This book provides extensive practical knowledge on Interface Management and how it influences the overall life- cycle of project management on oil & gas mega-projects. Also provides a review on how interface management enhanced the Concurrent Engineering, its multi-discipline design & engineering performed concurrently. The Interface Management augments safety, quality and savings on the projects, is an integral part of the overall project management, and mechanism to manage the internal & external interfaces. The Interface Management encompasses all the ten facets of PMI’s “PMBOK” that includes Integration, Scope, Time, Cost, HSEQR*, Procurement, HR, Communications, Risk, and Stakeholder Managements. The Interface Management processes ensure prompt, regimented and documented mode of coordination amongst the disciplines, various entities & project team members called the Work-groups - (WG’s). The Clients, Operators and EPC Companies are all in agreement that an ineffective Interface Management is one of the major root-causes of budget over-runs & schedule delays that also impact the Safety & Quality. An effective interface management ensures project scope completion, delivery on time and budget to the satisfaction of project stakeholders. The conclusion is with path forward & lessons learned, etc.

(*) HSEQR = Health, Safety, Environment, Quality and Regulatory

Rafiq Khadimally, PMP has managed the crucial aspect of Project Management & Interface Management on several major oil and gas projects. Throughout his career of over three decades of project management in USA and International, he has performed his role for Offshore as well as Onshore projects; Offshore projects include Jacketed Platforms, Tension Leg Platform (TLP), Semisubmersible, SPAR, Drilling Rig, Subsea Tieback (FEED), and Floating LNG (FEED) project. Onshore projects include Oil Refinery upgrade projects at Aramco-Jeddah Petromin Refinery, LaGloria Refinery & Pakistan Refinery PRL. Until recently he was Project Interface Manager on Bechtel’s Floating LNG FEED projects, and previously as Interface Coordinator on Chevron-Malange Angola FEED project. He also served as Interface Manager with SBM Offshore, McDermott and Wison Offshore & Marine. He holds an MBA degree in Global Energy from Bauer College of Business (UH), an Executive Development Project Management program from Rice University, and is BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Engineering & Technology Lahore where he topped the list with two medals. He is Project Management Professional certified as PMP, is participative in PMI & AIChE chapters & Rice Global E&C Forum. Most recent PMI-worldwide webinar on ‘Interface Management for Oil & Gas mega-Projects’ & RGF on ‘Interface Management Energized Concurrent Engineering’; ‘LNG Regasification & Power Solutions for Developing Countries’ & for AIChE event on ‘Refinery & Chemicals Plant Upgrades & Pre-Turnaround Activities via Interface Management’. He is also Visiting Professor at the TSU School of Business for Management Sciences curricula, and imparts his wide experience to the younger generation, . .