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WARNING (20/01/10): Due to a printing error made by Springer, the book will be withdrawn from all stores and reprinted as soon as possible. UPDATE (25/01/10): We had contact with the board of Springer and they are currently reprinting new books. The new versions will be available beginning of February. All customers who have received a book with errors will receive an updated corrected version. If you haven't received your corrected update, send us an email at info@or-as.be. UPDATE (02/02/10): The new version of the book is out now and can be purchased from the Springer site. |
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Measuring Time
Improving project performance using Earned Value Management
An awarded dynamic scheduling research study by Mario Vanhoucke as a result of research projects at Ghent University and Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School and the development of a commercial software tool ProTrack at OR-AS.
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. The book also offers an
actual real-life case study, a short tutorial on the EVM use in ProTrack, and conclusions on the relative effectiveness for each technique presented.
Written for: Researchers and practitioners in project management; researchers and practitioners in Operations Research, especially in production and manufacturing; graduate and upper-level
undergraduate students in these fields.
Awarded: Measuring Time is awarded by the Research collaboration fund of the Project Management Institute (PMI) - Belgium chapter (Brussels, 2007) and by the International Project Management
Association (IPMA) Research award (Rome, 2008). More information.
Available: Measuring Time is currently available for purchase as either a hardcover paperback or an ebook download. The book is also available from Amazon and many other retail outlets. The Springer price
is 89,95 EUR and can be ordered via Springer.
Downloads: The set of fictitious project networks used for the research study of the book can be downloaded in ProTrack format here.
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