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Article Quality Management, Innovation, Complexity, Stakeholder Engagement, Technical Skills, Construction 1 May 2017

PM Network

Spread the Word

By Howlett, Sarah Protzman Few places in Australia draw more visitors than the country's second largest city, Melbourne. But leaders of the greater Melbourne region weren't about to take that popularity for granted. That's…

Conference Paper Technical Skills, Earned Value Management, Construction, Telecommunications 24 April 2013

Differences of earned value management practices in construction

By Boydak, Attila Earned value management (EVM) is a powerful project management method that is implemented in engineering and construction projects. There are various recommended methods and frameworks for EVM…

Conference Paper Talent Management, Technical Skills, Construction 23 October 2012

Effects of project management training on professional individual performance related to engineering and construction projects development

By Toledo, Renzo J. Among South American countries, Peru has a favorable combination of political stability, represented by a civilian electoral system for more than 30 years; continuous economic growth for more than…

Article Technical Skills, Construction June 2011

PM Network

Building blocks

By Hildebrand, Carol Organizations in the construction sector are turning to technology to manage projects and operations more efficiently. To do so, they need project management software that works with other…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Cost Management, Technical Skills, Construction 19 July 2006

Modeling project behavior

By De Marco, Alberto Project cost overruns and project schedule delays are common to all industries. Such performance demonstrates that the traditional approach to managing projects is not enough. Today, researchers and…

Conference Paper Technical Skills, Construction 13 September 2005

A Value-Based Approach to Managing Construction Projects

By Forgues, Daniel An ever-increasing number of organizations are now attempting to implement customer-centered project management practices. Yet many construction companies continue to use outdated delivery practices…

Article Technical Skills, Construction May 2000

PM Network

Smart projects for smart companies

By Shields, Randy In contrast to the relatively stable business organizations of the past, today's technology firms thrive on rapid change. This article discusses four emerging trends that are altering the way…

Article Technical Skills, Construction March 1993

Project Management Journal

Utilization of influence diagram for the design and integration of the construction and measurement control environment

By Charoenngam, Chotchai Project managers can benefit from a single source construction and measurement control system, designed to help coordinate and integrate basic project control elements and information flow.…

Article Technical Skills, Construction June 1991

Project Management Journal

The development project cycle and a Barbadian project

By Khan, Jamal The project cycle is common to all projects.However, the number of phases of the cycle varies from project to project.Not only do the number of project cycle phases vary, but the phases of the cycle…

Article Technical Skills, Construction June 1989

Project Management Journal

The application of project management techniques to construction and research and development projects

By Bubshait, Khaled A. To determine how project teams successfully realize projects, practitioners must first understand how people do things before they know why they do things. This article examines the techniques and…