Project Management, Planning and Control
Managing Engineering, Construction and Manufacturing Projects to PMI, APM and BSI Standards
Description
Key Features
- Includes new sections on data collection and use, including big data
- Contains major updates to sections on governance, adjudication, BIM, and agile project management
- Focused on the needs and challenges of project managers in engineering, manufacturing and construction, and closely aligned to the content of the APM and PMI ‘bodies of knowledge’
- Provides project management questions and answers compiled by a former APM exam assessor
Readership
Project and contract managers, planning engineers and program managers in the engineering, construction and manufacturing sectors; Those studying for professional project management qualifications through the PMI and APM; Students on project management courses as part of broader undergraduate and graduate programs
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Project Definition
- Project Definition
- Time-Bound Project
- Cost-Bound Project
- Performance (Quality)-Bound Project
- Safety-Bound Project
Chapter 2. Project Management
- Project Manager
- Project Manager’s Charter
- Project Office
Chapter 3. Programme and Portfolio Management
- Portfolio Management
Chapter 4. Project Context (Project Environment)
- Political
- Economic
- Social (or Sociological)
- Technical
- Legal
- Environmental
- Sustainability
Chapter 5. Business Case
- The Project Sponsor
- Requirements Management
Chapter 6. Investment Appraisal
- Project Viability
Chapter 7. Stakeholder Management
- Direct Stakeholders
- Indirect Stakeholders
Chapter 8. Project-Success Criteria
- Key Performance Indicators
Chapter 9. Organization Structures
- Functional Organization
- Matrix Organization
- Project Organization (Taskforce)
Chapter 10. Organization Roles
Chapter 11. Project Life Cycles
Chapter 12. Work Breakdown Structures
- Responsibility Matrix
Chapter 13. Estimating
- Subjective
- Parametric
- Comparative (by Analogy)
- Analytical
Chapter 14. Project Management Plan
- Methods and Procedures
Chapter 15. Risk Management
- Stage 1: Risk Awareness
- Stage 2: Risk Identification
- Stage 3: Risk Assessment
- Stage 4: Risk Evaluation
- Stage 5: Risk Management
- Monitoring
- Example of Effective Risk Management
- Positive Risk or Opportunity
Chapter 16. Quality Management
- History
- Quality Management Definitions
- Explanation of the Definitions
Chapter 17. Change Management
- Document-Control
- Issue Management
Chapter 18. Configuration Management
Chapter 19. Basic Network Principles
- Network Analysis
- The Network
- Durations
- Numbering
- Hammocks
- Precedence or Activity on Node Diagrams
- Bar (Gantt) Charts
- Time-Scale Networks and Linked Bar Charts
Chapter 20. Planning Blocks and Subdivision of Blocks
- Pharmaceutical Factory
- New Housing Estate
- Portland Cement Factory
- Oil Terminal
- Multi-Storey Block of Offices
- Colliery Surface Reconstruction
- Bitumen Refinery
- Typical Manufacturing Unit
- Subdivision of Blocks
Chapter 21. Arithmetical Analysis and Floats
- Arithmetical Analysis
- Critical Path
- Critical Chain Project Management
Chapter 22. The Case for Manual Analysis
- The Planner
- The Role of the Computer
- Preparation of the Network
- Typical Site Problems
- The National Economic Development Office Report
Chapter 23. Lester Diagram
- Basic Advantages
Chapter 24. Graphical and Computer Analysis
- Graphical Analysis
- Computer Analysis
- History
Chapter 25. Milestones and Line of Balance
- Milestones
- Line of Balance
Chapter 26. Simple Examples
- Example 1
- Example 2
- Example 3
- Summary of Operation
- Example 4 (Using Manual Techniques)
Chapter 27. Progress Reporting
- Feedback
Chapter 28. Project Management and Network Planning
- Responsibilities of the Project Managers
- Information From Network
- Site-Preparation Contract
- Confidence in Plan
- Network and Method Statements
- Integrated Systems
- Networks and Claims
Chapter 29. Network Applications Outside the Construction Industry
- Bringing a New Product onto the Market
- Moving a Factory
- Centrifugal Pump Manufacture
- Planning a Mail Order Campaign
- Manufacture of a Package Boiler
- Manufacture of a Cast Machined Part
Chapter 30. Resource Loading
- The Alternative Approach
Chapter 31. Cash-Flow Forecasting
- Example of Cash-Flow Forecasting
Chapter 32. Cost Control and EVA
- SMAC – Man-Hour Control
- Summary of Advantages
- EVA for Civil Engineering Projects
