This book describes principles, quantitative methods and techniques for financing, planning, and managing projects to develop a variety of constructed facilities in the fields of oil & gas, power, infrastructure, architecture and the commercial building industries.
It is addressed to a broad range of professionals willing to improve their project management skills and designed to help newcomers to the engineering and construction industry understand how to apply project management to field practice. Also, it makes project management disciplines accessible to experts in technical areas of engineering and construction.
In education, this text is suitable for undergraduate and graduate classes in architecture, engineering and construction management, as well as for specialist and professional courses in project management.
Table of contents (13 chapters)
Front Matter
Pages i-xvi
Contracting
Front Matter
Pages 1-1
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Multiple-Project Management
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Pages 3-10
Contract Organization
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Pages 11-41
Contract Administration
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Pages 43-54
Human Resources
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Pages 55-55
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Project Management Organization
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Pages 57-69
Project Information and Communications Management
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Pages 71-76
Money
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Pages 77-77
Project Feasibility
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Pages 79-92
Planning and Scheduling
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Pages 93-122
Project Monitoring and Control
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Pages 123-145
Material Resources
Front Matter
Pages 147-147
Procurement Management
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Pages 149-154
Site Management
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Pages 155-159
Uncertainty
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Pages 161-161
Decision Making
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Pages 163-171
Probabilistic Scheduling
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Pages 173-185
Risk Management
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Pages 187-196
Back Matter
Pages 197-199
