Conference Session

Examining the Synergy between Eng'g Mgmt & Sys Eng

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wade Shaw, Florida Tech; Muzaffar Shaikh, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

business-school based technological entrepreneurship programs. The innovationprocess is significantly improved and made more robust by adopting a SE mindset early in thetimeline. If SE concepts that work so well in engineering are applied to the innovation process,the quality of the innovation and likelihood of success are improved by significant orders ofmagnitude. For example potential investors will look more favorably on a product concept thathas a lifecycle design effort put into the initial model. This leads to a more mature productdevelopment process that is less likely to run into development troubles. Therefore the investorswill see a more desirable opportunity and the entrepreneur significantly improves the probabilityof entrepreneurial