Project management Books
Business Expert Press Information Systems Project Management
Book SynopsisThis book addresses project management in the context of information systems. It deals with general project management principles, with focus on the special characteristics of information systems. It is based on an earlier text , but shortened to focus on essential project management elements. This chapter has presented various statistics indicating endemic problems in completing information system projects on time, within budget, at designed functionality. While successful completion of an information systems project is a challenge, there are some things that can be done to improve the probability of project success. This book reviews a number of project management tools. These include developing organizational ability to work on projects, discussed in Chapters 2 and 3. Sponsor expectations can be based upon better information if a good job of project selection is conducted, discussed in Chapter 4. Better systems analysis and design (Chapter 5) and project estimation (covered in Chapter 6) can assure that the proper skills are acquired to develop the project. Project management tools (Chapter 7) can assist project managers in coordinating the project effort, as can project management software such as Microsoft Project. Chapter 8 will return to the importance of critical success factors in the context of project implementation. Chapter 9 will discuss project control and termination.
£18.00
Business Expert Press Project Management for Archaeology
Book SynopsisArchaeology, the science in charge of studying ancient cultures, is without a doubt one of the most alluring professions in to- day’s academic world. It is a versatile and complex discipline requiring a lot of skill expertise from both students and specialists, including the efficient management of team of coworkers, logistics, resources, etc.Project Management for Archaeology is a first approach to students and inexperienced archaeologists striving to better organize, lead, and execute an archaeological project. It also offers great insight and strategies to experienced and “old-school” researchers in order to improve efficiency, leadership, and organizational skills, following the most effective management techniques in the market.Presented with a flexible approach that accommodates all types of archaeological research (from academic to rescue and salvage projects), Project Management for Archaeology is meant to be a practical handbook to be used all along the lifetime of any archaeological project.
£18.00
Business Expert Press Making Projects Sing: A Musical Perspective of
Book SynopsisThis book explores project management (PM) from a musical perspective. Music is a significant example of a nontraditional arena where PM is vital, yet it is only beginning to be seen as a vital tool. Therefore, this book will give an in depth and preeminent look at the PM processes and knowledge areas that are of utmost importance in many fields that PM is not used for currently. Seeking to understand projects in musical ways, synergies between music and the wider project management profession are many and varied.Written and developed by international experts in the project management and music professions, this book represents a unique and insightful approach to the study of the subject. The authors take a fresh look at practical models of musical thinking capable of application at every scale of project management, and in every possible project management environment. If you want to make your projects more musical, or simply have an interest exploring project management in music, this is the book for you!
£18.00
Business Expert Press Successfully Achieving Strategy Through Effective
Book SynopsisIs your organization one of the 85% who develop strategic goals but fail to achieve them?The difference between successful, growing organizations and dying organizations is the ability to achieve future goals. Why didn't you achieve your strategy? Too many organizations waste time and money on developing strategy and then never achieve their goals. What goes wrong? Items that derail the best intentions include poor predictions about the future; internal politics that impact the projects selected; biases in the decision-making process, and other stumbling blocks.This book provides the approach that significantly increases an organization's ability to achieve its strategy. This is not a book about developing strategy. This is a book that will help you actually achieve the strategy the organization's leadership has developed. Strategy is necessary but it is a complete waste of time unless it is effectively turned into real results. If you want to see where an organization will be in 5 years, don't look at its strategic goals. Look at where management spends the money. This book is designed to bridge the gap between the managers who are involved in the strategy selection process and the project managers who lead the projects.
£34.15
Business Expert Press Developing Sustainable Energy Projects in Emerging Markets
Book SynopsisThis book is an essential primer in the core principles of sustainable energy project development through concept, design, feasibility and reality and takes a holistic approach to the development and financing of such projects, setting out the technical, commercial and financial aspects in a straightforward and practical manner.It sets out a first principles-based approach to developing sustainable projects in markets which are not extensively covered by project finance handbooks and which offer a particular set of challenges to the would-be developer.Drawing from over twenty years of experience in the sustainable energy sector, this practical guide will be a valuable resource to both those considering and already involved in projects in developing and emerging countries.Readers can expect to come away with a strong foundation in a core set of guiding principles that can be applied to a wide range of sustainable energy projects in any geographical location.
