Abstract
Engineering changes are driven considerably by the competitive market, the creation of new
goods, and advancing technology, and therefore, customer requirements are always evolving.
As a result, it's crucial to deal with such alterations as soon as they are detected. Regardless
of a sound engineering change management plan is in place, flaws, misunderstandings, and
disagreement escalation among stakeholders will always occur during the course of the
project. This research study stresses primarily the application of the system thinking approach
in order to implement efficient engineering change management throughout the project
lifecycle in power generating plants and the mining industry. Considering that changes are
certain, it is crucial to assess how well they are managed in a project and what effect they will
have.
As a result, the hypothesis dimension formulation was developed in relation to engineering
change management. Implementation of engineering change management effectively
minimizes project cost and schedule overruns, improving project quality and safety. Effective
engineering change management will provide the appropriate management project scope of
work. If engineering change management is successfully implemented, cost savings resulting
from client claims will be generated.
The literature review considered in this study discusses different engineering change
management frameworks and models, as well as the information learned that was useful in
formulating the hypotheses. The hypotheses were then evaluated using questions posed to
professionals with substantial expertise in mining and power plant projects. The findings
revealed that effective engineering change management implementation in a project reduces
overall project cost, improves client claim payment process, improves quality, and reduces
overall project schedule. However, the findings do not show a connection between the
effective implementation of engineering change management and an increase in engineering
project safety management.
Keywords: Engineering Change, Engineering Change Management, Effective
Implementation, Framework, Model and System Thinking.