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Project Management

Identify value-added work

Consultant: Beavers, J. T.

Here's a review of core activities for initiating the 'right way to manage'

Centralized control room operates five process units

Halliburton KBR: Shuman, G.  |  Walker-Peek, S.

The ‘stretch’ thinking of project team members produced an innovative building in just one and a half years

Improve the capital investment decision-making process

A comprehensive workflow methodology and supporting technology framework offer a solid approach to strategically managing assets, before a company invests major resources

Should you change to contract maintenance and operations?

Polaris Veritas Inc.: Price, B.

Here are the major considerations and contractor evaluation tips

Survival guide for a fieldwork assignment

E-Technology, LLC: Gay, J. L.

Here are practical tips to help prepare for a journey to the real world of process plants

Treat a drawings update program as a healthy investment

Visiting Faculty, Mumbai University Institute of Chemical Technology: Goyal, O. P.

Having access to detailed, current engineering designs is essential for the safety and efficiency of process plants

Behavior-based technology is the next step to operations excellence

Behavorial Science Technology, Inc.: Hodson, S.  |  Spigener, J.

This approach can increase productivity and reduce errors to optimize output

Quality tools produce desired results

PM Solutions: Lane, J. D.  |  McMahon, P.

Use these proven techniques throughout all job phases as you manage your teams

Quality tools produce desired results Fig 1

Fig. 1. "Road map" displays by project phase which technique is most effective to produce desired results. ..

A new breed of e-commerce engine drives profits

For technology to be valuable to HPI players, it must give them the tools to make and execute the right decisions, rather than provide a faster means of making the wrong ones