TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kohli, Uddesh
AU  - Chitkara, K. K.
TI  - Project management handbook : for engineers, construction professionals and business managers
SN  - 0070621055
U1  - 658.404 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Tata McGraw Hill Pub. Co. Ltd.
KW  -  
N1  - Contents Preface A cknowledgements Total Project Management: An Overview 1.  Introduction and Scope  1 2.  Project Concept  2 3.  Project Characteristics6 4.  Project Management  11 5.  Project Management Process Groups  17 6.  Project Stakeholders  21 7.  Role of a Project Manager  24 8.  Main Causes of Project Failure  26 9.  Project Management Knowledge Areas  29 2. Project Formulation and Appraisal 1. Introduction  32 2. Salient Features  33 3. Need and Justification  33 4. Policy Issues  34 5. Demand and Market  35 6. Technical Aspects  36 7. Infrastructure and Manpower  38 8. Environmental Aspects  39 9. Project Implemenation Plan  40 10.  Cost Estimates  46 11.  Project Income/Revenues  48 12.  Financing the Project  48 13.  Financial Analysis51 14.  Economic Analysis  59 15.  Risk Analysis64 16.  Project Appraisal66 17.  Investment Decision-Making  67 18.  Project Approval, Documentation and Financial Closure  68 19.  Project Implementation Strategy  69 3. Project Management Organisation  71 1.  Introduction and Scope  71 2.  Project Organisation Concept  73 3.  Project Management Organisation  78 4.  Project Performing Organisation Structure  82 5.  Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) Chart85 6.  Code of Ethics  86 7.  Leadership in Project Management  92 4. Project Works Scope and Integration Management  96 1.  Introduction and Scope96 2.  Work Scope Definition Processes98 3. Project Work Scope Integrated Planning Process  220 4.  Project Work Scope Control System226 5.  Project Close Up223 6.  Importance of Project Work Breakdown Structure224 5. Project Time Management  131 1.  Introduction and Scope232 2. Activities Identification Process233 3.  Activity Duration and Resources Estimation Process240 4.  Activities Networking Process244 5.  Project Time-Cost Trade-off Technique2 72 6.  Network-Based Complex Projects Scheduling Process2 78 7. Line-of-Balance Based Repetitive Projects Scheduling Process295 8. Project Time Schedule Controlling Process  207 9. Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM)  225 6. Project Resources Management  222 1.  Introduction and Scope222 2. Planning Workers223 3.  Planning Materials231 4.  Planning Equipment244 5. Resources Productivity Control  250 7. Project Cost Management  254 1.  Introduction and Scope254 2.  Project Costs Estimation - An Overview25 7 3.  Costs Planning Process262 4.  Cost Budgeting Process277 5.  Costs Controlling Process  289 6.  Earned Value Management System  297 8. Product Quality and Environment Management  306 1.  Introduction and Scope306 2.  Quality Concept308 3.  Product Quality Management Processes315 4. Traditional Quality Management Tools and Techniques318 5.  Project Quality Management System  320 6.  Project Environment Management System  321 7. Workers' Occupational Health and Safety Management System  323 8.  Product Quality Cost/Benefit Analysis325 9. Total Project Management vs Total Quality Management  32 7 9. Project Procurement Contracts Management: An Overview  331 1.  Introduction and Scope331 2. Contract Legal Framework  333 3. Construction Contract Procurement Planning  338 4.  Construction Contracts Procurement Processes  344 5.  Construction Contracts Administration Practices347 6. Disputes, Claims and the Mode of Settlement  360 7. Guidelines for Minimising Problems during Contract Administration  368 Appendix to Chapter 9  370 10. Project Risk Management-An Overview  397 1.  Introduction and Objectives  397 2.  Risk Defined  399 3.  Risk Management Strategy  400 4.  Risks Identification  402 5.  Risks Assessment Methodology  408 6.  Risk Response Plan Development  425 7.  Project Risks Control Methodology  430 8.  The Human Side of Risk Management  433 9.  Role of the Project Manager in Managing Risks  434 10.  The Benefits of Managing Project Risk  434 11. Project Management Information System (PMIS)  436 1.  Introduction and Scope436 2. Information Needs for Managing Projects and IT Support438 3. Strategy for Implementing PMIS  444 4. Input Data Structuring and Codification Process  449 5. Performance Data Reporting and Analysis Process  460 6. Information Retrieval Using Project Management Software Support  468 7.  Information Communication Process  476 8. Project Documents Management Process  481 9. Role of Project Management Office (PMO) in PMIS  483 10. Benefits of Establishing PMIS  485 Appendix to Chapter 11  487 Bibliography  502 Index  509 Authors' Profiles  515
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