Tyson Browning

Education

• PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• SM, SM, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• BS, Abilene Christian University

Areas of Expertise/Research

• Project management, Program management
• Product development and systems engineering processes
• Process modeling, analysis, and improvement, including Lean and Six Sigma
• Design structure matrix (DSM)
• Risk management
• Operations management

Selected Publications

• “One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Managing Uncertainties in Outcomes, Deliverables, and Means in Behavioral Intervention Development Projects,” Journal of Operations Management, 72(1): 81-107, 2026, with Philip Cash and Melanie Kreye. DOI
• “Is a College Education Still Enough? The IT-Labor Relationship with Education Level, Task Routineness, and Artificial Intelligence,” Information Systems Research, 35(2): 992-1010, 2024, with Dawei (David) Zhang, Gang Peng, and Yuliang (Oliver) Yao. DOI
• “Planning, Tracking, and Reducing a Complex Project’s Value at Risk,” Project Management Journal, 50(1): 71-85, 2019. DOI
• “Designing Products for Adaptability: Insights from Four Industrial Cases,” Decision Sciences, 48(5): 875-917, 2017, with Avner Engel and Yoram Reich. DOI
• “Design Structure Matrix Extensions and Innovations: A Survey and New Opportunities,” IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 63(1): 27-52, 2016. DOI

Book

• Design Structure Matrix Methods and Applications, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2012, with Steven D. Eppinger. Japanese edition (2014). DOI

Honors and Awards

• Voted a “Favorite Professor” by the graduating MBA classes, annually since 2013
• Neeley School's Graduate Teaching Award - MBA core, 2007
• Neeley School's Graduate Teaching Award - MBA electives, 2015
• Neeley School's Graduate Teaching Award (overall) 2020
• Neeley School's nominee for the TCU Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Achievement as a Creative Teacher and Scholar, 2013, 2023
• Rob Rhodes Professor of the Year, 2021 (“The Neeley School’s highest internal recognition for sustained, high-quality institutional accomplishments in research, teaching, and service”)

Other Highlights

• Co-Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Operations Management, 2018-2023
• 54 peer-reviewed publications in respected journals
• 80+ other articles, conference papers, book chapters, editorials, etc.
• 13,000+ citations of research publications (Google Scholar)
• Included in the World's Top 2% Scientists List (Stanford University)
• Top 0.05% of scholars worldwide (ScholarGPS)
• 300+ academic and industry presentations and workshops given in 24 countries