Project execution : a practical approach to industrial and commercial project management /: a practical approach to industrial and commercial project management. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Chitram Lutchman.
• Other Names: Lutchman, Chitram
• Contents: The Project Cycle; Introduction; The Simplified Project Cycle; ; Practical Workforce Management Tips; Introduction; Have the Right Person for the Right Job: Leadership Skills Are an Absolute; Make Safety a Priority; Hire a Mature Workforce; Place Emphasis on Developing Strong Teams; Ensure Clear Expectations, Responsibilities and Authorities are Communicated; Have a Retention Plan (Avoid Being a Training Ground); Treat Everyone Fairly and with Respect; Encourage and Support Leadership Visibility at the Front Line; Embrace and Promote Diversity in the Workforce; Recognize and Reward Exceptional Contributions; Celebrate Milestone Achievements and Successes; Avoid Conflict among Operations, Construction, and Commissioning Organizations; Have a RACI Chart; Communicate, Communicate, Communicate; Rotate Personnel Out as Required; Ensure Adequate Facilities Are Available; ; Practical Work Process Management Tips for Success in Project Execution; Introduction; Do Not Reinvent the Wheel; Ensure Proper Representations at PHAs and HAZOPS; Use Construction and Commissioning Organizations with Consistently High Standards of Work ; Apply Simple Control Systems that Work; Ensure Ownership and Buy-In by All Stakeholders; Get Big Quickly When Required and Lean in a Well-Orchestrated Approach ; Delay Process Hazard Introduction as Long as Possible; Centralize the Work Permitting System; Use Commissioning and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) at All Times; Maintain a Log of Activities and Events on Critical Systems; Have a Backup or Contingency Plan; Flush All Critical Systems Before Putting into Service; Consider Human Factors in Designs; Know When to Focus on Optimization and Efficiency Improvements; Ensure an Effective Document Control System Exists; Capture and Share Lessons Learned; ; The Readiness Processes: An Overview ; Introduction; Milestone Determination; Criteria for Readiness; The Weighting Process; Who Is Who in the Readiness Process; Pulling It Together; Empowerment and Accountability; The Go-No-Go Decision; ; People Readiness ; Introduction; Building the Operations Organization; Criteria for Readiness; Training and Qualification; Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); Critical Practices; Codes of Practices; Training, Qualification, and Competency Matrices; Push/Pull Effect of the Training Qualification and Competency Matrix; Competency Assessors; ; Process Readiness ; Introduction; Computerized Maintenance Management Systems; Criticality of Equipment and Development of Work Packages; Procurement of Spares, Warehousing, and Maintenance Workshop; Contractors and Service Providers; Support Services: Human Resources, Accounting, Communications, Information Technology, Employee Assistance Programs; Relationship Management; Critical Ranking of Operating Areas and Operating Personnel Allocation; ; Systems Readiness ; Introduction; Mechanical Completeness; Design Quality and Operating Standards and Adherence to an MOC Process; Controls Tested within Design Limits; Regulatory Compliance; Safety Systems Installed and Functional; Live Systems Communication Notices; System Walkdown, Deficiency Identification, and Deficiency Resolution; System Turnover Documentation Completed and Adequately Packaged; ; Stakeholder Management ; Introduction; Internal and External Stakeholder Groups; Stakeholder Communications; Stakeholder Interest and Expectation Map; ; Managing the Budgets ; Introduction; Wages and Salaries; Managing Employee Turnover; Waste Management and Rework; Competitive Pricing Structures; Cost Escalation from Lagging Labor Productivity; Cost Associated with Project Schedule Slippages; Managing Project Scope; Treating Expenses Associated with Safety as a Benefit as Opposed to a Cost; Situ-Transformational Leadership Behaviors: A Model for the Future ; Introduction; The Frontline Leader; Senior Leadership (Strategic Leader); ; Conclusion ; Appendix 1: Sample Standard Operating Procedure; Appendix 2: Sample Critical Practice; Appendix 3: Sample Code of Practice; Appendix 4: System Turnover Responsibilities and Method; Appendix 5: Checks and Tests Performed by the Operations and Commissioning Organizations; Appendix 6: System Turnover Documentation and Control Glossary of Terms; References; Index
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxv, 205 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 658.4/04; Project management; Management; Management; Project management; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439838648
• Related ISBNs: 143983864X; 9781439838631
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.