ABSTRACT

As increasing demands and higher expectations are placed on project managers a need has arisen for an innovative book to enable managers to take on the ever-changing challenges involved in overseeing whole works and dealing with the conflicting needs of the many people involved in a construction project.

Based on the author's observations and extensive experience, this book offers the practitioner or the student reader a new approach to project management in construction and engineering, increasing efficiency and communication at all stages while reducing costs, time and risk. It considers integrated project management, emphasizing the importance of effectively handling external factors in order to best achieve an on-schedule, on-budget result and focuses on good negotiation with clients and skilled team leadership.

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|16 pages

Project life cycle and success

chapter 2|17 pages

Building the client business case

chapter 3|23 pages

Project definition

chapter 4|31 pages

Strategic issues

chapter 5|25 pages

Construction performance and planning

chapter 8|42 pages

Managing risk and value

chapter 9|15 pages

Design management

chapter 10|40 pages

Project safety, health and the environment

chapter 11|29 pages

The PFI model

chapter 13|16 pages

Quality and customer care

chapter 15|14 pages

Towards a more integrated approach