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Computerized Project Control
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Highlights advantages, disadvantages, and future trends of computerization to project control activity. Stresses identification of when computerization is needed and explores how to convert. Covers fundamentals of project control theory, software technology, and labor and cost analysis. Includes glo
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Preface
- Contents
- 1 Basic Issues of Project Control Computerization
- II. Considerations of Engineering Organization
- D. The Project Control Coding System
- III. Considerations of the Computerization Approach
- B. In-house Development or Off-the-shelf Software?
- References
- 2 The Project Control Computerized System
- B. Software Assumptions
- II. The Planning and Scheduling Subsystem
- A. Critical Path Method
- B. Advanced Network Analysis Models
- C. Project Schedule Generation
- D. Physical Progress Calculation
- E. Spent Manhours Accumulation
- F. Performance Analysis
- G. Backlog Statistical Forecasting
- III. The Cost-estimating and Control Subsystem
- A. Cost Estimating
- B. Cost Report Generation
- C. Contract Changes
- D. Profit and Reserves Forecasting
- IV. The Construction Subsystem
- V. Project Control: Statistical Database
- VI. Integration Within the System
- VII. Integration with Other Packages
- B. Accounting
- C. Computer-aided Design
- D. Procurement
- E. The Common Database Approach
- VIII. Design Perspectives
- Appendix 1. Vendors
- Appendix 2. CPM Fields
- Appendix 3. Network Plotting
- Appendix 4. The Historical Database
- References
- 3 The Software Tools
- II. Identification of the Software Tools
- B. Progress and Productivity Evaluation : Work Load and Forecasting Software
- E. Historical Data Collection and Statistical Analysis Software
- F. Conclusions
- B. Database File Inquiry and Modification
- C. The Command Language
- D. Report Writing
- E. Standard Reports
- F. Spreadsheet
- IV. Marketed Software Comparison
- V. Project Control and Expert Systems
- Appendix 1. Graphics
- Appendix 2. Spreadsheet
- References
- 4 Selection of Hardware for Large Companies
- I. Trends in Hardware and Software
- II. Hardware Configuration
- References
- 5 Organization and Economics of In-house Development
- II. System Design and Implementation Organization
- A. Design Team Organization
- B. Design Team Personnel Assignment
- III. System Cost Estimating
- A. Design and Implementation Costs
- B. Operating Costs
- IV. System Design and Implementation Time Scheduling
- A. Design and Implementation Duration
- B. Influence of the Project Approach
- V. System Design Project Control
- VI. Cost-Benefit Analysis
- VII. Appendix: Software Development by a Specialized Software House
- References
- 6 The Impact of Computerization on Project Control
- I. Computing and Project Control Output Quality
- II. Computing and Project Control Output Quantity
- III. Computing and Project Control Productivity and Effectiveness
- References
- 7 Market Survey
- I. Introduction
- II. Project Control Software Comparison
- A. General Market Considerations
- B. Artemis
- C. Application System
- D. G/C CUE
- E. VISION
- F. PROJECT/2
- G. PLANTRAC
- H. Primavera Project Planner
- I. Superproject
- J. PERTmaster
- L. PMS-II
- M. Qwiknet
- N. Plan/Trax
- O. MicroGANTT
- R. TIMELINE
- S. VisiSchedule
- T. Milestone
- III. Spreadsheet Comparison
- c. Symphony
- E. Supercalc 3
- G. Excel
- c. Word (for Apple Macintosh)
- Bibliography
- Glossaries
- I. Software and Hardware Terms
- II. Project Control Terms
- Index
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