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ConSERV : A Methodology for the Management of Capital Projects and Concurrent Engineering Design using Knowledge Based Technology.
Project management is a complex process that does not lend itself to traditional line
management theories. Projects fail more times than they succeed, the measures of
success and failure vary widely depending upon the management strategy and the
focus of the project at the time of the assessment i.e. Cost, Time or Quality.
Most of the commercially available software packages developed for the use of
project managers employ dated management theories and limited reasoning ability.
With over 300 variations of software tools available to the project manager selecting
the most appropriate packages is becoming increasingly more difficult.
Projects are managed by employing a subtle combination of elements of
interdependent software tools and human expertise. Project management systems
include a variety of management tools and techniques that are not equally applicable
across all projects. This submission introduces ConSERV, a project management
technique that uses a knowledge based risk driven approach, in which key elements of
a multidisciplinary capital project are identified using the Win-prolog Flex facility.
ConSERV identifies the main project elements, including the risks, sensitivities and
the project success criteria. The further use of knowledge based rules provides a
framework in which the decisions made by the respective users can be challenged.
ConSERV advises on the project management system best suited to manage the
specific needs of the engineering design and project management issues.
The aims of the research described in this thesis are
i) To research and analyse project management decision making processes over the
life of major capital projects, undertaken in accordance with established procedures.
ii) To identify, from the industrial case studies, failure mechanisms resulting from
flaws in human decision making, the use of inappropriate management processes and
the application of unsuitable project execution procedures.
iii) To apply an established KBS development technique (KLIC) in developing the
ConSERV concept and selecting the demonstrator tools.
iv) To compare the effectiveness of traditional project management concepts and
justify the need for a customised project management system.
vi) To build two limited application demonstrators of the ConSERV concept
employing advanced reasoning and knowledge based technology.
The thesis argues that the complexities of managing multidisciplinary projects in a
competitive technologically advanced environment demand more sophisticated
methods to those presently offered. The methodology aims to minimise project failure
by providing a structured risk driven procedure able to identify and customise a
dynamic project management system designed specifically to meet the real needs of a
project over its life cycle.
Using case studies the thesis aims to contrast the effectiveness of traditional project
management software, against the proposed knowledge based alternative.
In support of this research work three academic papers have been published by the
IJPM (International Journal of Project Management) Ref. Appendix B8 (Table 8).Ph
Research reports: 1987 NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Program
For the 23rd consecutive year, a NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Program was conducted at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The program was conducted by the University of Alabama in Huntsville and MSFC during the period 1 June to 7 August 1987. Operated under the auspices of the American Society for Engineering Education, the MSFC program, as well as those at other NASA Centers, was sponsored by the Office of University Affairs, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. The basic objectives of the program are: (1) to further the professional knowledge of qualified engineering and science faculty members; (2) to stimulate an exchange of ideas between participants and NASA; (3) to enrich and refresh the research and teaching activities of the participant's institutions; and (4) to contribute to the research objectives of the NASA Centers. This document is a compilation of Fellow's reports on their research during the Summer of 1987
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