Principal Investigator Warren Seering
Co-investigator Eric Rebentisch
Project Website http://cepe.mit.edu/
The Consortium for Engineering Program Excellence (CEPE) is a research group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and part of the Sociotechnical Systems Research Center (SSRC) at the Engineering Systems Division (ESD).
The mission is to bring the wisdom of Lean Thinking to the management of large-scale engineering programs by integrating program management, systems engineering, product development and systems engineering approaches to build engineering programs that consistently delight their stakeholders.
CEPE offers the wisdom of lean thinking to large-scale engineering programs by integrating program management, systems engineering, product development, and systems engineering approaches.
Lean Program Management for engineering programs brings the domains of Program Management and Systems Engineering together within a common program management framework that is based on the fundamental concept and principles of Lean Thinking. It is the concept of creating value for the customer (what he is willing to pay for) without creating waste (anything not of value) in that process. This is captured in the six Lean Principles of Value, Value Stream, Flow, Pull, Perfection, and Respect for the People, which apply to every program. The Lean Program Management framework centers around 43 best practices, the Lean Enablers for Managing Engineering Programs. These Lean Enablers enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of engineering programs and can even be adapted for other types of programs, such as organizational change programs or public management programs.
The core working body of the consortium is a group of subject matter experts that convenes bi-weekly through online-meetings to develop new content. The Project Management Institute (PMI) and the International Council for Systems Engineering (INCOSE) provide financial and in-kind support.The results of our research activities do not necessarily represent the official position of any of our sponsors or supporting organizations.
The progress is shared regularly through webinars with the extended communities of practice. By joining our mailing list, you will become a member and start to receive invitations to the webinars. The purpose of the meetings is to collect the thoughts and feedback of the community at large.
The group also regularly meets in person at INCOSE and PMI conferences, for example the INCOSE International Symposium, INCOSE Annual Workshop, and PMI Global Congresses. Upcoming in-person meetings and workshops are announced in the News section, as well as via email to the group.