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Technical Articles - Project Maturity and Competence Interface - The recent surge of ideas surrounding organizational project management maturity and project management competency are reviewed in this article. The author presents a competency and maturity framework with which to assess certification programs. The multipurpose framework is also applied to project human resource management to show the interface between maturity and competency from a cost engineering perspective.
Technical Articles - Basic Techniques for Analyzing and Presentation of Cost Risk Analysis - The need to assess alternatives and make significant business decisions with limited information causes many companies to address strategic capital decisions with quantitative processes. This article discusses techniques for analyzing and presenting a more complete picture of all the possible resource requirements and outcomes using the accepted quantitative process known as simulation with Monte Carlo analysis.
Technical Articles - Monte Carlo Analysis: Ten Years of Experience - This article shows actual project results that support the validity of the Monte Carlo cost risk-opportunity method. Also presented are Honeywell's experiences applying it to capital projects. The projects are Honeywell chemical process and plastic fiber-film making plants built in the US and China in the last 10 years.
Feature Article - Dirol Plant KV23-Novgorod, Russia - When ZAO Dirol of Russia and The Dandy Group of Denmark jointly committed to building a 15,000-square-meter chewing gum manufacturing facility in Veliky Novgorod, Russia three years ago, they brought in Atlanta-based Hanscomb, an international construction consultant with a major regional office in Moscow. The Dirol Plant KV23 project proceed smoothly and Hanscomb and its clients received the 2000 International Project of the Year Award from the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA). This prestigious annual awards program recognizes outstanding achievement in the practice of construction management, promoting professionalism and excellence in the construction industry both nationally and internationally.