Abstract: This chapter discusses the way projects work. From an experienced project manager's perspective, a large project is a set of related plans and activities to accomplish certain specific objectives. From an inexperienced project engineer's point of view, a project is a torrent of activity rushing along, sweeping away everything in its path. The chapter provides a figure to illustrate the overall project framework, which has two major activities: project planning and project implementation. The major phases within planning are evaluation of the project (measured against some prescribed criteria) and definition of the project's basis (design criteria, technical concept, execution plans, schedule, and cost estimate). Project implementation is executing the plan or actually doing the project. It has four distinct phases: (1) engineering and procurement, (2) manufacturing, (3) construction, and (4) commissioning and start-up. A crucial factor for project success is having someone in charge—a single project manager—who is responsible for the entire project and accountable to the management of the venture for safety, quality, cost, progress, and all the other project objectives.
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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