Download or read book Managing Project Progress Project Controls written by Planning Planet and published by GCATI. This book was released on with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Managing Progress Module is to introduce tools, techniques and methodologies associated with Earned Value Management, that have been identified as being “best tested and proven” practices and which have been found to work on “most projects, most of the time”; provide a logical or rational sequence showing when those tools or techniques would normally and customarily be used and in selected instances, show how to use those tools/techniques and/or where to find additional information on how to use or apply them.
Download or read book Managing Change Project Controls written by Planning Planet and published by GCATI. This book was released on with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Managing Change is to introduce the tools, techniques and methodologies, deemed appropriate to identifying, documenting and otherwise managing change that have been identified as being “best tested and proven” practices and which have been found to work on “most projects, most of the time”; provide a logical or rational sequence showing when those tools or techniques would normally and customarily be used and in selected instances, show how to use those tools/techniques and/or where to find additional information on how to use or apply them.
Download or read book Project Control written by Wayne J. Del Pico and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-08-21 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The key to successful project control is the fusing of cost to schedule whereby the management of one helps to manage the other. Project Control: Integrating Cost and Schedule in Construction explores the reasons behind and the methodologies for proper planning, monitoring, and controlling both project costs and schedule. Filling a current void the topic of project control applied to the construction industry, it is essential reading for students and professionals alike.
Download or read book Project Management Planning and Control written by Albert Lester and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2007 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fifth edition provides a comprehensive resource for project managers. It describes the latest project management systems that use critical path methods.
Download or read book Integrated Project Management and Control written by Mario Vanhoucke and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an integrated approach to monitoring projects in progress using Earned Value and Earned Schedule Management combined with Schedule Risk Analysis. Monitoring and controlling projects involves processes for identifying potential problems in a timely manner. When necessary, corrective actions can be taken to exploit project opportunities or to get faltering projects back on track. The prerequisite is that project performance is observed and measured regularly to identify variances from the project baseline schedule. Therefore, monitoring the performance of projects in progress requires a set of tools and techniques that should ideally be combined into a single integrated system. The book offers a valuable resource for anyone who wants to understand the theory first and then to use it in practice with software tools. It is intended for students, professionals and academics with an interest and/or experience in running projects as well as for newcomers in the area of project control with a basic grasp of the Earned Value, Earned Schedule and Schedule Risk Analysis concepts.
Download or read book Project Control written by Wayne J. Del Pico and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-08-22 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PROJECT CONTROL Reader-friendly, integrated approach to construction project cost and scheduling control, with all-new pedagogical elements The Second Edition of Project Control is an introductory practical guide that explores the reasons and methodologies for proper planning, monitoring, and controlling project costs and schedule and shows how productivity models are created, monitored, and controlled, as well as how corrective actions are implemented as deviations from the baseline occur. Project Control uses simple language to convey project control principles, making it an excellent resource to teach with and learn from in a classroom setting. This Second Edition has been updated with all-new pedagogical elements and ancillary materials for use in the construction project management classroom. This new edition features all-new sections on baseline scheduling, estimate development, probability analysis, and more. Written by Wayne Del Pico, a seasoned professional with over 40 years of experience in construction project controls, Project Control includes detailed information on: Role of the project manager, covering leading the project team, creating the project plan, developing the project schedule, and monitoring project progress over time Project control cycles, covering plans to achieve goals, executing work according to plan, identifying variations and their causes, and executive work and measure changes Pre-construction planning, covering key personnel and responsibilities and establishing baselines for schedule and cost control Budgeting, covering types of estimates, organization estimates, and harnessing the budget as a management tool Providing expert insight into the management skills of the project manager combined with the analytical focus of the accountant and the “big picture” oversight of the executive, Project Control is an essential resource for students in construction management programs and professionals in construction firms with specializations in long-term infrastructure projects.
Download or read book The Practitioner Handbook of Project Controls written by Shane Forth and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although projects always carry risk, too many projects run late or exceed their original budgets by eye-watering amounts. This book is a comprehensive guide to the procedures needed to ensure that projects will be delivered on time, to specification and within budget. Eight expert contributors have combined their considerable talents to explain all aspects of project control from project conception to completion in an informative text, liberally supported where necessary by clear illustrations. This handbook will benefit all project practitioners, including project managers and those working in project management offices. It will also provide an invaluable guide for students studying for higher degrees in project management and its associated disciplines.
