Critical Knowledge Insight

An engineering leader welcomes diverse opinions and ideas to spot and solve project challenges.

A project manager should be vigilant against certain types of behavior that can lead to a project failure.

A project manager can influence their project team to use creativity and flexibility to overcome problems by giving good direction.

Good communication is a crucial skill for a systems engineer leading a project team.

The skill to analyze issues that arise during a project from various points of view will put a systems engineer in a better position to help solve any problem that may arise. 

A project manager needs to adapt to changing circumstances that arise during their project.

A project manager needs to adapt to changing circumstances that arise during their project. The project manager needs to remain focused on the project requirements and not be fixated on the design or implementation path.

A project manager should gather good solutions and ideas from their project team through attentive listening.

An engineer’s awareness of cognitive bias might help to prevent predictable errors in the engineering process.