Chapter 33. Control Graphs and Reports
- Overall Project Completion
- Earned Schedule
- Integrated Computer Systems
- EVA % Complete Assessment
Chapter 34. Procurement
- Procurement Strategy
- Pre-Tender Survey
- Bidder Selection
- Request for Quotation
- Tender Evaluation
- Purchase Order
- Expediting, Monitoring and Inspection
- Shipping and Storage
- Erection and Installation
- Commissioning and Handover
- Types of Contracts
- Subcontracts
- Subcontract Documents
- Insurance
- Discounts
- Counter-Trade
- Incoterms
Chapter 35. Value Management
Chapter 36. Health, Safety and Environment
- Construction, Design and Management Regulations
- Health and Safety Plan
- Health and Safety File
- Warning Signs
Chapter 37. Information Management
- Objectives and Purpose
- Data Collection
- Big Data
Chapter 38. Communication
- Cultural Differences, Language Differences, Pronunciation, Translation and Technical Jargon
- Geographical Separation, Location Equipment or Transmission Failure
- Misunderstanding, Attitude, Perception, Selective Listening, Assumptions and Hidden Agendas
- Poor Leadership, Unclear Instructions, Unclear Objectives, Unnecessarily Long Messages and Withholding of Information
- Meetings
Chapter 39. Team Building and Motivation
- Team Development
- The Belbin Team Types
- Motivation
- Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
- Herzberg’s Motivational Hygiene Theory
Chapter 40. Leadership
- Situational Leadership
- Professionalism and Ethics
- Competence
Chapter 41. Negotiation
- Phase 1: Preparation
- Phase 2: Planning
- Phase 3: Introductions
- Phase 4: Opening Proposal
- Phase 5: Bargaining
- Phase 6: Agreement
- Phase 7: Finalizing
Chapter 42. Conflict Management and Dispute Resolution
- Conciliation
- Mediation
- Adjudication
- Arbitration
- Litigation
Chapter 43. Governance
- Governance of Project Management
- Conclusion
Chapter 44. Project Close-Out and Handover
- Close-Out
- Handover
Chapter 45. Project Close-Out Report and Review
- Close-Out Report
- Close-Out Review
Chapter 46. Stages and Sequence
- Summary of Project Stages and Sequence
Chapter 47. Worked Example 1: Bungalow
- Design and Construction Philosophy
Chapter 48. Worked Example 2: Pumping Installation
- Design and Construction Philosophy
- Cash Flow
Chapter 49. Worked Example 3: Motor Car
- Summary
Chapter 50. Worked Example 4: Battle Tank
- Business Case for Battle Tank Top Secret
Chapter 51. Primavera P6
- Evolution of Project Management Software
- Oracle Primavera P6
Chapter 52. Building Information Modelling (BIM)
- Introduction
- History of BIM
- What Is BIM
- UK Government Recommendations
- How BIM Is Applied in Practice
- Linking Systems Through Open .NET Interfaces
- Tekla BIMsight and Other Collaboration Tools
- Savings With BIM
- Sample BIM Projects
- Interoperability and Principle Industry Transfer Standards
Appendix 1. Agile Project Management
Appendix 2. Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in Project Management
Appendix 3. Glossary
Appendix 4. Examination Questions 1: Questions
Appendix 5. Bibliography
Appendix 6. Words of Wisdom
Appendix 7. Syllabus Summary Bullet Points
Appendix 8. Sample Examination Questions 2: Bullet Point Answers
Product details
- No. of pages: 650
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Butterworth-Heinemann 2017
- Published: February 18, 2017
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Paperback ISBN: 9780081020203
- eBook ISBN: 9780081020210
About the Author
Albert Lester
Affiliations and Expertise
Ratings and Reviews
Latest reviews
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KearnW Fri May 21 2021
Balanced
Well balanced, mixing theory with real world applications. The author avoids packing the book to too much necessary drib drab that usually defines scholastic publications and gets to the raisson d'etre of the book.
Edgar R. Tue May 15 2018
The Planning & Control Reference
The book is the balance between theory and practice elements that makes you understand the mathematical foundations
KHALID N. Mon May 14 2018
the book is very comprehensive
the book is very comprehensive Yet it needs more depth and wide range examples....it could be then top class
Edgar R. Thu Dec 28 2017
PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PLANNING AND CONTROL
This book arouses interest to learning through its pages, and maybe the best thing: it makes you questioning about the fundamentals even if you are an experienced Planner/Controller.