9781418443801. New condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 244. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 244 p. You have never seen a book like this before! The information data and presentation scheme make this book unique! The book describes the utmost importance of thorough planning and preparations to streamline the execution of your project in order to avoid the spectacular cost and schedule overruns often encountered on today s mega-projects in the oil and gas industry. It explains in practical terms which strategic principles tools techniques structure and organization you need to have in place to assure yourself that your project will meet the cost and schedule targets. The book focuses on the all-important Commissioning phase the stage of the game where all the poor planning and preparations manifest themselves as costly delays. The book should be mandatory on all project managers desks and in all management students curriculums.