£21.80
Business Expert Press Project Management for Banks
Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive perspective on the U.S. banking project management processes, the regulatory agencies that govern and influence those processes, how technology, and more specifically, the development and use of artificial intelligence, will create a shift in the evolutionary trajectory of U.S. banking practices, and how U.S. banking project management practices will be at the core of how quickly and how successfully this evolution unfolds.Project management processes have been intertwined within every fabric of human evolution including advances in communication, farming, construction, medicine, law, architecture, physics, and economics to name a few. At each evolutionary stage, there was a project manager who was studying the how and why of everything, trying new techniques, and documenting trials, errors and successes until a specific craft was mastered, thrusting progress forward in an upward trajectory that has been carved into human history.There are countless books and articles that focus on the practice of project management. What makes this book different is the focus placed largely on the project management processes for United States (U.S) bankers. This book starts with a look at the historical progression of project management processes but quickly focuses the material on project management processes for bankers, heavily leaning towards project managers in United States (U.S.) banks. The author also looks at the bank regulatory agencies that govern U.S. banks, regulations critical to the U.S banking system, and concludes with an overview of U.S. banking technologies and the management of a U.S. banking customer call center.This book provides a comprehensive perspective on the U.S. banking project management processes, the regulatory agencies that govern and influence those processes, how technology, and more specifically, the development and use of artificial intelligence, will create a shift in the evolutionary trajectory of U.S. banking practices, and how U.S. banking project management practices will be at the core of how quickly and how successfully this evolution unfolds.
£21.80
Business Expert Press Moving the Needle with Lean OKRs: Setting
Book SynopsisLeaders in the digital era are faced with breaking into new markets, disrupting existing ones, and doing so with more precision than ever before just to keep up with their competitors. To innovate more quickly, to rapidly experiment with ideas and technology, to pivot seemingly overnight, you need to have a system in place that can help you execute your most ambitious strategy. While OKRs (Objective and Key Results) have made huge waves recently, practical implementation of OKRs remains elusive for many.Lean OKRs are the evolved version of the OKR strategy execution tool that has powered the transformational journeys of giants like Google and Facebook. It is the lightweight method that turns good ideas into great execution, heightens employee engagement, aligns teams, and achieves measurable, breakthrough results. Lean OKRs presents insightful anecdotes, creative exercises, clear figures and step-by-step models.Designed as a comprehensive guide, it covers everything from theoretical roots to practical execution, including company-wide strategy alignment and emotional management. Applicable to small companies as well as large organizations, Lean OKRs drives innovation through behavioral changes, empowering and motivating teams through focused daily OKR practices that are simple to put into action. Practical and to the point, this book integrates a unique combination of structural and leadership strategies, resulting in a new approach to OKRs that conquers the hurdles experienced by most business leaders today.
£21.80
Business Expert Press The MBA Distilled for Project & Program
Book SynopsisCertifications in project management are like birthdays: everybody has one. You need something more to distinguish yourself in this profession.This book is a practical guide for project and program managers who want to increase their skills by incorporating relevant theory, formulas, and tools from Master of Business Administration (MBA) curriculum. The book provides an overview of core classes taught in most MBA programs, but in a way that makes the material practical for project practitioners. Readers will learn new tools to improve critical decision making, formulas and techniques for making recommendations to leadership, and an assortment of theories and techniques for up leveling their project management skills. The book concludes with a fresh and honest look at whether the reader would benefit from pursuing and MBA themselves.
£21.80
Business Expert Press Lean Knowledge Management: How NASA Implemented a
Book SynopsisLean Knowledge Management Helped Change NASA's Culture and It Can Do the Same for Your Organization.NASA suffered three human spaceflight tragedies and Lean Knowledge Management was a major tool that helped NASA management implement massive cultural changes.Traditional knowledge management is too often regarded as overly complicated or a wasteful bureaucratic exercise, but Lean Knowledge Management can become a critical component for your organization to operate effectively, efficiently and safely.Lean Knowledge Management simplifies the process by: Clearly defining your organization's key employees, Filtering the enormous amount of internal "information" into "critical knowledge". Utilizing a myriad of resources to get this critical knowledge to the people who need it most - the very people that can make your organization successful. Repetitive mistakes and failures can cost an organization millions of dollars in lost revenue, scrap, and even lawsuits. Lean Knowledge Management strips away the academic jargon and implements a practical, cost-effective, organic program emphasizing lessons of the past.Knowledge is free! Your hard-earned corporate knowledge is right in front of you, why risk losing it and having to pay for it all over again?Knowledge is power! Lean Knowledge Management is a structured plan to harness that power for your organization.
£21.80
Business Expert Press Business and Emerging Technologies
Book SynopsisThe pace of innovation in modern times is staggering, and with the time demands of many careers, it is easy to lose touch with current trends. If business professionals do not actively stay up to date with new developments, they can quickly become outmoded in the workplace or unattractive in the job market.Business and Emerging Technologies is an extensive but straight-to-the-point guide designed to get business students and professionals up to speed with an electrifying range of emergent technologies and concepts in the shortest possible time. Readers will benefit from fluid, well-researched reviews of technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, quantum computing, augmented reality, 3D printing, and nanotechnology, and will acquire the factual contexts needed to make insightful decisions as these technologies slowly, but surely, pop up in their occupational nexuses.
