TABLE OF CONTENTS As we have seen in Part I of this book, a project is a deliverable in its own right, from conceptual design through scope development and on into the execution phase. A well-managed, well-executed project is a wonderful thing to behold. However, the object of the engineering exercise is to generate intellectual property, not to perfect the process of doing so.
In any case, a "perfect" design package is rarely the same from one project to the next, even between two projects for the same customer. A perfect design package is one that gets the job done within schedule and budget. That doesn't sound difficult, but it can be very difficult to strike a balance between cost and schedule and between product quantity and quality.
The basic job of the design team is to assemble a mass of seemingly unrelated bits of information into a cohesive design package. The package must convey information that is useful and timely to the constructors, who may then use it to convert an existing process state (such as a green field) into a desired state (such as a chemical...
