Project management for engineering and construction

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Oberlender, Garold D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education LLC., c2014.
Edición:3rd ed.
Temas:
Engineering > Management.
Project management.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A. About the author
  • B. Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • Purpose of this book
  • Arrangement of this book
  • Definition of a project
  • Ensuring quality in a project
  • Responsibilities of parties
  • Who does the project manager work for?
  • Purpose of project management
  • Types of management
  • Functions of management
  • Key concepts of project management
  • Role of the project manager
  • Professional and technical organizations
  • References
  • 2. Working with project teams
  • Project teams
  • Teamwork
  • Teams for small projects
  • Working with multiple teams
  • Owner's team
  • Design teams
  • Construction teams
  • Team management
  • Teams and the project manager's responsibilities
  • Key factors in team leadership
  • Team building
  • Motivating teams
  • Conflict management
  • Developing a consensus
  • Team conduct
  • References
  • 3. Project initiation
  • Design and construction process
  • Advances in the engineering and construction process
  • Private versus public projects
  • Contractual arrangements
  • Phases of a project
  • Owner's study
  • Owner's needs and project objectives
  • Project scope definition
  • Project strategy
  • Selection of design firms and construction contractors
  • Partnering
  • References
  • 4. Early estimates
  • Importance of early estimates
  • Importance of estimator
  • Classification of early estimates
  • Estimating work process
  • Importance of team alignment in preparing early estimates
  • Scope definition and early estimates
  • Preparing early estimates
  • Organizing to prepare estimates
  • Establishing an estimate work plan
  • Methods and techniques
  • Estimate checklists
  • Estimate documentation
  • Estimate reviews
  • Risk assessment
  • Risk analysis
  • Contingency
  • Traditional methods of assigning contingency
  • Estimate feedback for continuous improvement
  • References
  • 5. Project budgeting
  • Project budgets
  • Development of project estimates for budgeting
  • Levels of accuracy
  • Owner's estimate for budgeting
  • Weighted unit cost estimating
  • Adjustments for time, size, and location
  • Parametric estimating
  • Economic feasibility study
  • Design budgets
  • Contractor's bid
  • References
  • 6. Development of work plan
  • Project manager's initial review
  • Owner's orientation
  • Organizational structures
  • Work breakdown structure
  • Formats for work breakdown structures
  • Forming the project team
  • Kick-off meeting
  • Work packages
  • Follow-up work
  • Project work plan
  • References
  • 7. Design proposals
  • Evolution of projects
  • Project execution plan
  • Project definition
  • Problems in developing project definition
  • Design proposals
  • Engineering organization
  • Scope baseline for budget
  • Design work package
  • Mini-drawings
  • Development of the design work plan
  • Engineering project controls
  • Progress measurement of engineering design
  • References
  • 8. Project scheduling
  • Project planning and project scheduling
  • Desired results of planning
  • Benefits of planning
  • Principles of planning and scheduling
  • Responsibilities of parties
  • Planning for multiple projects
  • Techniques for planning and scheduling
  • Network analysis systems
  • Development of cpm diagram from the wbs
  • Assigning realistic durations
  • Computer applications
  • Schedule coding system
  • Cost distribution
  • Resource allocations for design
  • Resource allocations for construction
  • Calculations to verify schedules and cost distributions
  • Program evaluation and review technique (pert)
  • Successor/predecessor relationships
  • Problems using successor/predecessor relationships
  • References.
  • 9. Tracking work
  • Control systems
  • Linking the wbs and cpm
  • Coding system for project reports
  • Control schedules for time and cost
  • Relationships between time and work
  • Integrated cost/schedule/work
  • Percent complete matrix method
  • Progress measurement of design
  • Measurement of construction work
  • Project measurement and control
  • Earned-value system
  • Monitoring project performance
  • Interpretation of performance indices
  • Analysis tree of total float (tf) and schedule performance index (spi)
  • Causes of cost/schedule variances
  • Trend analysis and forecasting
  • Work status system
  • References
  • 10. Design coordination
  • Design work plan
  • Common problems in managing design
  • Producing contract documents
  • Managing scope growth during design
  • Managing small projects
  • Project team meetings
  • Weekly/monthly reports
  • Drawing index
  • Equipment index
  • Distribution of documents
  • Authority/responsibility checklist
  • Checklist of duties for design
  • Team management
  • Evaluation of design effectiveness
  • Constructability
  • Post design review
  • References
  • 11. Construction phase
  • Importance of construction
  • Assumptions for construction phase
  • Contract pricing formats
  • Design/bid/build method of project delivery
  • Design/build method of project delivery
  • Construction management method of project delivery
  • Bridging project delivery method
  • Build-operate-transfer
  • Fast-track projects
  • Turn-key projects
  • Design development and performance specifications
  • Key decisions for project delivery
  • Prospective bidders and bidding
  • Qualification-based selection (qbs)
  • Checklist for bidding
  • Keys to a successful project
  • Construction schedules
  • Problems with construction schedules
  • Precautions for construction submittals
  • Delivery dates of owner-furnished equipment or materials
  • Scheduling contractor procured and installed equipment
  • Contract schedule constraints
  • Sequestering float
  • Schedule updates
  • Relations with contractors
  • Checklist of duties
  • Quality control
  • Dispute resolutions
  • Job-site safety
  • Management of changes
  • Resource management
  • References
  • 12. Project close out
  • System testing and start-up
  • Final inspection
  • Guarantee and warranties
  • Lien releases
  • Record and as-built drawings
  • Checklist of duties
  • Disposition of project files
  • Post project critique
  • Owner's feedback
  • References
  • 13. Personal management skills
  • Challenges and opportunities
  • Using new innovations
  • Human aspects
  • Assignment of work
  • Motivation
  • Decision making
  • Time management
  • Communications
  • Presentations
  • Meetings
  • Reports and letters
  • References
  • 14. Risk management
  • Introduction
  • Risk management process
  • Guidelines for risk management process
  • Risks of owner, designer, and contractor
  • Risk assessment
  • Risk analysis
  • Risk analysis of costs
  • Risk analysis of schedule using pert
  • Risk analysis using simulation
  • Risk analysis of schedule using simulation
  • Risk analysis of costs using simulation
  • Mitigation of risk
  • Project risk register
  • Development of the initial project risk register
  • Strategies to mitigate a risk
  • Methods to prevent or mitigate risks
  • Development of a risk mitigation plan
  • References
  • A. Appendix: example project
  • Statement of work
  • Development of project work plan.

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