The Port Project Examination Audit Techniques Guide is the product of Group 1304 in the Houston District of the Irs. As of December 1992, the group had explored, evaluated, and examined various related industries of the Port of Houston for a year. This information package represents a summary of their findings. This package is by no means all inclusive, but is meant to assist the examiner in au…
The need for project management competencies among learning and development and other groups of professionals is increasing as companies adjust to new and continuing economic and global competition demands. This book offers organizations a pathway to build practical competencies in the discipline of project management using targeted processes, tools, techniques and influencing skills for the ty…
Most organizations rely on a variety of projects, both large and small. Although small projects have unique challenges that are not present in large projects, small projects can still benefit from a defined project management methodology. To achieve maximum benefits, the process, tools, and techniques must be scalable and adaptable. The more successful you are with managing small projects, the …
This paper welcomes the pluralistic knowledge base represented by EPOS, it being particularly appropriate to our efforts to understand the knowledge needed to manage projects and programs effectively. The paper charts the advances in our thinking about project and program management from the early a-theoretic NASA/DoE days, through a later period reflecting our growing recognition of the import…
The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the evaluation of three innovative project options for the transformation/upgrading of the Port of Genoa-Italy according to the community impact evaluation (CIE).
Although there has been important research on construction management’s life cycle, stakeholders, micro and macroenvironment, there has not been a model defi ned that can link the above. This while the need to integrate construction management’s life cycle, stakeholders, micro and macroenvironment into both theory and practice is essential. The Model for integrated project management, descr…
Engineer-to-order (ETO) supply chains involve multiple companies for performing complex projects. The ability to effectively coordinate cross-business activities is essential to avoid delays, cost overruns and quality problems. Coordination is related to a number of contingent factors that need to be better comprehended. The purpose of this paper is to highlight such contingent factors and to a…
The purpose of this paper is to explore the alternative procurement procedures that will address the complexity of issues surrounding timber procurement for housing reconstruction after the Tsunami in Banda Aceh. It reviews construction supply chain management (SCM) and procurement philosophies with a project management (PM) perspective to facilitate the logistics of post-disaster reconstruction.
The purpose of this paper is to examine the human dimension of project management by establishing the extent to which social networks influence the commitment of project stakeholders. Up to date, project managers still identify inadequate stakeholder commitment to project undertakings as a key antecedent of project failure and so efforts aimed at addressing this challenge are highly valued. The…
Tracking of shipments is an important element of customer service in the transportation industry; and essential for logistics services as merge-in-transit. However, contemporary tracking systems are designed for use within a single company, and are thus invariably inadequate for multi-company environments. The single company focus has led to a reduced span of monitoring and a diluted accessibil…
There is little empirical research that demonstrates a link between quality management practice and better project management performance. Some evidence to this effect is presented and analysed. Reviews two studies that examined the relationship between quality management practice and performance in two areas: manufacturing, and logistics. Next, data are analysed from a survey of project manage…
The purpose of this paper is to address the question of the effectiveness of business consultants in operations development projects. It does this by analysing the results of collaboration between a multinational firm and business consultants who applied the theory of constraints to a series of development projects.
The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the feasibility of implementing a tracking based inventory management system in temporary storage locations of a project delivery chain. To describe the use of tracking based inventory information for improved logistics control in equipment delivery and installation.
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of a commercial partnership in a project-type supply chain. The research focuses on the performance of suppliers who develop a partnering mechanism for procurement of complex manufacturing projects. In total, four supply chain metrics are evaluated: project scope change, ratio of actual-to-estimated project costs, gross profit margin, and …
You've been asked to manage a key project- or perhaps you've volunteered for an assignment that could advance your career. So how do you make sure the project succeds? Managing projects walks you quickly through the basics, including: - Drawing up a realisic schedule - Monitoring key tasks and benchmarks - Communicating with stakeholders - Bringing the project to a close