Modern Project Management Techniques for the Environmental Remediation Industry

Title: Modern Project Management Techniques for the Environmental Remediation Industry
Author: Timothy J. Havranek
ISBN: 157444218X / 9781574442182
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 456
Publisher: St. Luice
Year: 1999
Availability: In Stock

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Environmental remediation has brought significant improvements to industrial sites and surrounding communities throughout the nation. It's also become notorious for high budget overruns and frequent schedule delays, as environmental remediation's technological aspects become subject to political, managerial and economic concerns.Modern Project Management (MPM) Processes offer a new framework for remediation programs, geared to increased efficiency and precise troubleshooting. Environmental consultant and certified project management professional (PMP) Timothy J. Havranek has helped various companies put MPM into practice: now, he brings his techniques to the environmental remediation industry at large.Melding traditional project management structure and advanced strategic planning techniques to the needs of environmental remediation, Modern Project Management Techniques for the Environmental Remediation Industry presents this major innovation: a standardized planning process, applicable to all types of remediation projects.Every participant in an environmental remediation effort can mutually benefit from Modern Project Management Techniques for the Environmental Remediation Industry. Environmental consultants will discover precise budget and schedule-planning skills-quite an advantage in their increasingly competitive industry. Customers will also know what to consider when selecting an environmental services company, and discover advanced methods for reducing project costs and durations. MPM: it's bringing new vitality and purpose to environmental protection. Put it into practice with the benefit of Havranek's real-life experience.

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Preface
Acknowledgments
About The Author

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Strategic Issues in Environmental Remediation
Chapter 3 : General Project Management Concepts
Chapter 4 : Reviewing Requests for Proposal
Chapter 5 : Assembling Project Teams
Chapter 6 : Developing a Work Breakdown Structure
Chapter 7 : Network Diagramming/Scheduling
Chapter 8 : Assigning Resources/Cost Estimating
Chapter 9 : Earned Value Analysis
Chapter 10 : Advanced Project Planning and Risk Management
Chapter 11 : Implementing Modern Project Management
Chapter 12 : Conclusion

Appendices
Index