Managing Industrial Development Projects

Managing Industrial Development Projects

Conventional public management techniques in industrial management projects are often insufficient because they cannot respond or adapt to the dynamism of modern and global markets. This guide shows how to overcome these problems by using project management techniques that expedite industrial development in regional, national, and global settings. Using real-world examples and a systems approach, the author provides a project management model that accounts for all critical interfaces in industrial development projects. He explores every aspect of project planning and organization, as well as cultural and human resource issues. Key areas discussed include how to: Schedule and control projects Conduct and evaluate project feasibility studies Select a project manager and staff the project Secure the best experts for various project functions Expedite transfer of industrial technology from developed to developing nations Coverage of budgeting and cash-flow analysis promotes understanding of the cost aspects of projects. Readers are shown how to use the Critical Path Method and Program Evaluation and Review Techniques to streamline project scheduling. They also find out how to use learning curve analysis to evaluate project performance. Guidelines on managing multinational projects are supplemented with case studies that illustrate successful industrial development in different countries. Appendices list numerous research, industrial, and economic resources, as well as United Nations information sources. Managing Industrial Development Projects paves the way for successful outcomes in countries that need them most. It is a valuable reference for practitioners, public administrators, and national policy makers, as well as students in industrial engineering, industrial administration, engineering management, and public administration programs.

Project Management for the Oil and Gas Industry

A lot of managerial finessing is needed to handle the present era of the operations of the oil and gas industry, under the pressure of environmental issues. The recent emergence of the techniques of Agile systems offers a tremendous collection of new approaches for addressing the managerial impediments to oil and gas operations. Agile Systems and Environmental Concerns covers how Agile systems are based on principles that emphasize team collaboration, continual planning, and continual learning, thus making an operation more responsive and adaptive to operational changes. Agile is an iterative approach to project management that helps teams achieve results faster and more accurately. This volume contains a variety of Agile management tools and techniques to address communication, cooperation, and coordination requirements related to risk management and environmental issues, ideal for practitioners, designers, consultants, contractors, risk and quality managers, along with project managers and systems engineers involved in oil and gas projects, and related industries.

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