payman Kaveh, D.Sc.
Due Date: November 1, 2014 – by 11:59 p.m. Bahrain time.
Individual Case Study Paper (45%)
Case Study Paper: Each student is to select a real-world system to focus on as part of a case study project that will be used throughout the semester. Case study related work will include an analysis of overall project objectives, budgets1, schedules, requirements, performance, risks, and overall program management. The case study could be a system you have personal experience with, or it could be a system that you can conduct research on without having first-hand experience.
Careful selection of an appropriate problem will be of immense aid throughout the balance of the semester. Select a project that is reasonably complex and one that will allow you to find data required to complete the homework assignments. Consider large-scale local government programs.
The final paper will develop during the course of the semester. You will be writing it in six sections, corresponding to the sections identified below:
Section #1: Identify a system and the reason for its development (10 points)
Identify needs associated with the selected topic of interest. Locate the needs and/or objectives document used by the acquisition agent, users, and developers (if one exists). Identify what you believe to be the need for the system.
Section #2: Management (10 points)
Identify the management and development models used to develop your selected system. Identify how performance of the final system compared to performance as envisioned early in the development lifecycle. How were those involved in the project motivated to support the effort? What type of development approach was used (e.g., waterfall, V-Model, Agile, etc..)? Compare the original schedule with the actual results.
Section #3: Requirements. (10 points)
Locate, if possible, a requirements document associated with your selected system. Analyze the
References: (5 points) Any documents or web resources used must be referenced. Evaluation Evaluation of the written report will be based on completeness in addressing all key Systems Engineering concepts. Reports are expected to be well organized, well written and with references where appropriate. 1 Including budgets in your case study projects are optional. No points will be deducted if project budget is not included.