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bulletIntroduction               
                           
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Part 1 - The Project Engineer                     
Background                         
What is a PE?                         
Why have a PE?                         
Why be a PE 
                       
bulletPart 2 - The Process                    
Introduction:  
                  
bulletPart 2.1 - Starting the Project
                  
bulletPart 2.1.1 - Before Contract Award                
Project Planning                        
Internal Research and Development                
Project Engineer Selection                     
Project Proposal                        
Proposal Team                         
Proposal Kickoff Meeting                    
Action Item List                        
Project Schedule                        
Program Plan                        
Negotiations                        
Demonstrations and Presentations                
Submit Proposal to Customer 
                  
bulletPart 2.1.2 - After Contract Award                
Program Plan Update                    
Milestones                        
Buy-In - Internal                        
Buy-In - Customer                        
Preparations for the Start of Contract Work            
Orientation Meetings 
                  
bulletPart 2.2 - Development                    
Project Team
Design States                        
Coordination                        
Communication                        
Technical Support                        
Problem Resolution                        
Design Reviews                        
Design Review #1                        
Design Review #2                        
Design Review #3                        
Design Review #4
                   
   
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Part 2.3 - Transition to Production                 
Transition Team                         
Transition Team Meetings                     
Technical Support                         
Problem Resolution
Action Item List                         
Database Verification                     
Release to Production                     
Material Procurement                     
Customer Involvement                     
Lessons Learned                         
FCA and PCA                         
Authentication                         
Schedule                                                         
bulletPart 2.4 - Production and Support                
Coordination                         
Communication                    
Technical Support                        
Configuration Management Plan                
Configuration Control Boards                    
Major and Minor Design Changes                
Material Review Board                    
Problem Resolution Board                    
Configuration Verification Audits                
Automatic CM                        
Support
                          
bulletPart 2.5 - Problem Resolution                    
Problem Resolution Board                    
Mission                            
Membership                        
Process                            
       
bulletPart 2.6 - Summary                        
Starting the Project                        
Development                        
Transition to Production                    
Production and Support                    
Problem Resolution
           
bulletPart 3 - The Tools                      
Introduction                        
Project Team                        
Presentations                        
Action item list                        
Schedules                        
Budgets                            
Meetings                            
Questions                        
Business Processes                        
Internal Procedures                        
Computer Systems                        
Project Management Software Tools                
PE Template Set                        
Education                        
Experience                        
People                            
Summary
                                                   
bulletPart 4 - The Approach:                    
Introduction                        
Attitude                            
Patience                            
Re-initiate                            
Risks                            
Productivity                        
Summary                            
   
bulletPart 5 - The Obstacles                    
Introduction                        
Demands:                        
Travel                            
Attitudes                            
People                            
Summary                            
   
bulletPart 6 - Book Summary                    
Introduction                        
Project Engineer                        
Process                        
Tools                            
Approach                            
Obstacles                            
Lessons learned                        
Best practices                        
Expectations                        
Credibility                            
Templates and Illustrations                    
Good PE                            
Bad PE                        
Conclusions
                       
bulletAppendix A - PE “Best Practices” Review

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Appendix B - PE Process Templates                                        
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Appendix C - Lessons Learned   
bulletAppendix D - Multiple Projects
 
bulletAppendix E - Configuration Management Plan