Competing management approaches in large engineering projects: The Dutch RandstadRail project

The management of large engineering projects is often a combination of the focus on planning and control, and the ambition to be flexible given the complexity and uncertainties that characterises these kinds of projects. However, control and flexibility impose contradictory requirements upon the management of these projects. The literature on project management reflects this contradiction. Some authors underline that projects require firm planning and control, thus downplaying the role of flexibility. Others emphasise that projects require flexibility and responsiveness, thus moving away from rigid planning and control. In this contribution, we suggest that in practice project managers acknowledge the weakness of both extremes and therefore strive to combine the two. Moreover, we argue that project success is at risk when project managers do not succeed in meeting the requirements of control and flexibility. To be able to investigate how these competing requirements are dealt with in practice, a framework is developed. The usefulness of the framework is explored by applying the framework to the large engineering project Randstadrail—a light rail project in The Netherlands.     

Identifying,framing and managing uncertainties in project portfolios

Uncertainties in the organization, external environment and from single projects may hamper project portfolio performance unless managed properly. This paper introduces a framework on uncertainties and their management in project portfolios and pursues increased understanding on how managers can take uncertainty into account better. We explore uncertainties, how managers frame them as opportunities or threats, and the actual practice of managing them across ten R&D project portfolios. The framework on project portfolio uncertainties and their management is further refined based on the empirical results. As key contributions, we show evidence on the balanced existence of three types of uncertainties, the threat bias in their framing, and the dominance of rational, opportunity driven mechanisms of control in uncertainty management. We discuss the context-dependent practice of project portfolio management and the need to complement rational mechanisms with structural and cultural, for project portfolio management to become a dynamic capability.     

单位自建工程项目质量管理体系中存在的问题

分析了单位自建工程项目的特点及质量管理体系存在的问题,结合该单位目前正在进行的各项建设工程项目、现行的管理体制和实际情况,提出了具体的对策和建议,以期完善建设工程项目质量管理体系。     

建设工程项目施工管理中的团队建设和管理

分析了团队建设的重要性,详细地介绍了团队建设的过程与操作方法,提出了五种常见冲突的处理方法,以建设一支团结上进、富有激情的团队,从而提高建设工程的效益。     

农业工程建设与管理中存在的问题及解决对策

通过对关中农业带部分农业工程建设的现状调查,发现了现阶段农业工程建设与管理方面存在的一些问题,提出了一些加强农业工程建设和管理的意见与建议,以指导农业工程建设,保证农业和农村的可持续发展。     

The relationship between success criteria and success factors in organisational event projects

Project success is a widely studied and discussed phenomenon of project management. Whilst certain success criteria and success factors are common across different project types, there are unique criteria and factors that apply only to specific projects. This paper presents the development and investigation of the attributes of the success criteria and factors of organisational event projects, as well as an analysis of the relationship between the criteria and factor areas. The study is based on a questionnaire survey of world and European championships. The findings of the study are of interest because they distinguish the success factors that represent relationship orientation and task focus. An analysis of the correlations suggests that relationship-oriented success factors, such as communication, co-operation and project leadership, play a crucial role in carrying out successful organisational event projects.     

论工程项目综合管理

探讨了工程项目综合管理的原则,提出了工程项目综合管理的方法,即沟通与协调,阐述了工程项目综合管理的内容,以保证项目的整体性,解决项目实施过程中的各种矛盾,确保工程项目总体目标的顺利进行.     

Toward a genealogy of project management: Sidewinder and the management of exploratory projects

This paper deals with the management of exploratory projects, i.e. projects where neither the goals nor the means to attain them can be defined at the beginning. It relies on the historical case study of the Sidewinder Air-to-Air missile, designed by the US Navy between 1947 and 1957. The case is interesting because it violated all the best practices of PM, yet involved a short and cheap development process that resulted in a best-seller in missile history. This case thus helps to analyze the inner working of an understudied skunkworks (project-level) and to discuss the governance of exploratory projects (firm-level), more specifically the limits of Stage-Gate processes for radical innovations.     

施工项目成本管理与控制

介绍了施工项目成本管理的发展,阐述了施工项目成本管理中存在的问题,并结合这些问题,对施工项目成本管理和控制的方法进行了科学的探究,对施工项目成本管理与控制具有积极的指导意义。     

浅议建设工程项目成本管理

针对项目成本管理在建设工程中的重要性,从施工前、施工过程和竣工验收阶段提出了相应的成本控制措施,指出只有承包商加强项目施工的成本管理,才能在激烈的建筑市场竞争下取得良好的经济效益。     

水利水电工程项目投资风险管理探讨

结合水利水电工程建设规模大、投资大的特点,为有效控制投资降低风险,对投资风险因素进行了归纳,并提出了水利水电工程投资风险管理对策,以使项目实现预期的投资目标。     

项目分包管理经验浅谈

分析了工程分包管理中最容易发生矛盾的地方,从分包单位的选择、分包单位的现场管理、工程款支付等方面对项目分包管理的经验进行了探讨,论述了实际管理过程中的一些经验,以保证工程的顺利进行。     

公路工程建设项目管理中应注意的几个问题

分析了公路工程建设项目管理的特点,深入探讨了公路工程建设项目在招投标、施工及资金管理过程中应注意的问题,从而帮助公路工程项目管理人员提前应对和解决公路施工问题,在管理中争取最大的效益。     

论建筑工程的安全管理

针对建筑企业安全生产的现状,从加大安全教育、禁止挂靠施工、加强三级安全教育、建立有效的安全生产责任制考核机制以及正确处理安全与质量、进度、效益的关系等方面提出了加强安全生产管理的措施,以杜绝事故的发生。     

浅谈工程项目科学管理的发展

分析了科学管理在工程项目中的作用,提出了工程项目科学管理的原则和方案,并进行了详细阐述,以大力发展科学技术,优化管理,提高施工作业和项目管理水平,从而促进企业的发展。     

谈堤防工程软土地基的处理方法

介绍了软土地基的特性,分析了软土地基上堤防失稳破坏的原因,就堤防工程中常用的软土地基处理方法进行了详细阐述,并提出了软土堤基施工注意事项,以解决好堤防工程的软土地基问题,从而保证堤防工程的整体质量和安全。     

成都市重点项目管理现状研究及建议

阐述了成都市重点项目的确定原则和完成情况,从管理机制、申报程序、保障体系等方面分析了成都市重点项目的管理现状,指出了其中的不足,并从信息化建设、保障制度等方面提出相关建议,对重点项目管理具有指导意义。     

谈计算机在工程造价管理中的应用及前景

为了迅速提高我国工程造价计算机管理软件的水平和质量,对我国计算机在工程造价管理中的应用现状方面进行了分析,指出我国目前的工程造价管理方面存在的不足,并展望了其应用前景.     

关于建设工程项目施工质量管理的研究

分析了建设工程项目施工质量管理的特点,系统研究了建筑工程项目的施工质量管理体系,并提出确实可行的管理方法,通过建立行之有效的工程质量管理体系,以保证工程施工质量,实现项目效益最大化。     

境外建设项目成本管理与控制

本文通过案例分析,对境外建设项目的成本管理与控制进行了探讨,提出了相应的建议与措施,以期增强境外建设项目的竞争力。