Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword by William DeCota -- Foreword by Dr Yiannis Paraschis -- Preface -- 1 The Nature of Projects and their Management -- An Introduction to Project Management -- Four Different Types of Projects -- Projects Life Cycles and Life Histories -- Four Principle Players in a Project Life Cycle -- Project Mangement - A Matter of Common Sense, Logical Reasoning and Determination -- Senior Management Support -- References -- 2 Factors for Project Success or Failure -- Success of Failure Factors in Relation to the Initial Project Definition -- Three Primary Success or Failure Factors that are Particularly Relevant to the Project Execution Phase -- Trade-offs Between the Time, Cost and Performace Objectives -- Perceptions of Project Success or Failure Beyond the Three Primary Objectives -- Identifying and Ranking the Stakeholders -- Benefit Realization from a Large Aviation Project -- Case Example: Denver Internation Airport - A Project with Failure Built in from the Start -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Project Definition -- Aspects of Project Definition for External and Internal Projects -- Project Definition Through the Project Life Cycle -- Safe Guards for Projects which are Difficult or Impossible to Define -- Checklists as an Aid to Project Definition -- Defining Projects Proposed by External Clients or Customers -- Defining the Project Scope -- Defining Internally Funded Projects -- Documenting the Project Specification -- 4 Strategic Decisions -- What are strategic decisions? -- Examples of Early Strategic Questions and the Strategic Management Process -- The Strategic Management Process -- Questions of Project Definition and Methodology -- Questions of Project Resources -- Questions of In-house Management Competence.

SWOT Analysis as a Tool for Considering the Competition and Business Environment -- Formulating Project Strategy Under Uncertainty -- Early Dealings with Regulatory Bodies of the Aviation Industry -- References -- 5 Estimating the Project Costs -- Introduction to Cost Estimating -- Cost Accounting Terms Commonly Used in Project Cost Estimating and Cost Control -- Accuracy or Reliability of Cost Estimates -- Top-down or Bottom-up? -- Compiling the Project Taks List for Bottom-up Estimates -- Documenting the cost Estimates -- Estimating Manufacturing Costs -- Estimating Project Labor Costs -- Estimates for Material and Equipment Costs -- Personal Estimating Characteristics -- Reviewing the Cost Estimates -- Version Control of Project Cost Estimates -- 6 Evaluating an Aviation Investment Project and Preparing a Business Case -- Project Carried Out By Contractors for External Customers -- Investment Projects -- The Dimension of Time in Project Financial Evaluations -- Introduction to Project Financial Feasibility Analysis -- Case Example: An Airport Vistors' Center Building Project -- The Simple Payback Method of Project Financial Appraisal -- Discounting the Cash Flows -- How Much Confidence can we Plce in the Data? -- Preparing and Presenting a Business Case -- Project Funding -- 7 Project Authorization -- Purposes of a Project Authorization Procedure -- Project Authorization as a Chain Reaction -- Many Variations on the Authorization Theme -- Authorization Criteria for Mulitple Projects -- Project Registration and Numbering -- Distribution of Project Authorization Documents -- Authorizing Work Without a Contract or Customer's Order -- References -- 8 Organizing the Project -- Organization Charts -- Introductory Observations about Organization in Project Companies -- Coordinated Matrix Organizations -- Matrix Solutions for Multiple Projects.

Project Team Organizations -- Team or Matrix: Which Organization is Best? -- Hybrid Organizations -- Contract Matrix Organizations -- Joint Venture Projects -- 9 Some Key Roles and Stakeholdersin the Project Organization -- The Role of Senior Management in Projects -- The Project Customer (or Owner) -- The Financial Institutions -- The Design Enginners and Managers -- The Project Manager -- Director of Projects or Program Manager -- The Project Engineer -- Project Support Office -- References -- 10 Work Breakdown and Coding -- The WBS concept -- WBS Examples -- Coding Systems -- Examples of Coding Systems -- Benefits of a Logical Coding System -- Choosing a Coding System -- What Happens when the Customer Says 'You Shall use my Coding System!'? -- References -- 11 Relating the Project Dimensions of Work, Organization and Cost -- Dimensions of a Typical Aviation Project -- Managing the Incomprehensible and Creating Order Out of Chaos -- Introducing the Project OBS -- A Project Case Example -- Relationship Between the Project WBS and OBS -- Introducing the CBS -- Case Example: Cash Crisis at Jet-U-There -- 12 Introduction to Detailed Project Planning -- A Demonstration Case Example -- Planning the 4J Airstrip Project by the Diary Method -- A Simple Remedy for the 4J Airstrip Project -- Limitations of Gantt Charts -- 13 An Introduction to Critical Path Network Analysis -- A General Introduction to Critical Path Project Planning -- Activity-on-arrow Netword Diagrams -- The 4J Airstrip Project Planned Using an Arrow Network Diagram -- Activity-on-node (precedence) Network Diagrams -- The 4J Airstrip Project Planned Using a Precedence Diagram -- Dummy Activities in Precedence Networks -- References -- 14 Critical Path Network Analysis in More Practical Detail -- Making a Detailed Plan for a New Project -- Level of Detail in the Project Schedule.

