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The User’s Guide helps in installing and using the Onsite Design Tool for Project Planning (a Visual Basic program operating within Microsoft™ Access). The tool, which is essentially decision-support software, is designed to assist project teams in determining those design activities that should be performed on site, by project phase, to achieve improvements in user-selected performance measures. The tool is easy to use, and the Guide contains two case studies for easy reference.

Web download only

Reviewed by CII 23Jun04

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Presents up-to-date design effectiveness (DE) evaluation methodology and criteria, emphasizing the importance of proactive planning for DE. Identifies and characterizes supportive tools and processes for evaluating design effectiveness on projects of varying size and scope across all industry sectors.

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Summarizes the process that was used to develop the Maximizing Engineering Value & Design Effectiveness Toolkit (IR 245-2). Through its examination of 64 engineering strategies, the book raises the industry's awareness of the broad range of issues and drivers that influence how engineering value on capital projects can be optimized. Includes a matrix that shows the level of impact of each of the 64 strategies on 11 project value objectives.

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Addresses the onsite design issue and introduces a new CII compact disc, Onsite Design Tool for Project Planning. The research database shows that projects that use onsite design perform as well or better than those that do not in a variety of performance measurement categories.

Reviewed by CII 23Jun04

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Presents a new tool, the Field Rework Index (FRI), to help predict probability of rework in the field. The one-page tool takes less than five minutes to use, and also indicates the probability of cost growth on a project.

Reviewed by CII 15Jul05

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Examines the 10 input variables that have the greatest impact on design effectiveness. Recommends ways to achieve more effective designs and improved project success.

Reviewed by CII 23Jun04

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Addresses the major problems related to design performance. Discusses the criteria of design productivity and effectiveness. Describes a method for measuring design effectiveness that can be applied by the industry at large.

Reviewed by CII 23Jun04

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O’Connor, Singh, Univ. of Texas at Austin

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O’Connor, O’Brien, Jarrah, Wallner, Univ. of Texas at Austin

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Back, Prince, Clemson Univ.

Reviewed by CII 23Jun04