ABSTRACT
Effective management of engineering must be equally concerned with: • proper technology development, and • efficient and cost-effective management of design program. Obviously, the design has to be of sufficient quality so that the plant will start up and operate at the required performance levels. However, ultra-conservative and/or overdesign practices are common and can result in added costs. There has to be a balance between design quality and the cost of that quality, where project economic requirements have equal consideration. These issues are covered in detail in Chapter 16, "Managing The Feasibility Study," and Chapter 17, "FrontEnd Planning and Project Organization."
