Construction Management for Industrial Projects

This book presents techniques for effective and successful project management across all phases of the project, covering all of the management tools and leadership skills for any industrial project, from the beginning of the project, through the feasibility study, execution, and through to operations and maintenance strategy. This book presents advanced modern tools for use by management and engineers in decision making, and it covers the gap between project management theories of the actual project. All statistical tools and probability distributions are discussed for use in the qualitative risk assessment of the project. The Monte-Carlo simulation technique is presented as a tool for risk assessment in the feasibility study phase and the construction management skills that are required on site to control the different parameters that affect quality, time and cost are discussed. The new concept of the total building commissioning technique will be presented, as well, a new method that is not covered in other volumes. Moreover, all the methods that are used in the economic analysis and the evaluation between alternatives are illustrated. The planning and scheduling of the project are illustrated by the Critical Path Method (CPM) and the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT). The control of resources and costs are very important issues that are covered in the book, and these provide the main tools for controlling and monitoring the performance of the project. Tendering, bidding and contracting methods are critical issues in any project due to their impact on the project performance and are discussed along with different methods and ways for dealing with these issues worldwide and on international projects. Resources organization and ways for enhancing project performance by controlling individual attitudes are very important issues that are clarified. Finally, managing project risk is the main tool for a successful project, so all the techniques for risk analysis, assessment and evaluation is presented. This volume is a "e;one-stop shop"e; for project and construction management of industrial projects, for engineers, managers, owners, and anyone else working on the project.

This book presents techniques for effective and successful project management across all phases of the project, covering all of the management tools and leadership skills for any industrial project, from the beginning of the project, through the feasibility study, execution, and through to operations and maintenance strategy. This book presents advanced modern tools for use by management and engineers in decision making, and it covers the gap between project management theories of the actual project. All statistical tools and probability distributions are discussed for use in the qualitative risk assessment of the project. The Monte-Carlo simulation technique is presented as a tool for risk assessment in the feasibility study phase and the construction management skills that are required on site to control the different parameters that affect quality, time and cost are discussed. The new concept of the total building commissioning technique will be presented, as well, a new method that is not covered in other volumes.Moreover, all the methods that are used in the economic analysis and the evaluation between alternatives are illustrated. The planning and scheduling of the project are illustrated by the Critical Path Method (CPM) and the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT). The control of resources and costs are very important issues that are covered in the book, and these provide the main tools for controlling and monitoring the performance of the project. Tendering, bidding and contracting methods are critical issues in any project due to their impact on the project performance and are discussed along with different methods and ways for dealing with these issues worldwide and on international projects. Resources organization and ways for enhancing project performance by controlling individual attitudes are very important issues that are clarified.Finally, managing project risk is the main tool for a successful project, so all the techniques for risk analysis, assessment and evaluation is presented. This volume is a "one-stop shop" for project and construction management of industrial projects, for engineers, managers, owners, and anyone else working on the project.

Preface.1. Introduction.2. Project Management.2.1 The Principle of Project Management.2.2 Project Characteristics.2.3 Project Life Cycle.2.4 Is this Project Successful?2.5 Project Management Tasks.2.6 Project Manager Skill.3. Economic Risk Analysis.3.1 Introduction.3.2 Project Cash Row.3.3 Economic Risk Assessment.3.4 Decision Tree.3.5 Monte-Carlo Simulation Technique.3.6 Risk Adjusted Value (RAV).4. Time Planning.4.1 Introduction.4.2 Responsibilities of the Team.4.3 Expected Activity Time Period.4.4 Calculating the Activity Time Period.4.5 Time Schedule Preparation.4.6 Planning Overview.5. Resource Management.5.1 Introduction.5.2 Project Organization.5.3 Roles and Responsibilities of the Project Manager.5.4 Administrative Organization for Total QualityManagement.5.5 Team Member Selection.5.6 Managing the Team.5.7 Allocate Resources to Project Plan.5.8 Relation Between Project Parties.5.9 Document and Information Transfer.5.10 Information Transfer.5.11 Quality Control in the Design Phase.6. Cost Management.6.1 Introduction.6.2 Cost Types.6.3 Economic Analysis of Project Cost.6.4 Cash Flow Calculation.7. Bidding, Tenders, and Contracts.7.1 Introduction.7.2 Contracts.7.3 Contracts Between an Owner and an Engineering ConsultancyOffice.7.4 The Importance of Contracts for Project Quality Assurance(QA).7.5 Contracts in ISO.7.6 FIDIC Contracts.7.7 General Conditions in Contracts.7.8 Arbitration and the Arbitrator.7.9 Bids and Tenders.7.10 Closeout Report.8. Quality -- From Theory to Reality.8.1 Introduction.8.2 Quality Management Systems.8.3 The ISO 9000 Standard.8.4 Quality Management Requirements.8.5 Project Quality Control in Various Stages.8.5.1 Feasibility Study Stage 2398.5 Operational Phase of the Project.8.7 The "Total Building Commissioning System".9. Project Risk Management.9.1 Introduction.9.2 Project Risks.9.3 Risk Assessment.9.4 Risk Identification.9.5 Defining Priorities.9.6 Risk Response Planning and Strategies.9.7 Risk Monitoring and Control.9.8 Example.9.9 Methods of Risk Avoidance.10. Quiz for Project Management.10.1 Introduction.10.2 Questions.10.3 The Right Decisions.References.Index.About the Author.