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082			_a658.404 _bSMI
100			_aSmith, N. J. Ed.
245			_aEngineering project management
250			_aEd.3
260			_aOxford _bBlackwell Pub. Ltd. _c2008
300			_axxii,377p.
500			_aPreface xiii Acknowledgements xiv Author Biographies xv List of Abbreviations xix 1 Projects and Project Management 1 N.J. Smith and Denise Bower 1.1 The function of project management 1 1.2 Projects 1 1.3 Project management 3 1.4 Project initiation 4 1.5 Project risks 6 1.6 Project objectives 7 1.7 Project success 9 Further reading 13 2Value Management 14 Anthony Merna 2.1 Introduction 14 2.2 Definitions 14 2.3 Why and when to apply VM 17 2.4 How to apply VM 19 2.5 Reviews 20 2.6 Procedures and techniques 23 2.7 Benefits of VM 23 2.8 Summary 24 References 25 Further reading 25 3 Cash Flow, Project Appraisal and Risk Management 26 N. J. Smith 3.1 Cash flow 26 3.2 Categories of charge 27 3.3 Compiling the base-case cash flow 28 3.4 Project cash flow 31 3.5 Profitability indicators 31 3.6 Inflation 33 3.7 Initiation 35 3.8 Sanction 36 3.9 Project appraisal and selection 37 3.10Project evaluation 40 3.11Engineering risk 41 3.12Risk management 43 3.13Risk and uncertainty management 44 Further reading 45 Quality Management in Projects 46 Anthony Merna 4.1 History of quality management 46 4.2 Definitions 47 4.3 Quality planning 48 4.4 Quality management 49 4.5 Total quality management 49 4.6 Quality management systems 51 4.7 Quality manual 54 4.8 International standards for quality 55 4.9 Implementing a project quality system 56 4.10Types of quality-related costs 57 4.11Introducing a quality-cost system 58 4.12Example of a typical quality and production format 59 4.13Improving project quality 64 4.14Integrating quality into common business practices 65 4.15Summary 65 References 66 Further reading 66 Environmental Management 67 lan Vickridge 5.1 Environmental impact 67 5.2 Environmental impact assessment 68 5.3 Screening 70 5.4 Environmental legislation 71 5.5 Scoping 72 5.6 Baseline study 74 5.7 Impact prediction 75 5.8 Environmental impact statement 75 5.9 Presenting EIA information 76 5.10Monitoring and auditing of environmental impacts 80 5.11Environmental economics 81 5.12Environmental management 86 Further reading 89 6Project Finance 91 Anthony Merna 6.1 Introduction 91 6.2 Definition of project finance 92 6.3 Basic features of project finance 93 6.4 Short-term financing instruments 106 6.5 Project finance in bundled or portfolios of projects 107 6.6 Risks 108 6.7 Financial engineering 110 6.8 Refinancing and restructuring 111 6.9 Summary 111 References 112 Further reading 112 7Cost Estimating in Contracts and Projects 113 N. /. Smith 7.1 Cost estimating 113 7.2 Cost and price 115 7.3 Importance of the early estimates 117 7.4 Estimating techniques 119 7.5 Suitability of estimating techniques to project stages 126 7.6 Estimating for process plants 127 7.7 Information technology in estimating 128 7.8 Realism of estimates 130 Reference 131 Further reading 131 8Programme Management 132 Steven Male 8.1 Strategic management, managing change and programme management 132 8.2 Basics of programme management 134 8.3 Defining programme management, its nature and scope 135 8.4 Project ranking within a programme 137 8.5 Summary 140 References 140 Further reading 140 9Planning 142 N. /. Smith 9.1 Planning 142 9.2 Programming 143 9.3 Network analysis 145 9.4 Updating the network 148 9.5 Resource scheduling 149 9.6 Planning with uncertainty 150 9.7 Information and communication technologies for project planning 150 9.8 The planner and project teams 151 Further reading 152 Exercises 152 Suggested answers to the exercises 156 10 Project Control Using Earned Value Techniques 164 Denise Bower 10.1Project control 164 10.2Earned value definitions 166 10.3The theory and development of EVA 167 10.4Relationship of project functions and earned value 169 10.5Value of work done control 169 10.6EVA techniques 171 10.7Application of EVA 172 10.8Examples of EVA 173 10.9Summary 178 Further reading 178 11 Contract Strategy and the Contractor Selection Process 179 David Wright 11.1Context 179 11.2Factors affecting strategy 180 11.3Contractual