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Conference Paper Scheduling, Strategy, Decision Making 5 May 2014

Strategic value management

By Thiry, Michel Beginning with an outline of the evolution of value management from value engineering/analysis into a strategic management approach, this paper applies value management as a strategy formulation and…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Decision Making, Risk Management, Strategy, Cost Management 23 October 2012

Project risk analysis to support strategic and project management

By El-Mehalawi, Mohamed E. Successful project cost and schedule risk management is always capable of informing project management of "where the project is" and "where the project is going" in the future. Current project…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Strategy, Work Breakdown Structures 19 October 2008

No project left behind

By Duke, Roger | Gupta, Surenda By volunteering to work on community projects, project professionals can help others understand how projects can shape communal life and how project management can help individuals achieve goals.…

Conference Paper Strategy, Program Management, Scheduling 8 November 2006

Schedule improvement through innovative procurement strategies

By Hammad, Mohammed A. Energy provider Saudi Aramco (SA) has--over the course of many years--improved its process for developing program schedules. From this effort, SA was able to establish best practices, reduce…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Strategy 2006

Not for the faint hearted

By Goodman, Elizabeth | Henry, Patricia Troubled projects are a common occurrence in the contemporary business world. Turning around such projects, however, is an uncommon achievement. This paper examines a case study showing how the…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Decision Making, Strategy, Risk Management 2006

Expected utility theory as a guide to contingency allocation

By Thibadeau, Barbara | Edirisinghe, Chanaka Contingency--for both budgets and schedules--provides project managers with the estimating cushion they need to protect their projects from cost and time overruns. Effectively allocating these…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Strategy 3 October 2002

Seminars & Symposium

Planning and scheduling

By Moylan, William A. Planning and scheduling are distinct but inseparable aspects of the successful project. Planning selects policies and procedures in order to achieve objectives; scheduling converts a project action…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Strategy, Risk Management, Estimating, Stakeholder Engagement 1 November 2001

Seminars & Symposium

Managing software projects at AT&T

By Ondov, Rhoda The causes of the successes and failures in software projects attempted over the years within AT&T are analyzed from the results of operational assessments. These findings show consistency over the…

Conference Paper Strategy, Scheduling, Cost Management 1 November 2001

Seminars & Symposium

Integrating production control into schedule systems

By Homer, John L. Traditional cost and schedule systems attempt to organize information for project management to facilitate action and provide early warning of problems. While cost and schedule systems are necessary…