The magnitude and complexity of the effort to engineer a new system requires
a dedicated team to lead and coordinate its execution. Such an enterprise is called
a “ project ” and is directed by a project manager aided by a staff. Systems engineering
is an inherent part of project management — the part that is concerned with guiding
the engineering effort itself — setting its objectives, guiding its execution, evaluating
its results, and prescribing necessary corrective actions to keep it on course. The man-agement of the planning and control aspects of the project fiscal, contractual, and
customer relations is supported by systems engineering but is usually not considered
to be part of the systems engineering function. This subject is described in more detail
in Chapter 5 .