Overview
- Focuses on recent research in EVM and tests alternative approaches to the same problems
- Based on author’s award-winning research
- Applicable to a broad range of projects in all aspects of production
Part of the book series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science (ISOR, volume 136)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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About this book
Meant to complement rather than compete with the existing books on the subject, this book deals with the project performance and control phases of the project life cycle to present a detailed investigation of the project’s time performance measurement methods and risk analysis techniques in order to evaluate existing and newly developed methods in terms of their abilities to improve the corrective actions decision-making process during project tracking. As readers apply what is learned from the book, EVM practices will become even more effective in project management and cost engineering. Individual chapters look at simulation studies in forecast accuracy; schedule adherence; time sensitivity; activity sensitivity; and using top-down or bottom-up project tracking. Vanhoucke also offers an actual real-life case study, a tutorial on the use of ProTrack software (newly developed based on his research) in EVM, and conclusions on the relative effectiveness for each technique presented.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Prof Dr Mario Vanhoucke is associate professor at Ghent University and Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School (Belgium). He teaches Project Management, Business Statistics and Applied Operations Research. He is program director of the Bachelors and Masters in Business Engineering and the advanced Master in Operations and Technology Management and is a partner of OR-AS. His main research interest lies in simulation and optimization models in project scheduling and scheduling in the health care sector. This November he was awarded the 2008 International Project Management Association Research Award for the research project upon which this proposed book is based -(http://www.ipma.ch/awards/resawards/Pages/winnersandhonours2008.aspx).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Measuring Time
Book Subtitle: Improving Project Performance Using Earned Value Management
Authors: Mario Vanhoucke
Series Title: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1014-1
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-1013-4Published: 17 December 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-2537-3Published: 07 March 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-1014-1Published: 09 October 2009
Series ISSN: 0884-8289
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7934
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXX, 164
Number of Illustrations: 73 b/w illustrations
Topics: Industrial and Production Engineering, Operations Research/Decision Theory, Construction Management