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Systems engineering is such a broad subject area that an overall management plan or approach needs to be developed to take into account all the various aspects of systems engineering management, including risk management, technical reviews and audits, configuration management, test and evaluation, and so on.
     This plan is called the Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP). The Systems Engineering Management Plan is therefore the premier systems engineering plan. In small projects the Systems Engineering Management Plan would have a section on each aspect of systems engineering management; in larger projects these areas would form annexes (for the risk management plan, configuration management plan, and so on); in large projects, each of these areas would be a plain in their own right referred to from the overarching Systems Engineering Management Plan.
     The Systems Engineering Management Plan is normally prepared by the contractor, and is reviewed and approved by the customer. There may be more than one SEMP for each system development; there may be one for the customer, one for the contractor, and one for each of the major sub-contractors.
     Once approved, the Systems Engineering Management Plan is the single governing document for all systems engineering effort. Changes to the SEMP must be reviewed and approved. The Systems Engineering Management Plan is normally reviewed at formal project or design reviews. Draft SEMPs received during the tendering phase may be used to determine contractor ability (and assist in comparing contractors).


Other topics in our resources on Systems Engineering related to Systems Engineering Management Plan include: 
 
  • Systems Engineering Detailed Schedule (SEDS)
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  • Systems Engineering Master Schedule (SEMS)
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  • Technical Risk Management

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