considerations 181 11.4Contractor choice 183 11.5Project objectives 184 11.6Contract selection 185 11.7Project organisation 189 11.8Risk allocation 194 11.9Terms of payment 195 11.10 Model or standard conditions of contract 201 11.11 Subcontracts 204 Reference 205 Further reading 205 12 Contract Policy and Documents 206 David Wright 12.1Tendering procedures 206 12.2Contracting policy 206 12.3Contract planning 208 12.4Contractor pre-qualification 210 12.5Contract documents 211 12.6Tender review 212 12.7Tender evaluation 213 12.8Typical promoter procedure 214 Further reading 219 13 Project Design and Structure 220 Krisen Moodley 13.1Organisations 220 13.2Building blocks of organisations 221 13.3The project as a temporary organisation 222 13.4Organisation types 223 13.5The matrix 225 13.6Networks 226 13.7Virtual organisations 228 13.8Multiple projects 229 13.9The human side of structure 230 13.10 Project teams and empowerment 231 13.11 Structure in collaborative relationships 231 13.12 Summary 232 Further reading 233 14 Design Management 234 Peter Harpum 14.1Introduction 234 14.2Understanding design 235 14.3What design has to do 236 14.4The role of design management 238 14.5Managing the project triple constraints 242 14.6Design liability 247 14.7Briefing 249 14.8Interface control 251 14.9Design for manufacturing 253 Further reading 254 15 Supply-Chain Management 256 Steven Male 15.1Introduction 256 15.2Perspectives on terminology 257 15.3Supply-chain strategy 258 15.4The nature of the organisation 260 15.5The world-class organisation in manufacturing 261 15.6The project value chain 266 15.7Procurement and the project value chain 269 15.8Prime contracting 271 15.9The operation of future construction supply chains 274 15.10 Summary 276 References 277 Further reading 278 16 Partnering 279 Denise Bower 16.1Team working 279 16.2Supply-chain integration 280 t6.3Relational contracting 283 16.4Partnering 285 16.5Forms of partnering 289 16.6Establishing the relationship 291 16.7Making the relationship work 292 16.8The benefits of partnering 293 16.9The limitations of partnering 295 16.10 Summary 296 References 297 Further reading 297 17 Private Finance Initiative and Public-Private Partnership 298 Anthony Merna 17.1Concession contracts 298 17.2Definition of BOOT projects 299 17.3Organisational and contractual structure 299 17.4Concession agreements 301 17.5Procurement of BOOT project strategies 302 17.6Concession periods 303 17.7Existing facilities 304 17.8Classification of BOOT projects 305 17.9Projects suitable for BOOT strategies 306 17.10 Risks fundamental to BOOT projects 307 17.11 BOOT package structure 308 17.12 Advantages and disadvantages of BOOT projects 309 17.13 The origins of private finance initiatives 311 17.14 The arguments for privately financed public services 312 17.15 PFIintheUK 313 17.16 Bidding and competition 314 17.17 Output specification 316 17.18 Financing public-private partnerships 317 Further reading 319 18 Project Stakeholders 320 Krisen Moodley 18.1Stakeholders 320 18.2Stakeholder identification 321 18.3The client 322 18.4Contractors 325 18.5Financiers 325 18.6Government 326 18.7Community 328 18.8Interest groups 328 18.9Summary 329 Reference 329 Further reading 330 19 Project Management in Developing Countries 331 lan Vickridge 19.1What makes developing countries different? 331 19.2The construction industry in developing countries 334 19.3Finance and funding 335 19.4Appropriate technology 336 19.5Labour-intensive construction 337 19.6Community participation 339 19.7Technology transfer 340 19.8Corruption 341 19.9Summary 342 Reference 343 Further reading 343 20 Projects in Controlled Environments 2: PRINCE2 TM 344 M. J. Gannon 20.1Introduction 344 20.2Benefits and limitations 345 20.3Project management standards and methodologies 346 20.4Structure and contents 346 20.5Structured walk-through 354 20.6Summary 356 Reference 357 Further reading 357 21 The Future of Engineering Project Management 358 N. J. Smith 21.1Key roles in project management 359 21.2Guidelines for project management 360 21.3Project management: The way ahead 361 Further reading 362 Index 363
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