Project Management for Construction. Tutorials on Project Management Concepts. Management is the process of getting activities completed efficiently and effectively with and through other people.
The term Management has different meaning in different perspective. This tutorial has been designed to give you a quick idea about most demanding managerial concepts in simple and easy steps. If you are an aspiring project manager or project leader, then definitely this tutorial is for you which will take you through almost all the important management concepts one by one using a simply easy learning approach. You do not need any prior project management experience to understand the given project management concepts. 1 - EVM Quick Reference Guide A quick guide to learn Earn Value Management. Earn Value Management 2 - PMP Exams Preparation Prepare for Project Management Professional - PMP Certification administered by the Project Management Institute (PMI).
PMP Exams Preparation. What is ADM, CPM, and PDM? - Project Management Questions. Document Library Matrix. PROBLEMS AND PRACTICES IN EPC PROJECT MANAGEMENT. EPC projects face many challenges to stay in the competitive world despite of the efforts made towards compressing activities by phase overlapping, in order to reduce time scale and to obtain better EPC projects.
These project challenges lead to cost overrun and schedule delay. But what are the specific factors and problems in EPC Projects; and the effective Project Management (PM) practices especially on petrochemical and oil and gas EPC projects in Thailand? Mr. Raman Awale made a case study on “Problems and Practices in EPC Project Management: A Case Study on Petrochemical, Oil and Gas EPC Projects in Thailand”. His full abstract is copied and posted here. EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) projects are highly schedule driven where phases are overlapped to complete the project as early as possible. Methodology consists of three steps - pilot survey, interview approach and case study approach.
Project Success: Looking Beyond Traditional Project Metrics. Abstract | Introduction | What is Project Management | Project CreationProject Success - As Commonly Measured | Project Success - A Different ViewProject Success and Failures | Project Success - New Metrics and MeasurementsConclusion So how does one determine if a project is successful?
Lets first look at some examples and see if the traditional metrics are valid. One of the difficulties is that most case studies and project management examples only provide examples of success. Those that do show failure are usually ones that are government or public works projects. Max's Papers - Index. Managing Construction Projects: Part 1. Editor's Note | Introduction | Cash Flow | Change Orders in the Face of Recession The Shift Away from Cost Reimbursable Contracts | Constructability Reviews Performance Motivation | PART 2 Editor's Note: Revay and Associates Limited provide project management and construction claims services.
The following material contains contributions from all five Revay offices in Canada and is intended to provide actions, which - if taken - they believe will improve the situation of construction industry readers immediately and in the long term. Max Wideman was formerly associated with Revay working on major claims litigation in Canada and in the US and was impressed by the extent of their expertise and experience. He has special permission to republish this paper here. This paper, presented in two parts, will deal with some of today's key issues in managing construction projects as follows: In Part 1: In Part 2: PM Roles & Responsibilities. The Mysterious S-curve.