Browsing Engineering (Faculty of) by Subject "Project Management"
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Construction Scheduling using Critical Path Analysis with Separate Time Segments
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-06)Project managers today rely on scheduling tools based on the Critical Path Method (CPM) to determine the overall project duration and the activities’ float times. Such data provide important information about the degree ... -
Improved Schedule Analysis Considering Rework Impact and Optimum Delay Mitigation
(University of Waterloo, 2009-12-11)Rework has been a primary cause of cost and schedule overruns in the construction of heavy industrial projects such as those related to oil and gas. It has been reported that the direct cost of rework is about 5% of total ... -
Project Management: A Socio-Technical Perspective
(University of Waterloo, 2011-02-22)This dissertation presents a study on project management and its effectiveness in a multinational pharmaceutical company (MPC). A mixed qualitative-quantitative method consisting of a case study (33 managers) and a follow-up ... -
Time-Cost Optimization of Large-Scale Construction Projects Using Constraint Programming
(University of Waterloo, 2012-05-22)Optimization of time and cost in construction projects has been subject to extensive research since the development of the Critical Path Method (CPM). Many researchers have investigated various versions of the well-known ...