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Article Decision Making, Scheduling October 2014

PM Network

Brazil goes for fast-tracking gold

By Fister Gale, Sarah Learning lessons from the 2014 World Cup, as the city of Rio de Janiero gears up for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, project managers are looking to fast-track construction schedules to make up for…
Article Risk Management, Scheduling, Decision Making February 2014

Project Management Journal

A new decision making model for subcontractor selection and its order allocation

By Abbasianjahromi, Hamidreza | Rajaie, Hossein | Shakeri, Eghbal | Chokan, Farzad All experts agree on the importance of subcontracting. The high impact of subcontractors on the construction process means that the selection of subcontractors is a sensitive activity. Previous…
Article Scheduling, Decision Making August 2012

PM Network

Mind your business

By Fretty, Peter Truly successful project managers don't just bring in their projects on budget, on schedule and within scope. They also understand their business, their industry and how their projects align…
Article Decision Making, Scheduling, Ethics, Quality Management July 2012

PM Network

Going against the grain

By Starke, Steven Often the project manager's focus is to execute to the best of his or her ability according to the charter, which puts project managers in the best position to go against the grain and recommend a…
Article Scheduling, Decision Making, Construction February 2012

Project Management Journal

Knowledge acquisition using psychotherapy technique for critical factors influencing construction project layout planning

By Abdul-Rahman, Hamzah | Wang, Chen | Siong, Eng Khe The positioning of equipment on a construction site may change in different construction phases, different environments, and different types of end products, which greatly influence the decision of…
Article Scheduling, Decision Making, Stakeholder Engagement, Construction March 2007

PM Network

Heavy metal

By Liao, Janet Building a large manufacturing facility in a small town that values its tourist culture and its natural setting could easily become a project fiercely contested by the local community. But when…
Article Scheduling, Decision Making, Program Management September 2004

Project Management Journal

PERT scheduling with resource constraints using qualitative simulation graphs

By Ingalls, Ricki G. | Morrice, Douglas J. The Qualitative Simulation Graph Methodology (QSGM) is well suited to address the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) scheduling-with-resources problem. In QSGM, all possible scenarios…
Article Decision Making, Scheduling March 2000

PM Network

Optimizing project plan decisions

By Schuyler, John R. The article continues the discussion in Exploiting the Best of Critical Chain and Monte Carlo Simulation (Jan. 2000 PM Network), and focuses on the optimization of a project schedule model. Choosing…
Article Decision Making, Scheduling June 1998

PM Network

Financial models, right questions, good decisions

By Githens, Gregory D. Financial metrics like Return On Investment (ROI) and Net Present Value (NPV) are applicable to traditional, capital asset-intensive companies but less relevant to companies in today's…
Article Decision Making, Scheduling, Construction June 1998

Project Management Journal

Using decision support systems for delay analysis

By Yates, Janet K. | Audi, John H. This paper discusses the use of decision support systems and their application in the area of project management. Not only can computers be used to provide scheduling data, but they also can provide…

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Brazil goes for fast-tracking gold

A new decision making model for subcontractor selection and its order allocation

Mind your business

Going against the grain

Knowledge acquisition using psychotherapy technique for critical factors influencing construction project layout planning

Heavy metal

PERT scheduling with resource constraints using qualitative simulation graphs

Optimizing project plan decisions

Financial models, right questions, good decisions

Using decision support systems for delay analysis