PUBLISHED ARTICLES

PEER REVIEWED PAPERS

• Effective Project Management - The Institution of Engineers of Ireland Transactions; Volume 117, p 31-39k; 1993-1994.
  

• Considering value during early project development: a product case - International Journal of Project Management; Volume 20, p 131-136; 2002.
  

• Project history of Dublin's River Liffey bridges - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Bridge Engineering Journal; Volume 156, Issue BE4; December 2003.
  

• Project start-up process: the weakest link - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal Engineer Journal; Volume 156, Issue ME4; December 2003.
  

• Project management reform: a public body case study - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal Engineering Journal; Volume 157, Issue ME3; September 2004.
  

• Project management: turning engineers into team players - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering Journal; Volume 159, Issue 2; May 2006.
  

• Managing projects: the role of a project support office - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal Engineering Journal; Volume 159, Issue ME3; September 2006.

• Project design: tasks that need to be managed - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Management, Procurement and Law Journal; Volume 160, Issue 1; February 2007.
  

CONFERENCE PAPERS

• The Project Plan - Introduction to Project Management, The Institution of Engineers of Ireland; Dublin; 27 May, 1993.
  

• Project Management Organisations - Introduction to Project Management; The Institution of Engineers of Ireland; Dublin; 27 May, 1993.
  

• Project Control - Introduction to Project Management; The Institution of Engineers of Ireland; Dublin; 27 May, 1993.
  

• Systems and Organisation Structures - Effective Project Management; University of Limerick; 8 March, 1994.
  

• Management of Change - Effective Project Management; University of Limerick; 8 March, 1994.
  

• Managing Distance Learning Development and Delivery - 19th World Conference on Open Learning and Distance Education (ICDE); Vienna; 20-24 June, 1999.
  

• Telecommunications - bench marking a project management strategy; International Project Management Congress (Nordnet 99); Helsinki; 15-18 September, 1999.
  

• Operational project (quality) management procedures - an Irish case-study; (with Malachy Walsh) International Project Management Congress (Nordnet 99); Helsinki; 15-18 September, 1999.
  

• Outsourcing Public Sector Projects - evaluation of 'best practice' in Ireland; (with Fin Garvey); Project Management Institute annual seminar and symposium (PMI); Philadelphia; 12 October, 1999.
  

PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES (not published)

• Site Management - Project Management in Building and Construction; London; 9-10 October, 1990.
  

• The Project Manager - Project Management in Building and Construction; London; 9-10 October, 1990.
  

• Commissioning and Hand-over - Project Management in Building and Construction; London; 9-10 October, 1990.
  

• Project Control - Successful Client Management of Construction Projects; London; 14-15 March, 1991.
  

• Feasibility and Design - Successful Client Management of Construction Projects; London; 14-15 March, 1991
  

• Construction - Successful Client Management of Construction Projects; London; 14-15 March, 1991.
  

• Pre-contract Project Management - Successful Client Management of Construction Projects; London; 5-6 November, 1991.
  

• Management during the Construction Stage - Successful Client Management of Construction Projects; London; 5-6 November, 1991.
  

• Quality Control and Safety - Successful Client Management of Construction Projects; London; 5-6 November, 1991.
  

• An introduction to project management - (with Malachy Walsh); The Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland seminar; Dublin; November 1995.
  

• What is project management? - The Institution of Engineers of Ireland (South-East Region) - project management seminar; Kilkenny; April 1996.
  

• Structured project planning - Telia Projeckt 2000 seminar; Nynäshamn, Sweden; May 2000.
  

• Importance of making the correct project decision - Telia Projeckt 2000 seminar; Nynäshamn, Sweden; May 2000.
  

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

• The message for the nineties - Specify - design and build journal; Belfast; Jan. 1990.
  

• Design and procure - Specify - design and build journal; Belfast; February, 1990.
  

• Construction management - Specify - design and build journal; Belfast; Mar. 1990.
  

• Key characteristics in project management - ew Builder magazine; London; 21 June 1990.
  

• Contractual choices - New Builder magazine; London; 28 June 1990.
  

• Outlining concepts - New Builder magazine; London; 5 July 1990.
  

• Time is money - New builder magazine; London; 12 July 1990.
  

• Design direction - New Builder magazine; London; 19 July 1990.
  

• A team effort - New Builder magazine; London; 26 July 1990.
  

• Project management - a process for more successful building development - European Building; Dublin; April 1994.
  

• Project organisations - IEI Journal; Dublin; March 1994.
  

• People and people skills - IEI Journal; Dublin; April 1994.
  

• Contractual relationships - IEI Journal; Dublin; May 1994.
  

• Conceptual stage - IEI Journal; June 1994.
  

• Time drives projects - IEI Journal; July 1994.
  

• Design management - IEI Journal; Dublin; August 1994.
  

• Management of construction - IEI Journal; September 1994.
  

• A proposal to change the bidding process - European Building; Dublin; p20-21, September 1994.
  

• A personal view of the Latham Report - European Building; Dublin; p24/36, September 1994.
  

• Robotics - the future for construction - European Building; Dublin; p 24/36 October 1994.
  

• Obtaining value by removing redundant costs - European Building; Dublin; p 72/73; October 1994.
  

• Five recommended action for an effective PM future - APM Year Book, p 1-3, 2004/5.
  

• Why are we not better at project delivery? - Construction & Property News, Volume 32, No 10, p 50-51; April 2006.
  

• Single point estimates increase project risk - Construction & Property News, Volume 32, No 12, p 40-41; June 2006.
  

• Public Private Partnership: the case against - Construction & Property News, Volume 32, No 13, p 34-35; July 2006.
  

• Value for money: a project outcome with defined processes - Construction & Property News, Volume 33, No 3, p 22-23; September 2006.
  

• Are you optimising your project portfolio? - Construction & Property News, Volume 33, No 8, p 46-47; February 2007.
  

• Transportation and Roads Projects: Improving processes and management - Construction & Property News, Volume 33, No 10, p 25-27; April 2007.
  

PUBLISHED EDUCATION MATERIALS

• Introduction to Project Management - module in the distance learning Diploma in Project Management program; University of Limerick; 1994.
  

• Planning Scheduling and Control - module in the distance learning Diploma in Project Management program; University of Limerick; 1994.
  

• The Projects Approach - module in the distance learning Diploma in Project Management program; University of Limerick; 1994.
  

• Framework for Project Management - module for the distance learning Masters in Project Management program; University of Limerick; 1999.
  

• Project planning & control (A) - module for the distance learning Masters in Project Management program; University of Limerick; 1999.