Intro; Contents; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Abstract; Introduction; Road Map; Origin of the Book and Acknowledgments; What is New in This Second Edition of the Book; Contracting; 1 Multiple-Project Management; Abstract; 1.1 The Multiple-Project Environment; 1.2 Project Portfolio Management; 1.3 Program Management; 1.3.1 Notion of Program Management; 1.3.2 Grouping Projects; 1.3.3 Defining Programs: Selecting and Prioritizing Projects; 1.3.4 Developing Programs; References and Additional Resources; 2 Contract Organization; Abstract; 2.1 Roles in Construction Projects.
2.2 Notion of Contracting2.3 Delivery Systems; 2.3.1 Design-Bid-Build; 2.3.2 Construction Manager; 2.3.3 Design-Build; 2.3.4 Turnkey; 2.3.5 Build-Operate-Transfer; 2.3.6 Public-Private Partnerships; 2.3.7 Summary of Delivery Systems; 2.4 Payment Schemes; 2.4.1 Time and Material; 2.4.2 Unit Prices; 2.4.3 Cost Plus Fixed Percentage Fee; 2.4.4 Cost Plus Incentive Fee; 2.4.5 Cost Plus Fixed Fee; 2.4.6 Target Cost Plus Incentive Fixed Fee; 2.4.7 Cost Plus an Award Fee; 2.4.8 Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP); 2.4.9 Firm Fixed Price; 2.4.10 Summary of Payment Schemes; 2.5 Award Methods.
2.6 Selecting the Appropriate Contract OrganizationReferences and Additional Resources; 3 Contract Administration; Abstract; 3.1 Introduction to Contract Administration; 3.2 The Bid and Proposal Management Processes; 3.3 The Contract Documents; 3.4 Contract Bonds; 3.5 Changes and Extra Work; 3.6 Project Delays; 3.7 Claims and Disputes; 3.8 Project Close-Out; 3.9 Integrated Project Delivery; References and Additional Resources; Human Resources; Part2; 4 Project Management Organization; Abstract; 4.1 The Organizational Challenge; 4.2 Organizing the Firm for Project Management.
4.3 Organizing the Project Team4.4 People and the Project Manager; 4.5 Agile Values, Principles and Teams; References and Additional Resources; 5 Project Information and Communications Management; Abstract; 5.1 Role of Information and Communications; 5.2 Technologies and Systems for Project Management; 5.2.1 Filing System; 5.2.2 Individual Productivity Tools; 5.2.3 Project Planning Software; 5.2.4 Collaborative Workplaces; 5.3 Communications Management; References and Additional Resources; Money; Part3; 6 Project Feasibility; Abstract; 6.1 Project Financial Engineering; 6.1.1 Owner Financing.
6.1.2 Project Financing6.1.3 Contractor Financing; 6.2 Financial Evaluation of Projects; 6.2.1 Net Present Value; 6.2.2 Choice of Discount Rate; 6.2.3 IRR Versus NPV; References and Additional Resources; 7 Planning and Scheduling; Abstract; 7.1 Project Planning: Breakdown Structuring; 7.1.1 Work Breakdown Structure-"What"; 7.1.2 Organizational Breakdown Structure-"Who"; 7.1.3 Cost Breakdown Structure-"How Much"; 7.2 Deterministic Scheduling Principles; 7.3 Scheduling Systems; 7.3.1 Matrix Scheduling; 7.3.2 Gantt Chart Scheduling; 7.3.3 Network Diagramming; 7.3.4 Line-of-Balance Scheduling.
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This book describes concepts, methods and practical techniques for managing projects to develop constructed facilities in the fields of oil & gas, power, infrastructure, architecture and the commercial building industries. It is addressed to a broad range of professionals willing to improve their management skills and designed to help newcomers to the engineering and construction industry understand how to apply project management to field practice. Also, it makes project management disciplines accessible to experts in technical areas of engineering and construction. In education, this text is suitable for undergraduate and graduate classes in architecture, engineering and construction management, as well as for specialist and professional courses in project management.