Estimating Task Durations -- Rolling Wave Planning -- Use of Pert to Resolve Uncertainty in Estimated Task Duration -- Hangar Restoration Project: A Case Example Planned Using Pert -- What if the predicted Timescale is Too Long? -- Time/Cost Optimization Through Crashing -- Fast-tracking to Accelerate Project Delivery Without Adding Cost -- Extreme Measures -- References -- 15 Principles of Resource Scheduling -- The Nature of Project Resources -- Resource Scheduling Without a Computer -- A Gantt Chart Resource Scheduling Case Example -- Time-limited and Resource-limited Schedules -- The Significance of Float in resource Scheduling -- 16 More Advanced Aspects of Resource Scheduling -- Choosing Which Resources to Schedule -- Specifying Resource Availability Levels -- Specifying Cost Rates for Labor and Materials -- Allocating Resource Quantities to Tasks -- Scheduling More Complex Tasks -- Using Different Calendars -- Multi-project Scheduling -- Administration of the Multi-project Model -- Project Resource Scheduling in the Corporate Context -- What-if Testing Using a Multi-project Model -- Choice of Software -- Case Example: The Lox Brothers Light Aircraft Development Project -- 17 Planning For Risk and Uncertainty in Aviation Projects -- Introduction to Project Risk Management -- Uncertainty about Time and Cost Estimates -- Identifying the Possible Risks -- Risk Appraisal and Analysis -- Qualitative Cause and Effect Analysis -- Quantitative Analysis -- Risk Register -- Methods for Dealing with Risks -- Insurance -- Unique Properties of Aviation Insurance -- Obtaining Project Insurance -- Planning for Crises and Emergencies -- References -- 18 Contracts and Terms of Payment -- Contracts -- Contract Payment Structures -- The Timing of Payments for Contracts with External Customers -- Financial Viability of Participating Organizations.

19 Purchasing - Part 1: Principles and Initial Ordering -- Introduction to Aviation Project Purchasing -- The Purchasing Cycle -- Requests for Quotations -- Bid Receipt Procedures for High-priced Goods and Services -- Bid Evaluation Procedures -- Terms of Trade Used in International Business (Incoterms) -- Purchase Requisitions and Orders -- Purchase Orders -- Timing of Orders and Deliveries -- 20 Purchasing - Part 2: The SupplyChain -- Simplest Supply Chain Organizations -- Complex Supply Chains in International Project Purchases -- Expediting -- Shortages -- Receipt of Purchased Goods and Equipment -- Purchase Order Amendments -- Stores Adminstration -- 21 Managing Project Start-up -- Preliminary Organization of the Project -- Correspondence and Other Documents -- Engineering Standards and Procedures -- Physical Preparations and Organization -- Getting Work Started -- Issuing Detailed Planning and Work Instructions -- References -- 22 Managing Progress -- Progress Management as a Closed Loop Control System -- Progress Management Styles -- Updating Drawing and Purchase Schedules and Records -- Updating the Project Network Diagram and Work Schedules -- Collecting Progress Information -- Statistical Checks -- Managing the Progress and Quality of Bought-in Materials and Equipment -- Managing Sub-contractors and Agency Employees -- Routine Priority Allocation in Manufacturing Projects -- When the News is Bad -- Corrective Measures -- Meetings -- Progress Reports -- References -- 23 Managing Changes -- Speical Reasons for Managing Changes in Aviation Projects -- The Impact of Changes in Relation to the Project Life Cycle -- Origin and Classification of Changes -- Authorization Arrangements -- General Adminstration of Project Changes -- Forms and Procedures -- Version Control for Modified Drawings and Specifications -- Emergency Modifications.

24 Managing Project Costs.