Download or read book Software Quality written by Daniel Galin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 725 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book presents a comprehensive discussion on software quality issues and software quality assurance (SQA) principles and practices, and lays special emphasis on implementing and managing SQA. Primarily designed to serve three audiences; universities and college students, vocational training participants, and software engineers and software development managers, the book may be applicable to all personnel engaged in a software projects Features: A broad view of SQA. The book delves into SQA issues, going beyond the classic boundaries of custom-made software development to also cover in-house software development, subcontractors, and readymade software. An up-to-date wide-range coverage of SQA and SQA related topics. Providing comprehensive coverage on multifarious SQA subjects, including topics, hardly explored till in SQA texts. A systematic presentation of the SQA function and its tasks: establishing the SQA processes, planning, coordinating, follow-up, review and evaluation of SQA processes. Focus on SQA implementation issues. Specialized chapter sections, examples, implementation tips, and topics for discussion. Pedagogical support: Each chapter includes a real-life mini case study, examples, a summary, selected bibliography, review questions and topics for discussion. The book is also supported by an Instructor’s Guide.
Download or read book Managing Planning Scheduling Project Controls written by Planning Planet and published by GCATI. This book was released on with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Managing Planning and Scheduling Module is to introduce the tools, techniques and methodologies that have been identified as being “best tested and proven” practices associated with planning and scheduling, which have been found to work on “most projects, most of the time”; provide a logical or rationale sequence showing when those tools or techniques would normally and customarily be used and in selected instances, show how to use those tools/techniques and/or where to find additional information on how to use or apply them.
Download or read book Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager Updated and Revised Edition written by Kory Kogon and published by BenBella Books. This book was released on 2024-01-16 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No project management training? No problem! In today’s workplace, employees are routinely expected to coordinate and manage projects. Yet, chances are, you aren’t formally trained in managing projects—you’re an unofficial project manager. FranklinCovey experts Kory Kogon and Suzette Blakemore understand the importance of leadership in project completion and explain that people are crucial in the formula for success. This updated and revised edition of Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager offers practical, real-world insights for effective project management and guides you through the essentials of the value, people, and project management process: Scope Plan Engage Track and Adapt Close If you’re struggling to ensure multiple projects are finished with high value and on time, this book is for you. If you manage projects without the benefit of a team, this book is also for you. Change the way you think about project management—"project manager" may not be your official title, but with the right strategies, you can excel in this project economy.
Download or read book Internet of Things Smart Spaces and Next Generation Networks and Systems written by Sergey Balandin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-08-12 with total page 817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the joint refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Next Generation Wired/Wireless Advanced Networks and Systems, NEW2AN 2015, and the 8th Conference on Internet of Things and Smart Spaces, ruSMART 2015, held in St. Petersburg, Russia, in August 2015. The 74 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The 15 papers selected for ruSMART are organized in topical sections on IoT infrastructure, IoT platforms, smart spaces and IoT cases, and smart services and solutions. The 59 papers from NEW2AN deal with the following topics: streaming, video, and TCP applications, mobile "ad hoc" networks, security, and clouds, sensor networks and IoT, cellular systems, novel systems and techniques, business and services, signals and circuits, optical and satellite systems, and advanced materials and their properties.
Download or read book Simplified Integrated Project Controls written by W. J. Viljoen and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-23 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book, Simplified Integrated Project Controls, provides clear guidelines on "how" to manage Project Controls based on Earned Value Management Principles. Accredited by ECSA, the Engineering Council of South Africa, the aim of this methodology is to give the reader the necessary understanding and knowledge of how to set up a simple project, as well as a multi-discipline complex project correctly, which is one of the main reasons for project control failure. It has been found that the methodology in this book, if applied correctly, enhances the performance of most of the project management and control software on the market. The book describes the guidelines for all the necessary Earned Value Management processes, complete with guidelines for integrated baseline reviews, detailed scheduling, cost, as well as dashboard reporting. It also clarifies how to assess progress, measure performance, and to establish the true status of a project, and how to manage engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) risks at control account level from the very early phases of the project. This book enables the reader to provide answers to the three most fundamental project control questions of project controls, at each reporting cycle: - What is the monetary value of the work planned? - What is the monetary value of the work earned? - What are the actual costs of the work accomplished? In Summary, this book provides the "how to...": - Base projects on an Integrated Work Breakdown Structure. - Identify all the Control Accounts that will ensure the success of the project objectives. - Test the authenticity of a Master Schedule based on the IWBS's Control Accounts. - Develop and agree on a Performance Measurement Baseline, i.e. time-phased S-curves. - Conduct Integrated Baseline Reviews. - Objectively and accurately measure Project Performance (technical and progress performance). - Manage thresholds. - Deliver Progress, Performance, and Status Reports. The authors trust this book will enhance the career of the reader who wishes to become a specialist in the field of Project Controls and to enjoy a very satisfactory career in Project Controls.
