Project management for engineering and construction / by Garold D. Oberlender.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oberlender, Garold D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Engineering--Management.

Engineering.

Project management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 420 pages) : illustrations, figs., tables.

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education LLC., c2014.

Contents:

A. About the author

B. Preface

1. Introduction

Purpose of this book

Arrangement of this book

Definition of a project

Ensuring quality in a project

Responsibilities of parties

Who does the project manager work for?

Purpose of project management

Types of management

Functions of management

Key concepts of project management

Role of the project manager

Professional and technical organizations

References

2. Working with project teams

Project teams

Teamwork

Teams for small projects

Working with multiple teams

Owner's team

Design teams

Construction teams

Team management

Teams and the project manager's responsibilities

Key factors in team leadership

Team building

Motivating teams

Conflict management

Developing a consensus

Team conduct

3. Project initiation

Design and construction process

Advances in the engineering and construction process

Private versus public projects

Contractual arrangements

Phases of a project

Owner's study

Owner's needs and project objectives

Project scope definition

Project strategy

Selection of design firms and construction contractors

Partnering

4. Early estimates

Importance of early estimates

Importance of estimator

Classification of early estimates

Estimating work process

Importance of team alignment in preparing early estimates

Scope definition and early estimates

Preparing early estimates

Organizing to prepare estimates

Establishing an estimate work plan

Methods and techniques

Estimate checklists

Estimate documentation

Estimate reviews

Risk assessment

Risk analysis

Contingency

Traditional methods of assigning contingency

Estimate feedback for continuous improvement

5. Project budgeting

Project budgets

Development of project estimates for budgeting

Levels of accuracy

Owner's estimate for budgeting

Weighted unit cost estimating

Adjustments for time, size, and location

Parametric estimating

Economic feasibility study

Design budgets

Contractor's bid

6. Development of work plan

Project manager's initial review

Owner's orientation

Organizational structures

Work breakdown structure

Formats for work breakdown structures

Forming the project team

Kick-off meeting

Work packages

Follow-up work

Project work plan

7. Design proposals

Evolution of projects

Project execution plan

Project definition

Problems in developing project definition

Design proposals

Engineering organization

Scope baseline for budget

Design work package

Mini-drawings

Development of the design work plan

Engineering project controls

Progress measurement of engineering design

8. Project scheduling

Project planning and project scheduling

Desired results of planning

Benefits of planning

Principles of planning and scheduling

Planning for multiple projects

Techniques for planning and scheduling

Network analysis systems

Development of cpm diagram from the wbs

Assigning realistic durations

Computer applications

Schedule coding system

Cost distribution

Resource allocations for design

Resource allocations for construction

Calculations to verify schedules and cost distributions

Program evaluation and review technique (pert)

Successor/predecessor relationships

Problems using successor/predecessor relationships

References.

9. Tracking work

Control systems

Linking the wbs and cpm

Coding system for project reports

Control schedules for time and cost

Relationships between time and work

Integrated cost/schedule/work

Percent complete matrix method

Progress measurement of design

Measurement of construction work

Project measurement and control

Earned-value system

Monitoring project performance

Interpretation of performance indices

Analysis tree of total float (tf) and schedule performance index (spi)

Causes of cost/schedule variances

Trend analysis and forecasting

Work status system

10. Design coordination

Design work plan

Common problems in managing design

Producing contract documents

Managing scope growth during design

Managing small projects

Project team meetings

Weekly/monthly reports

Drawing index

Equipment index

Distribution of documents

Authority/responsibility checklist

Checklist of duties for design

Evaluation of design effectiveness

Constructability

Post design review

11. Construction phase

Importance of construction

Assumptions for construction phase

Contract pricing formats

Design/bid/build method of project delivery

Design/build method of project delivery

Construction management method of project delivery

Bridging project delivery method

Build-operate-transfer

Fast-track projects

Turn-key projects

Design development and performance specifications

Key decisions for project delivery

Prospective bidders and bidding

Qualification-based selection (qbs)

Checklist for bidding

Keys to a successful project

Construction schedules

Problems with construction schedules

Precautions for construction submittals

Delivery dates of owner-furnished equipment or materials

Scheduling contractor procured and installed equipment

Contract schedule constraints

Sequestering float

Schedule updates

Relations with contractors

Checklist of duties

Quality control

Dispute resolutions

Job-site safety

Management of changes

Resource management

12. Project close out

System testing and start-up

Final inspection

Guarantee and warranties

Lien releases

Record and as-built drawings

Disposition of project files

Post project critique

Owner's feedback

13. Personal management skills

Challenges and opportunities

Using new innovations

Human aspects

Assignment of work

Motivation

Decision making

Time management

Communications

Presentations

Meetings

Reports and letters

14. Risk management

Introduction

Risk management process

Guidelines for risk management process

Risks of owner, designer, and contractor

Risk analysis of costs

Risk analysis of schedule using pert

Risk analysis using simulation

Risk analysis of schedule using simulation

Risk analysis of costs using simulation

Mitigation of risk

Project risk register

Development of the initial project risk register

Strategies to mitigate a risk

Methods to prevent or mitigate risks

Development of a risk mitigation plan

A. Appendix: example project

Statement of work

Development of project work plan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on cover image and table of contents, viewed on Jan. 20, 2015.

ISBN:

9780071822312

0071822313

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