Hide, G (2010) Managing a programme under the NEC3 ECC contract. Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Management, Procurement and Law, 163(3), pp. 111-119. ISSN 17514312
Abstract
A well thought out, detailed contractor's programme should be used such that is a proactive management tool for both managing the works on a day-to-day basis, and a mechanism to demonstrate the effects and hence entitlement (if any) when change occurs. The NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) in terms of programme management is essentially a set of good practice project management requirements that, if followed, should benefit all concerned. This paper considers some of the practical problems in managing such a system and offers some practical advice to both contractor and project manager to help to ensure that the up-to-date accepted programme that the contract is striving towards becomes the reality.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | contracts; law/planning; scheduling |
| Index terms: | scheduling, programme, construction contract, project management, project manager, good practice |
| Subjects: | profession, project controls, project management theory and practice, performance measurement, operations research, contract type |
| Topics: | Time Control, Roles and Professions, Quality Management, Procurement, Project Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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