project management for business, engineering, and technology, third edition

... CHAPTER 17 Project Selection and Portfolio Management 604 17.1 Project Portfolio Management 605 17.2 Framework for Project Selection and Portfolio Management 607 17.3 Methods for Individual Project ... interest: project management methodology, maturity, and knowl- edge management, and the project management office; Chapter 17 deals with methods for pr...

Ngày tải lên: 01/04/2014, 11:36

... for disputes and learning; (2) project estimating and risk assessment; (3) change management, risk management, and project control; and (4) management training and education. We briefly describe ... dynamics for project management. A common progression within a project organization is (1) first use on a dispute, (2) followed by use for estimating and management...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 01:20

... 1 Project Management for Construction Fundamental Concepts for Owners, Engineers, Architects and Builders 1. The_Owners'_Perspective 2. Organizing _For _Project_ Management 3. ... Understandably, it is common to find in-house staff for operation and maintenance in specialized industrial plants and infrastructure facilities, and the use of outside managers unde...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2013, 08:15

... Organizing for Project Management 2.1 What is Project Management? The management of construction projects requires knowledge of modern management as well as an understanding of the design and construction ... between the two so that modern management techniques developed for general management may be adapted for project management. The basic ingredients for a...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2013, 08:15

... piping and other individual components are manufactured to standard sizes. Even temporary items such as forms for concrete can be assembled off-site and transported for use. Reinforcing bars for ... Pre -Project Planning Even before design and construction processes begin, there is a stage of "pre -project planning" that can be critical for project success. In...

Ngày tải lên: 28/10/2013, 15:15

... 1. Bourdon, C.C., and R.W. Levitt, Union and Open Shop Construction, Lexington Books, D.C. Heath and Co., Lexington, MA, 1980. 2. Caterpillar Performance Handbook, 18@+(th) Edition, Caterpillar, ... non-productive activities expressed in thousands of labor hours were: 1. 360 for holidays and strikes 2. 1,152 for absentees 3. 785 for temporary stoppage 4. 1,084 for indi...

Ngày tải lên: 28/10/2013, 15:15

... grouted material and the landfill contents to allow for irregularities in the bottom of the landfill. The grout liner can be between 4 and 6 feet thick. A typical material would be Portland cement ... prices for different items of work submitted for this project by (1) Ball, Ball & Brosame, Inc. and (2) National Projects, Inc. are shown in Table 5-2. The similarity of thei...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2013, 09:15

... these projects as the IRR for both x=1 and x=2 are found to be 25% while multiple values of IRR exist for both the x=3 and x=4 alternatives. Back to top 6.7 Depreciation and Tax Effects For ... rates for lending and borrowing, and the risks associated with investment opportunities. For public projects, the MARR is specified by a government agency, such as the Office o...

Ngày tải lên: 14/12/2013, 12:15

... the other hand, the uniform annual payment U = $0.324 million for the financial cash flow of the uniform payment bond (Column 5) can be obtained from Eq. (7.6), and the bond account for this ... numerous different sources and arrangements for obtaining the funds necessary for facility construction, owners and other project participants require some mechanism for evaluatin...

Ngày tải lên: 14/12/2013, 12:15

... to understand the scope and alternatives for organizing project information. Back to top 14.2 Accuracy and Use of Information Numerous sources of error are expected for project information. ... planning and management strategies. Back to top 14.3 Computerized Organization and Use of Information Numerous formal methods and possible organizations exist for the inf...

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 06:20