Successful
Project Management
in
Malaysia
1.0 Successful Project Management
2.0 Strategic Project Management
3.0 Effective & Efficient Project Management
4.0 Attributes of a Top-Flight “Ideal” Project Manager
- PM Rating Score
- PM Wheel of Competence
5.0 Project Management - Reality Check!
6.0 The Project Manager vis-à-vis a Five (5) Star Army General
7.0 Art of Leadership & Political Skills in Project Management
- Machiavellian Rating Score
8.0 Is There a Tussle for Leadership of the Project Consortium Team?
9.0 Leadership Mindset Change
10.0 ‘Soft’ People & “Hard” Technical Skills
11.0 People Side of Project Management
12.0 TPM & IDC - 2 Acronyms for Success
13.0 Value Management & Value Engineering
14.0 Project Success vis-à-vis Project Management Success - a misnomer!
15.0
The Global PMCs/PMs and VPMO
16.0
Collaborative Teamwork & Teambuilding
17.0
Internet-based Project Management
18.0
Salient Points in Hi-Tech Project Management
19.0
Linking Project Managers with Technology
20.0
ICT in Project Management for the Development & Construction
Industry
21.0
Role of PM towards Project Success?
22.0
Role of PM in Reducing Project Failures
23.0
Role of PM in Promoting Shareholders & Stakeholders Interests
24.0
Role of PM in Project Financing & Planning
25.0
Role of PM in Conducting Feasibility Study
26.0
Role of PM in JV Land Development
27.0
Role of PM in
Privatisation Concept & the Role of Design & Build
Contractor (Turnkey)
28.0
Role of PM in Design & Build/Professional Construction
Management & Facility Management
29.0
Role of PM in the Concept of Empowerment & Equalization of
Power in the Construction Industry
30.0
Role of PM in Professional Construction Management &
Management Contracting
31.0
Role of PM in Procurement of Contractors & Sub-Contractors for
Quality Construction (QA/QC)
32.0
Role of PM in TQM & MS-ISO 9001:2000 Accreditation
33.0
Role of PM in Construction Site Management
34.0 What is Project Management?
35.0 Where Can It Be Applied?
36.0 What Are the Objectives of Project Management?
37.0. What Is the Role of a Project Manager?
38.0 What Is the Scope of Works?
39.0 What are the Responsibilities?
40.0 What are the Stages of a Project?
41.0 What are the Areas of Control?
42.0 What are the Instruments of Control?
43.0. Methodology
44.0. Tools and Techniques
45.0 Management Style
46.0 Project Organization Charts
47.0 Hierarchy of Meetings
- Peccadilloes of Meetings
- Meeting Personalities
48.0 Reporting System
49.0 Report Writing
50.0 Attributes of a Top-Flight Project Manager
51.0 “Orchestra Conductor”
52.0 Parties Involved
53.0 Types of Knowledge
54.0 Attributes and Pre-Requisites
55.0 One Person - Multiple Roles
56.0 Art and Science of Project Management
57.0 Essential Aspects of Project Management
58.0 Multi-Disciplinary and Multi-Dimensional Aspects of Project Management
59.0 Project Management from Different Professions
60.0 The “Ideal” Project Manager
61.0 Grading of Project Managers
PART
III: FUNCTIONS OF PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
FROM INCEPTION UNTIL COMPLETION
AS APPLIED TO DEVELOPMENT AND
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
CHAPTER 8: FEASIBILITY
62.0
Business Plan and Economic Consideration
63.0
Market Study and Data Collection
64.0
Identifying Suitable Lands
65.0
Feasibility Study
66.0
Return on Investment (ROI)
67.0
Valuation Studies
68.0
Acquisition of Lands
69.0
Conversion and Sub-Division
CHAPTER 9: DESIGNING
70.0
Appointment of Consultants
71.0
Formulating Design Brief
72.0
Concepts and Schematics
73.0
Presentation to Clients
74.0
Design Philosophy
75.0
Design Methodology
76.0
Design Process
77.0
Cost Plan
78.0
Integrated Design Concept (IDC)
79.0
Budgeting and Cost Control
80.0
Concise Cost Analysis
81.0
Implementation
CHAPTER 10: APPROVING
82.0
Submission Procedures
83.0
Development Flow Chart
84.0
Authorities Involved
85.0
Approval and Lobbying
CHAPTER 11: TENDERING
86.0
Pre-Qualification of Tenderers
87.0
Tender Documentation
88.0
Calling for Tenders and Closing
89.0
Interviews and Negotiations
90.0
Tender Reports
91.0
Negotiation Techniques
92.0
Criteria for Selection and Award
93.0
Issuance of Letter of Acceptance
CHAPTER 12: DOUMENTATION
94.0
Forms of Contract
95.0
Drawings and Specifications
96.0
Superstructure and Foundation Contracts
97.0
Nominated Subcontracts
98.0
Execution of Contracts
CHAPTER 13: CONSTRUCTION
99.0
Work Program
100.0
Pre-Construction Activities
101.0
Signing the Contract
102.0
Initial Program
103.0
Initial Site Meeting
104.0
General Site Meeting
105.0
Typical Site Meeting Agenda
106.0
Activities During Construction
107.0
Site Supervisory Team
108.0
Construction Supervision
109.0
Post Construction Activities
110.0
Claims and Payment Procedures
111.0
Monitoring of Variation Orders (VOs)
112.0
Certificate of Practical Completion (CPC)
113.0
Certificate of Fitness (CF)
CHAPTER 14: MAINTENANCE
114.0
Defects Liability Period
115.0
Maintenance and Warranty
116.0
Management Corporation
117.0
Strata Titles
CHAPTER 15: MARKETING
118.0
Marketing Study
119.0
Marketing Plan
120.0
Marketing Strategy
121.0
Appointment of Real Estate Agents
122.0
Application of Housing Developer’s License and Advertising Permit
123.0
Selection of Bridging and End Financiers
124.0
Solicitors
125.0
Promotions
126.0
Preparation for Launch
127.0
Registration
128.0
Booking
129.0
Entertainment
130.0
After Sales Service
131.0
Printing of Brochures and Flyers
132.0
Handling of Complaints
133.0
VIP Ceremony
CHAPTER 16: PROJECT FINANCING
134.0
Project Finance
135.0
Bridging Finance
136.0
End Finance
137.0 Finance for Purchase of Lands
CHAPTER
17: SALIENT ASPECTS
138.0
Espirit de Corps
139.0
Aspirations of the Project Team
140.0
Leadership Qualities
141.0
Project Leader vis-à-vis Design Leader
142.0
Public Relations Communication Skills
143.0
Politics of Project Management
144.0
Art of Conflict Management
145.0
Arbitration
146.0
Liability in Property Development
147.0
Insurances
148.0
Project Health and Safety
149.0
Contributions to Built Environment and Nation Building
150.0
Project Management - Pitfalls to Avoid
151.0
Computer Application Techniques
152.0
A Job Well Done
153.0
Advanced Techniques in Project Management
154.0
Project Management as a Career
155.0
Future of Project Management in Malaysia
156.0
The Role of a Project Consultant
Appendix
I: Uncommon Sense Approach
Appendix
II: A Quantum Leap
Appendix
IV: PM4U
Appendix
V: Understanding
Project Managers
Appendix
VI: The Role of a
Project Manager
Appendix
VII: The Making of a Project
Manager
Appendix
VIII: The Making of an Effective & Efficient Project Manager
Appendix
IX: Guidelines to
Project Management Interview
Appendix
X: Project Management Interview with the
Edge
Appendix
XI: Project Management Interview with Building
News
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