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Conference Paper Risk Management, Quality Management, Scheduling, Cost Management 24 February 2010

Right on time, right on money--personal experience

By Klein, Tom One of the most effective ways to learn about the challenges and dynamics involved in managing projects is to study cases of implementing actual projects. This paper examines the author's experience…

Conference Paper Quality Management, Scheduling, Cost Management, Scope Management 24 February 2010

Manager's challenges--managing constraints

By Lee, Wei Most project practitioners are well versed in the dynamics of managing a project's triple constraints. But as experience project professionals know, the act of implementing a project involves more…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Work Breakdown Structures, Quality Management, Cost Management, Scope Management 19 October 2008

Moving from the WBS to a critical path schedule

By Jones, Charles The work breakdown structure (WBS) not only enables project managers to develop a project's activity sequences, but also serves as the basis for developing a project team's critical path, from which…

Conference Paper Quality Management, Risk Management, Scheduling, Benefits Realization, Cost Management, Scope Management 2007

Six (yes six!) constraints

By Siegelaub, Jay M. Project professionals have long recognized cost, time, and scope as the constraints influencing a project's outcome. Prince2 has expanded this list to include quality, benefits, and risks. This…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Quality Management, Cost Management 2006

Time is money

By Delaney, Joseph W. When Benjamin Franklin wrote-in his Advice to a Young Tradesman-that time is money, he introduced the concept that time lost is money spent. This is a most apt concept for defining the condition of…

Conference Paper Quality Management, Scheduling, Cost Management 26 October 2004

The role of project control systems in facilitating and measuring project success

By Homer, John L. Measuring project success can occur at several different levels. Perhaps the most significant is whether the completed project achieves the intended results. Accomplishing these results can be quite…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Quality Management, Cost Management, Construction 26 October 2004

Denver's new international runway, runway 16L/34L

By Allshouse, Brooks B. | Smith, Russell P. | See, Robert E. | Hodgkins, Elizabeth Developing a facility requires a team to manage cost, schedule and achieve quality required by the stakeholders. Runways are an essential component to the safety of the air travelers. Construction…

Conference Paper Quality Management, Risk Management, Scheduling, Cost Management 14 July 2002

Project termination

By Sohmen, Victor The final termination date of the typical project has a tendency to be somewhat later when formally commissioned than that projected during the pre-execution segment of the project life cycle. A…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Quality Management, Risk Management, Change Management, Cost Management, Construction 1 November 2001

Seminars & Symposium

Configuration management

By Canepari, John E. Configuration Management addresses the need for establishing a methodology to control the various elements of the change and validation processes. The general definition of Configuration Management…