The Practitioner Handbook of Project Controls: (Project and Programme Management Practitioner Handbooks)

Although projects always carry risk, too many projects run late or exceed their original budgets by eye-watering amounts. This book is a comprehensive guide to the procedures needed to ensure that projects will be delivered on time, to specification and within budget. Eight expert contributors have combined their considerable talents to explain all aspects of project control from project conception to completion in an informative text, liberally supported where necessary by clear illustrations. This handbook will benefit all project practitioners, including project managers and those working in project management offices. It will also provide an invaluable guide for students studying for higher degrees in project management and its associated disciplines.

Table of Contents:
PART I: GETTING STARTED; 1 Project fundamentals; 2 Introducing project controls; 3 Project authorization; 4 Control principles; 5 Essential coding structures; PART II: PROJECT ORGANIZATION; 6 Organization structures; 7 More complex organizations; 8 The project management office; PART III: COST CONTROL; 9 Introduction to cost accounting; 10 Introduction to cost estimating; 11 Cost estimating for construction; 12 Cost estimating accuracy; 13 Project cost accounting and control 1; 14 Project cost accounting and control 2; PART IV: SCHEDULING; 15 Basic planning methods; 16 Critical path planning; 17 Accelerating the project; 18 Scheduling project resources 1; 19 Scheduling project resources 2; 20 Project schedule technical integrity; 21 Controlling project manufacturing; 22 More specialized scheduling; PART V: RISK MANAGEMENT; 23 Introduction to risk management; 24 Qualitative risk management; 25 Quantitative risk management; 26 Useful risk management tools; PART VI: PURCHASING AND CONTRACTS; 27 Controlling purchasing; 28 Project contracts; PART VII: MONITORING AND MEASURING FOR CONTROL; 29 The integrated project baseline; 30 Reviewing the integrated project baseline; 31 Managing progress; 32 Controlling changes; 33 Performance measurement and analysis; 34 Forecasts and corrective actions; PART VIII: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS; 35 Communications and documentation; 36 Controlling archives; 37 Meetings; 38 Giving controls high visibility; PART IX: ASSURANCE AND GOVERNANCE; 39 Project reviews and audits; 40 Governance of controls; PART X: PEOPLE; 41 Managing project people; 42 Performance improvement methods; 43 Managing yourself and your career; PART XI: CASE EXAMPLES; Case A: The Herbert-Ingersoll tragedy; Case B: The Channel Tunnel project; Case C: Losing and regaining control

About the Author :
Dennis Lock began his career as an electronics engineer in a research laboratory, but has since served many years in project and administration management in the heavy machine tool and non-ferrous mining industries. Dennis has also carried out successful consultancy assignments in Europe and the United States, and was for eight years an external lecturer in project management to master’s degree students at two British universities. He is a fellow of the Association for Project Management and a member of the Chartered Management Institute. As a best-selling author, he has written or edited well over 50 books, many published in multiple languages. Shane Forth is a Fellow of the Association for Project Management and the Association of Cost Engineers with over 40 years’ experience in the oil, gas, nuclear power and other industries. As ‘GO FORTH’ he provides consultancy services to help organizations develop the skills of their project management people. Shane sits on working groups and lectures at universities and events. For his MSc he won the Stephen Wearne Award for best overall performance. He also won APM’s Geoffrey Trimble Award for best master’s post-graduate dissertation. Shane has been honoured twice by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (including a national award for individual leadership and significant contribution to training and development).

Review :
"I have been working in the project controls industry for over 30 years now and personally, I’ve always struggled to find an expert-based all-in-one book that could confidently tackle in-depth project controls topics. Thankfully, today, the current project controls professionals are blessed to have this wonderful handbook; The Practitioner Handbook of Project Controls. Shane Forth and Dennis Lock unveil the secrets of decades worth of project controls experience across many industries and mega projects; not only with the ambitious project controls professionals who needs to excel in their careers, but also within all levels of project and construction management individuals. This unprecedented project controls ‘Practitioner Handbook’ is an indispensable and a must-have reference to guide projects teams. This book ensures the successful delivery of projects throughout all the project stages from pre-initiation all the way to construction completion, operation and maintenance… Additionally, the authors share this invaluable knowledge along with some practical case examples from real-life projects. I would highly recommend this book to all my colleagues within project controls, construction management, project management and construction contracts admission practitioners. The Practitioner Handbook of Project Controls is simply an essential roadmap for any project’s success!" -- Dr Monir Moustafa, Senior Project Controls and Governance Director