Abbreviations, Acronyms, & Definitions Preface Acknowlegments Project Management As Paradigm Part One -- Introduction 1 Introduction. 1.1. What is A Project 1.2. Projects as Horror Stories 1.3. Project Management as Horror Stories 1.4. The Systems of Project Management 1.5. Computer Aided Project Management 1.6. Computer Tools and Projects 1.7. Summary References Part Two -- Systems of Project Management 2. The Project Definition Structure 2.0. Introduction 2.1. What Is Project Defintion 2.2. Management's View of Project Definitions for Scheduling Construction 2.3. The Place of Project Definition 2.4. The Theory of Project Definition 2.5. Airport Project Defintion Structure Example 2.6. Research Center Project Definition Structure Example 2.7. Summary Questions & Exercises References 3. The Work Breakdown Structure 3.1. The Purpose of the Work Breakdown 3.2. The Evolution of Work Breakdown Structures 3.3. Earlier Work Breakdown Structures 3.4. The Performance Measurement Strucutres 3.5. The Less Traveled Project Cost Code Road 3.6. Characteristics of Work Breakdown Structures 3.7. Examples of Work Breakdown Structures 3.8. Examples of Activities From Work Breakdown Structures 3.9. Summary Questions & Exercises References 4. The Project Functional Organization 4.1. The Origins of Project Management 4.2. Systems of Project Management and the Matrix Organization 4.3. Construction Project Functional Organzations 4.4. Not a Project Management Organization 4.5. Project Functional Organization as Cost Code 4.6. Summary Questions & Exercises References 5. The Project Budget & Cost Control system 5.1. The Problem Wotj Construction Project Cost 5.2. Not All Estimates Are Equal 5.3. The Hierarchy of Project Estimates 5.4. Project Defintion to Cost Estimate Researcj Center Example 5.5. Functional Cost/Construction Cost/Corporate Cost 5.6. From Approved Budge 5.7. From Cost Control to Expenditure Control Reporting 5.8. The Database Drives Project Cost and Expenditure Control 5.9. Rationalizing Project Cost Control with PDS/WBS/OBS 5.10. Construction Project Cost Data Bases and Standards 5.11. S Curves, Earned Value and Performance Measurement 5.12. Summary Questions & Exercises on Cost Control References 6. The Project Planning & Schedule Control System 6.1. Introduction to CPM & PERT 6.2. Rules and Terminology for CPM/PERT Networks 6.3. Scheduling by CPM in Construction 6.4. CPM vs. PERT Networks for Scheduling Construction 6.5. The Politics of CPM & PERT Scheduling in Construction 6.6. State of the Art of CPM Network Scheduling 6.7. The Age of Computer Aided CPM/PERT Scheduling 6.8. CPM/PERT Scheduling Networks Based on the SPM Rule 6.9. Network Example Airport Project Passenger Terminal 6.10. Summary Questions & Exercises References Part Three -- Case Histories and Exercises 7. Corporate Engineering Department Case History 7.1. Introduction 7.2. The Foundation of the Project Control System 7.3. Introductory and Input Sessions 7.4. Summary of Input 7.5. System Development Graphics 7.6. Development Tasks 7.7. Project Control System Schedule of Tasks 7.8. Engineering Cost Control System 7.9. Project Expenditure and Cost Control System 7.10. System Based Cost Estimating 7.11. Summary Questions & Exercises References 8. Rapid Transit Expansion Program (RTEP) Case Exercise 8.1. Introduction to the RTEP Exercise 8.2. Project Defintion 8.3. Work Breakdown 8.4. Functional Organization 8.5. Code Category Development 8.6. Cost Control 8.7. Schedule Control 8.8. Cost and Schedule Integration 8.9. Summary Questions & Exercises References 9. Research Center Case History 9.1. Introduction 9.2. Stage 1 Concept Design & Cost Estimates 9.3. Stage 2 Capital/Lease Appropriation Request (C/LAR) 9.4. Stage 3 Design, Drawings, Specifications & Contract Docs. 9.5. Stage 4 Capital/Lease Appropriation Request (C/LAR) 9.6. Stage 5 Procurement 9.7. Stage 6 Construction 9.8. Stage 7 Installation 9.9. Stage 8 Commissioning and Startup 9.10. Stage 9 Operation 9.11. Summary Question & Exercises 10. High Speed Rail (HSR) Project Case Exercise 10.1. Introductin Case 10.2. HSR Project Defintion 10.3. HSR Project Work Breakdown 10.4. HSR Functional Project Organzation 10.5. HSR Project Cost Control 10.6. Computer Aided Systems 10.7. Cost Estimating and Cost Control 10.8. Scheduling ant to Project Cost Control Reporting 10.9. Summary Questions & Exercises References 11. International Airport Project Case Exercise 11.1. Introduction 11.2. International Airport Project Defintion 11.3. Intreantional Airport Work Breakdown 11.4. International Airport Organization 11.5. International Airport Project Cost 11.6. International Airport Project Schedule 11.7. Summary Questions & Exercises References 12. Research Center CPM Schedule Exercise 12.1. Introduction 12.2. Using the WBS to Creat CPM Activities 12.3. The CPM Network Schedule 12.4. Summary Questions & Exercises References 13. Construction Cost/Schedule Integration 13.1. Introduction 13.2. Construction Progress Bills 13.3. CPM Construction Network 13.4. Computer Processing 13.5. Communicating the Schedule 13.6. Summary Questions & Exercises References Part Four -- Project Managemetn Support Systems 14. Procurement and Purchasing 14.1. Introduction 14.2. Procurement as Project Stages 14.3. Construction Contracts as Procurement Methods 14.4. Purchase Orders as Sources of Cost 14.5. Summary Questions & Exercises References 15. Material Management 15.1. Materials Management 15.2. The Origins of Materials 15.3. Project Materials Control System 15.4. Summary Questions & Exercises References Answers To Selected Questions & Exercises

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