Delivering a practical set of tools that provide better control over all forms of planning, design, engineering and project management. Gilb's method is widely used and proven by a range of top organizations including HP, Intel, Citigroup, and Nokia to na

"Competitive Engineering" documents Tom Gilb's unique, ground-breaking approach to communicating management objectives and systems engineering requirements, clearly and unambiguously. "Competitive Engineering" is a revelation for anyone involved in management and risk control. Already used by thousands of project managers and systems engineers around the world, this is a handbook for initiating, controlling and delivering complex projects on time and within budget. Elegant, comprehensive and accessible, the Competitive Engineering methodology provides a practical set of tools and techniques that enable readers to effectively design, manage and deliver results in any complex organization - in engineering, industry, systems engineering, software, IT, the service sector and beyond. This work: provides detailed, practical and innovative coverage of key subjects including requirements specification, design evaluation, specification quality control and evolutionary project management; and, offers a complete, proven and meaningful 'end-to-end' process for specifying, evaluating, managing and delivering high quality solutions.;Tom Gilb's clients include HP, Intel, CitiGroup, IBM, Nokia and the US Department of Defense.

• 1. Planguage Basics and Process Control
• 2. Introduction to Requirements
• 3. Functions
• 4. Performance
• 5. Scales of Measure
• 6. Resources, Budgets and Costs
• 7. Design Ideas and Design Engineering
• 8. Specification Quality Control
• 9. Impact Estimation

"'This stuff works. Competitive Engineering contains powerful tools that are both practical and simple - a rare combination. Over the last decade, I have applied Tom Gilb's tools in a variety of settings including product development, service delivery, manufacturing, site construction, IT, eBusiness, quality marketing, and management, on projects of various sizes. Thousands of engineers have been through Competitive Engineering training and Planguage workshops that I have authored. The vast majority of students immediately recognize their value and go on to use them beneficially on projects. Competitive Engineering is based on decades of practical experience, feedback, and improvement, and it shows.' Erik Simmons, Intel Corporation, Requirements Engineering Practice Lead, Corporate Quality Network