Project Management Theory and Practices

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT THEORY AND PRACTICES
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Executive summary
Douglas OHI is a project between the Interserve, it has been performed jointly and is also
known as the international support services, equipment services group and construction along
with the Oman Holdings International Company. This particular project is supposed to open
doors to numerous chances for various businesses situated in Duqm which would be able to cater
to various auxiliary requirements of refinery. Oman Oil Company had performed the
responsibility of the catalyst for developing numerous industrial hubs as well as regions across
Oman. The development of the refinery would contribute in helping to support the entire
business landscape present in Duqm and hence would also contribute in creating a specific
infrastructure that is attractive for numerous investors who belong to foreign. The areas that have
been included within the report includes communication, scope, quality, resources and risks. This
particular report presents the critique, evaluation and analysis of five knowledge areas within the
concept of project management. This would help in developing the area in future along with
addition of jobs to the local finance. This particular project would mark the starting of a
completely new era for the enterprises along with providing new opportunities in the sector of
energy. This report discusses regarding various knowledge areas within the concept of project
management.

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Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................3
Discussion............................................................................................................................4
Project Management Knowledge Areas..........................................................................4
Communication............................................................................................................4
Scope............................................................................................................................6
Quality.........................................................................................................................6
Stakeholder..................................................................................................................6
Risk..............................................................................................................................7
Critical Analysis and Evaluation of 5 areas for past, current and future project.............8
For each of knowledge area, Identify and Evaluate Project Management excellence. .11
Overall recommendation to how to enhance the company’s and choice of project’s
project management capability..................................................................................................13
Conclusion.........................................................................................................................15
References..........................................................................................................................17

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Introduction
The organization that has chosen for this particular report includes Douglas OHI and the
project that has been chosen within the organization includes Developing New Duqm Oil
Refinery. According to interserve group, this project is a joint project between Douglas OHI
which had obtained two contracts for the purpose of working on developing the new Duqm Oil
Refinery in Oman (Al Zeidi 2016). Douglas OHI is usually a joint project between the
Interserve, this is also known as the international support services, equipment services group and
construction along with the Oman Holdings International Company SAOG which also delivers
building and civil projects in Sultanate of Oman (Mohsin, Zhou and Iqbal 2018). The scope of
this particular contract includes civil as well as underground piping for supporting the
installation of pipe racks, equipment along with various specialist structures as well as networks
across the 1 and 2 packages (Han, Elbaz and Roberts 2016). This particular project is supposed
to open doors to numerous chances for various businesses situated in Duqm which would be able
to cater to various auxiliary requirements of refinery. It would be extended towards various new
horizons which would drive wide financial cooperation for the purpose of serving numerous
common interests between the countries (Kimura, Morikawa and Phoumin 2017). This particular
report presents the critique, evaluation and analysis of five knowledge areas within the concept
of project management. The areas that have been included within the report includes
communication, scope, quality, resources and risks. For every area of knowledge, the report
identifies, critically evaluates and appraises the previous, present as well as future scenarios of
the project (Mohsin, Zhou and Iqbal 2018). For every knowledge area, the report further
identifies, critically evaluates as well as apprises ways that can be used for the purpose of
achieving excellence in project management. It further mentioned what the company as well as

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project management team would require to do (Wu, Li and Qu 2017). These areas are mentioned
in details in the discussion part of the report.
Discussion
Project Management Knowledge Areas
Communication
The communication process that is used by Douglas OH for performing the new project includes
the stated communication plan.
COMMUNICATIONS MATRIX
Project
Name:
Develo
p New Duqm
Oil Refinery
National
Center: Oman
Project
Manager Name:
Please
Fill
Pr
oject
Descripti
on:
Duqm Refinery and Petrochemical Industries Co.
LLC has contracts with Douglas OHI in 2 separate
terms, regarding the working on the platform of
DRPIC’s 230,000-b/d refinery and petrochemical for
having complex processing of Duqm Special Economic
Zone in Duqm which is located in the coast of Oman.
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1 W
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status
report
P
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This
section will be
performed for
having a
proper
understanding
of tasks that
are to be
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performed for
execution of
the entire
project. Again
with the help of
proper
communication
data
transaction
among the
project team
members can
be performed
and this willk
ensure that
proper
information that
are to be
communicated
can be
performed.
nder
Khin
dey,
Dan
ny
Van
Biljo
n
highly
monit
ored
by the
projec
t team
leader
. After
proper
monit
oring,
it is
expect
ed
that
proper
comm
unicati
on in
betwe
en the
stakeh
olders
of
Dougl
as
OHI
can
be
made.
2 D
aily
status
report
P
rojec
t
man
ager
Director
of the project
will be
communicati9n
g with the
project
manager for
getting a better
understanding
of the project
overview and
status of the
project. Proper
analysis of the
data that are
provided for
D
aily
W
ayne
Can
well
F
ace to
face
I
ntern
al
I
n this
phase
the
projec
t
mana
ger
will be
providi
ng the
latest
updat
es to
the
direct