- Author
- Construction Industry Institute
- Title
- Manual for Special Project Management.
- Coporate
- Construction Industry Institute, Austin, TX
- Report
- Special CII Publication, July 1991, 173 p.
- Keywords
- construction | manuals | management systems | safety
- Abstract
- This manual addresses the aspects of Project Management that are unique to Small or Special Projects and attempts to demonstrate how generally-accepted management techniques may be adapted to the Small Project. Those elements of Project Management that have been the subject of CII study and have had reports issued on them were given particular attention. It is readily apparent that the elements of good project management apply to both large and small projects; innovation and thoughtful adapation of available techniques are required to ensure Small Project success. In compiling the Manual, the Action Team began with an attempt to identify the more significant problems that are unique to the Small Project; it then analyzed essentially all the key parameters of project execution. Potential solutions were studied and are presented in the Manual, grouped into three general categories; the organizational structure, the planning phase, and the in-process management phase of the project. Additional and more detailed studies were conducted into other more specific elements of project execution, such as contracts and contract administration, project controls, and Total Quality Management. Revamp projects were given particular attention due to their archetypal Small Project nature and their own unique characteristics.