Publisher Description

This unique book presents a holistic view of a new discipline called project interface management, which is planning, coordinating, and controlling of the work of others at project interfaces. It includes numerous processes, tools, and techniques, and aligns critical interactions among project management, systems engineering, and operations management to reduce project risk and increase successful system design, development, completion, and transition of major projects. This cutting-edge text is designed for use in graduate-level project management and system engineering courses, executive education programs, and will serve as a professional reference.

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This cutting-edge book presents a holistic view of a much needed new discipline called Interface Management that includes people, processes, tools and techniques and aligns critical interactions among project management, systems engineering and operations management across multiple stakeholder entities to reduce project risk and increase successful system design, development, completion and transition of complex major capital investment first of its kind book is designed for use in graduate-level project management and system engineering courses, and executive education programs, and as a professional reference shows students, professional project managers, systems engineers, executives, and other managers how to plan, implement and manage interfaces, in real world practice, using a simple cost-effective Features-Examines the common misconception that interface management is only applicable within technical or engineering functions, and acquiring an applicable software tool is all one needs to improve major capital project outcomes-Discusses the need to systematically identify, document and manage technical, project, organizational and industry interfaces on major capital projects to ensure effective system integration and adherence to project constraints, and HSES requirements, while meeting stakeholder expectations and industry regulations-Delineates how interface management can address many of the issues contributing to large cost overruns and significant under-delivery on major capital investment projects-Demonstrates how to perform interface management during project execution using an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) project execution model-Provides practical guidance on how to plan and implement a project interface management program that incorporates proven practices in a variety of domains

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Accelerating Change and the Context for ProjectsChapter 2: Understanding Project ComplexityChapter 3: Interface Management IntroductionChapter 4: Basic Interface Management ProcessChapter 5: Interface AnalysisChapter 6: Interface Management PlanningChapter 7: Interface Management ImplementationChapter 8: Managing Interface Activity during ExecutionChapter 9: Interface Management Verification and CloseoutAppendix A: Interface Management Definitions and TerminologyAppendix B: Coreworx Interface Management OverviewAppendix C: ABC Management of Project DevelopmentAppendix D: Project Diamond Mandate for Execution PhaseAppendix E: Project Diamond Execution PlanAppendix F: Project Diamond DG3 Interface Control DocumentAppendix G: Example Interface Management Closeout Report

Review

"Owner companies increasingly demand that engineering, procurement, and construction firms have robust procedures and tools in place for interface management. Because it is a new discipline, few have them. This unique book provides everything needed to implement world-class interface management on projects." --Alan Kendall, Major Capital Project Interface Manager, Global Energy Sector
"This is a timely and important contribution to the practice of project interface management. It will be useful to both practitioners and graduate management and engineering students." --Professor Carl Haas, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Long Description

The long planning horizons of complex industrial and other major capital investment projects defy the traditional project management concept of deterministic schedules, costs, risks and assumptions. Large cost overruns and benefit shortfalls are all too common. Virtually all major capital investment projects involve complex interfaces among diverse stakeholders, many of which have no direct contractual relationships, yet they share critical interfaces that can mean the difference between great successes and huge cutting-edge book presents a holistic view of a much needed new discipline called Interface Management that includes people, processes, tools and techniques and aligns critical interactions among project management, systems engineering and operations management across multiple stakeholder entities to reduce project risk and increase successful system design, development, completion and transition of complex major capital investment projects.

Review Quote

"This is a timely and important contribution to the practice of project interface management. It will be useful to both practitioners and graduate management and engineering students." --Professor Carl Haas, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

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