Black Swan Risk Management for Projects

Black Swan Risk Management for Projects

Black Swan Risk Management for Projects By Jurie Steyn. Introduction Decimus Junius Juvenalis, known in English as Juvenal, was a poet active in the period AD 110 to 130. He wrote sixteen satires on the vices, abuses, and follies of Imperial Rome and is regarded by...
Learning from All Projects

Learning from All Projects

Any organisation should strive for continual improvement in the way they execute projects. A good way to do this is to ensure that mistakes of the past are not repeated.

Focus on the business case throughout the project life cycle

Focus on the business case throughout the project life cycle

Focus on the business case throughout the project life cycle How many business cases are presented for approval, and then filed away once the project is underway, never to see the light of day again?  If this is the situation in your company then please reconsider...
The Importance of Engineering Management

The Importance of Engineering Management

The Importance of Engineering Management In this article we address the areas where the engineering manager must take the lead for a project to be a business success Introduction The role of the engineering manager in projects was previously described using the ten...
Introduction to Constructability and Constuctability Programmes

Introduction to Constructability and Constuctability Programmes

Introduction to Constructability and Constuctability Programmes This article focuses on the benefits of constructability, and implementation of a constructability programme in companies, at both corporate and project level Introduction Constructability is a project...
Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility for Projects

Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility for Projects

Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility for Projects In this article, an attempt is made to provide an integrated view of strategic CSR on projects.  A stronger focus will be given to strategic CSR in the context of developing countries.  Introduction Before we...