Leading Megaprojects: A Tailored Approach

ISBN-13: 9781032081908 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 412 str.

Mounir a. Ajam

Opis

Summarizing research and practical experience, this book present a methodology for delivering mega projects. The methodology is demonstrated through simulation of a project and discusses the role of change in leading mega projects.

Spis treści

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Author

PART A CURRENT REALITY TO TAILORED APPROACH

Section I Setting the Scene

Chapter 1 Book Introduction

Chapter 2 Relevant Definitions

Chapter 3 The Literature Review

Chapter 4 Professional Associations

Section II The Challenges— Current State of Practice

Chapter 5 Observed Challenges

Chapter 6 Insights from the Global Community

Chapter 7 A Tale of Two Megaprojects

Chapter 8 Other Case Studies

Chapter 9 Section II Summary and Closing

Section III Critical Concepts for Megaproject Leadership

Chapter 10 The Critical Concepts, Overview

Chapter 11 Leading Practices and Considerations

Chapter 12 Organizational Competence and Capacity

Chapter 13 Mega: Projects, Programs, Assets

Chapter 14 Section III Closure

Section IV The Tailored Approach for Megaproject Development

Chapter 15 Introduction to the Tailored Approach

Chapter 16 Critical Success Factors

Chapter 17 Integrated and Applied Project Management

Chapter 18 CAMMP™ for Megaprojects

Chapter 19 CAMMP™ MP: Concept to Success

Chapter 20 Stage Management Processes and Functions

Chapter 21 The People Aspects of Megaproject Leadership

PART B THE SIMULATION

Section I The Project

Chapter 22 The Integrated City Megaproject

Chapter 23 Guide to Part B

Section II The Discovery Phase

Chapter 24 Introduction to the Phase

Chapter 25 The Concept Stage

Chapter 26 Feasibility and Shaping Stages

Section III The Development Phase 285

Chapter 27 Introduction to the Phase

Chapter 28 Requirements Stage

Chapter 29 Master Plan Stage

Chapter 30 Strategy Stage

Chapter 31 Preliminary Engineering Stage

Section IV The Delivery Phase

Chapter 32 Introduction to the Phase

Chapter 33 Implementation Stages

Chapter 34 Operational Readiness Stages

Chapter 35 Close Stage

Chapter 36 Part B Closure

Chapter 37 Call for Action

Appendix A Additional Resources

Appendix B Sample Templates

Acronyms

Bibliography

Index

O autorze

Mounir A. Ajam is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, coach, advisor, consultant, volunteer leader, and project management thought leader. He is a senior executive with more than three decades of global, practical experience in capital project industries such as engineering, construction, petroleum, utilities, project management, and management consultancy. He has worked on projects worth billions of U.S. dollars in North America, Europe, Southeast Asia, and West Asia. His experience includes working on small and multiple projects and large and complex projects, including megaprojects.

Mounir is a co-founder and the Chief Executive Officer of SUKAD Project Portfolio Management Solutions (SUKAD Corp), founded in the United States in 2019 (previously in the UAE since 2004), a project management provider with registration in the United States, Lebanon, and the United Arab Emirates. Also, he has initiated the Uruk Initiative to generate interest among project management professionals from around the world to come together and form a technology startup. This startup is for the development of an online solution and platform for managing projects, with CAMMP™ as the core project management methodological approach. The Uruk PPM Platform is now part of SUKAD Corp. This book contributes to the Uruk PPM Platform.