Download or read book Project Management with Dynamic Scheduling written by Mario Vanhoucke and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-29 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The topic of this book is known as dynamic scheduling, and is used to refer to three dimensions of project management and scheduling: the construction of a baseline schedule and the analysis of a project schedule’s risk as preparation of the project control phase during project progress. This dynamic scheduling point of view implicitly assumes that the usability of a project’s baseline schedule is rather limited and only acts as a point of reference in the project life cycle. Consequently, a project schedule should especially be considered as nothing more than a predictive model that can be used for resource efficiency calculations, time and cost risk analyses, project tracking and performance measurement, and so on. In this book, the three dimensions of dynamic scheduling are highlighted in detail and are based on and inspired by a combination of academic research studies at Ghent University (www.ugent.be), in-company trainings at Vlerick Business School (www.vlerick.com) and consultancy projects at OR-AS (www.or-as.be). First, the construction of a project baseline schedule is a central theme throughout the various chapters of the book, and is discussed from a complexity point of view with and without the presence of project resources. Second, the creation of an awareness of the weak parts in a baseline schedule is discussed at the end of the two baseline scheduling parts as schedule risk analysis techniques that can be applied on top of the baseline schedule. Third, the baseline schedule and its risk analyses can be used as guidelines during the project control step where actual deviations can be corrected within the margins of the project’s time and cost reserves. The second edition of this book has seen corrections, additions and amendments in detail throughout the book. Moreover Chapter 15 on "Dynamic Scheduling with ProTrack" has been completely rewritten and extended with a section on "ProTrack as a research tool".
Download or read book Managing Scope Project Controls written by Planning Planet and published by GCATI. This book was released on with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Managing Scope Module is to introduce the tools, techniques and methodologies associated with scope definition and scope management that have been identified as being “best tested and proven” practices which have been found to work on “most projects, most of the time”; provide a logical or rationale sequence showing when those tools or techniques would normally and customarily be used and in selected instances, show how to use those tools/techniques and/or where to find additional information on how to use or apply them.
Download or read book Managing People Project Controls written by Planning Planet and published by GCATI. This book was released on with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Managing People is to introduce the tools, techniques and methodologies, deemed appropriate to identifying, developing, preparing and compensating or rewarding people to work on or in support of projects, that have been “best tested and proven” and found to work on “most projects, most of the time”; provide a logical or rationale sequence showing when those tools or techniques would normally and customarily be used and in selected instances, show how to use those tools/techniques and/or where to find additional information on how to use or apply them.
Download or read book Construction Project Scheduling and Control written by Saleh A. Mubarak and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-10-26 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An easy-to-follow guide to the theory and practice of project scheduling and control No matter how large or small the construction project, an efficient, well-thought-out schedule is crucial to achieving success. The schedule manages all aspects of a job, such as adjusting staff requirements at various stages, overseeing materials deliveries and equipment needs, organizing inspections, and estimating time needs for curing and settling—all of which requires a deep understanding on the part of the scheduler. Written by a career construction professional, Construction Project Scheduling and Control, Second Edition has been fully revised with up-to-date coverage detailing all the steps needed to devise a technologically advanced schedule geared toward streamlining the construction process. Solved and unsolved exercises reinforce learning, while an overview of industry standard computer software sets the tone for further study. Some of the features in this Second Edition include: Focus on precedence networks as a viable solution to scheduling, the main part of project control The concepts of Dynamic Minimal Lag, a new CPM technique developed by the author A new chapter on schedule risk management By combining basic fundamentals with advanced techniques alongside the robust analysis of theory to enhance real-world applications, Construction Project Scheduling and Control is an ideal companion for students and professionals looking to formulate a schedule for a time-crunched industry in need of better ways to oversee projects.
Download or read book Project Management written by Harold Kerzner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-04-03 with total page 1138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The landmark project management reference, now in a new edition Now in a Tenth Edition, this industry-leading project management "bible" aligns its streamlined approach to the latest release of the Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMI®'s PMBOK® Guide), the new mandatory source of training for the Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certificat-ion Exam. This outstanding edition gives students and professionals a profound understanding of project management with insights from one of the best-known and respected authorities on the subject. From the intricate framework of organizational behavior and structure that can determine project success to the planning, scheduling, and controlling processes vital to effective project management, the new edition thoroughly covers every key component of the subject. This Tenth Edition features: New sections on scope changes, exiting a project, collective belief, and managing virtual teams More than twenty-five case studies, including a new case on the Iridium Project covering all aspects of project management 400 discussion questions More than 125 multiple-choice questions (PMI, PMBOK, PMP, and Project Management Professional are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.)
