Abstract

A network is the pictorial representation of the Project Plan which shows the inter-relationships and inter-dependencies of the component tasks. It is sometimes known as a ‘logic diagram’ or ‘arrow diagram’, however the term ‘critical path network’ is more commonly used throughout industry and will be used for this paper.

Abstract 

• Implementing best practice in hospital project management through the use of a Project Office
• Formal definition and control of interfaces between the architect, builder and the client hospital
• Metric based Project Management Utilising the PMIBOK
• Earned value tracking
• Bottom Line focus
• Case Studies: Latrobe Regional Hospital & A Major NSW Rehabilitation Hospital

Introduction – What is Earned Value – A quick overview

There is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than the creation of a new system. For the imitator has the enmity of all who would profit by the preservation of the old institutions and merely lukewarm defenders in those who would gain by the new - Niccolỏ Machiavelli, The Prince

Introduction

It can be argued that in today’s environment more and more of the major projects in Australia and other countries are failing much more than they used to. Just look at Boeing with the extensive delays and overruns of the “Dream Liner aircraft and Lockheed Martin with the JSF, and not forgetting our own disasters such as Pluto, Desalination Plants in Sydney and Melbourne, the new trains in New South Wales.

Abstract

The current drought (2001 – 2008) throughout Australia has highlighted the vulnerability of South Eastern Queensland’s water resources. The combined capacity of the Wivenhoe, Somerset and North Pine dams as at the beginning of May 2007 had fallen below 19.5% and is expected to fall even further during 2007/8.

Abstract

Resource Allocation is without doubt one of the most important areas of concern to construction management. The two main problems of resource allocation of concern are resource levelling and resource scheduling. The normal convention is for, the resource scheduling problem to be solved using either heuristic methods or optimization techniques. Where heuristic methods are used, resource scheduling is always treated as a subsequent problem for the critical path analysis.

Abstract:

Some major construction companies have been used to adopting new management and construction methodologies over the years as a way of successfully gaining new projects and maintaining their market share.

Introduction