Project Performance Review: Capturing the Value of Audit, Oversight, and Compliance for Project Success (Routledge Focus)

Project Performance Review focuses on evaluating projects efficiently and in context, identifying important improvement opportunities and leading project and organizational management practices. It advises how these can be put in place to give stakeholders confidence in the control and delivery of their projects without waste.

The authors explain not just the mechanism and objective of project performance reviews but also the ideal environment in which they are intended to be implemented. The shaping of this environment, by the stakeholders and technical team, is key to achieving your intended outcomes. Without the professional cooperation of all interested and informed parties, the effectiveness of any review may be compromised. Topics addressed include: introducing the project review method, engaging project stakeholders, ensuring project governance, conducting project risk assessments, improving accountability, providing project assurance, organizing and managing projects, optimizing review scope and approach, avoiding review pitfalls, meeting existing audit standards, and proposing alternate approaches to project evaluation.

Dr. Alexia Nalewaik is President of QS Requin Corporation. She has over 25 years of experience in process and performance improvement, risk management, audit, and project controls. Her research focuses on solving problems for capital projects and Owner organizations. Alexia is Past-Chair of the International Cost Engineering Council (ICEC), and is a Fellow of RICS Americas, AACE International, and ICEC. She is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, IPMA-USA, and the National Association of Construction Auditors.

Dr. Anthony Mills is Professor of Construction Management and Head of School in the School of Architecture and Built Environment at Deakin University. He is a quantity surveyor, and is currently National Vice President of the AIQS. Dr. Mills has published over 100 referred papers in international journals and conferences and is a member of several local and international Boards, including the Australian Council of Deans of the Built Environment. He is a founding member of the Australian Construction Industry Council’s Construction Forecasting Council, and is a Fellow of the AIQS.