£21.80
Business Expert Press Shields Up: Cybersecurity Project Management
Book SynopsisThe demand for cybersecurity expertise is growing phenomenally; enhancing cybersecurity project skills will boost technology professionals' careers and improve organizational cybersecurity readiness.Shields Up: Cybersecurity Project Management provides an end-to-end framework tuned for cybersecurity projects. More experienced cybersecurity professionals will appreciate the innovative and lean elements of this approach. The reader is guided through the delivery, management, and optimization approach that increases the probability of cybersecurity project success.Cybersecurity project management in Shields Up brings together international frameworks such as the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework, ITIL 4 Service Management, the ISO 27001 Information Security Management, ISO 31000 Risk Management, and ISO 9000 Quality Management. A key benefit of this book is the reader can quickly apply the hybrid project management approach since it combines global frameworks already followed by cybersecurity professionals leading to successful projects. Never before has cybersecurity project management been so important.
£21.80
Business Expert Press Doing Digital: The Guide to Digital for
Book SynopsisUnderstanding Digital is the Most Critical Skill of the DecadeEvery business is a digital business and understanding digital is probably the most critical skill of the decade, as the pandemic has accelerated the journey to digital work and lifestyles.Digital includes design, data, and numerous technologies, from APIs to Blockchain and from Cloud to Artificial Intelligence, and it can be daunting for non-technology people to work through the concepts as well as all the jargon. We can't all be experts on these areas but for most of us, whatever our profession, doing digital is no longer optional.This book will give you both a conceptual framework to understand digital, as well as an execution model (Connect-Quantify-Optimize) to actually do digital, in a simple and engaging way.
£29.66
Business Expert Press When Graduation's Over, Learning Begins: Lessons
Book SynopsisWhat They Didn't Teach You in School: Lessons for STEM Students and ProfessionalsScience, Technology, Engineering, and Math education has been described as, "drinking from a firehose." STEM students are required to absorb an overwhelming amount of technical information before they can earn their undergraduate degrees. But it takes more than a thorough understanding of math, science, and engineering concepts to become successful in today's job market.NASA's former Chief Knowledge Officer, Roger Forsgren, was responsible for training the agency's technical workforce and provides critical lessons learned for STEM students and graduates to build successful careers as they compete in today's workplace. Being an introvert in an extroverts' world: You may certainly be the smartest person in the room but that may not be enough to convince a client, make a persuasive presentation, or effectively manage others. Learn how to remain in your comfort zone yet still make a compelling impact by becoming an ambivert. Communication Skills: How to get your point across and express yourself in a cogent, concise manner. How to make yourself heard, and respected, in a group of experienced professionals. Critical Thinking: Avoid jumping to conclusions by training yourself to look beyond the obvious for the real clues to a problem or situation. Ethics: STEM professionals possess unique skills, but such technical expertise also requires a sense of personal responsibility ensuring your talents are being put to the best use for yourself and for society. Case studies have proven to be valuable learning tools and Roger Forsgren includes twelve compelling historical case studies that demonstrate the critical knowledge needed for STEM students as they progress through their careers.
£25.16
Business Expert Press Great Meetings Build Great Teams: A Guide for
Book SynopsisWant happier, more successful project teams?Better-run meetings will help get you there. Project leaders are "get it done" people, so we often dislike, avoid, and/or fail to properly plan meetings. This practical guide to facilitating project meetings and building cohesive teams will enable you to make your sessions more productive!You'll learn: How improving traditional PM meetings and Agile events can greatly improve continuous team building, making you a better project leader Overcoming challenges in managing conflict based on real-world stories from your fellow project leaders How to deal with 'goblins' (e.g., Billy the Bully) who often derail your meetings. Aligned with PMI's PMBOK® Guide Seventh Edition, this book will help you deliver project success in today's hybrid work environment.
£26.96
Business Expert Press Power Skills that Lead to Exceptional Performance
Book SynopsisThis book is for leaders, those who aspire to be leaders, and all employees who desire to take their performance to a higher level.Do you have the Power Skills needed to achieve the level of success you desire? Power Skills are a top asset in today's ever-changing workplace. This book reveals Power Skills that promote accountability and how to think and act effectively for success.But this book does far more. It describes Power Skills that, if taught and nurtured to all employees of an organization or company, will result in the organization continuously and holistically evolving. Adopting these Power Skills can lead to exceptional performance both for individuals and for their organizations.Power Skills discussed include: break the rules occasionally, never avoid necessary confrontation, think for yourself, manage daily to your top three priorities, routinely practice boldness and courage, decide who you chose to be, be a good actor, and so much more. I welcome you to come along for a potentially transformative and game-changing ride in your personal pursuit of the adventure called life.
£26.96
Information Age Publishing AI Smart Kit: Agile Decision-Making on AI
Book SynopsisThere are many myths about Artificial Intelligence (AI) relating to what it is and what it can and cannot do. The people making decisions on AI projects are often not technologically savvy and unable to find easy answers. The spending on and the returns from AI projects are not necessarily straightforward. Part of the reason for this is the lack of understanding of the impact of critical decision criteria. AI touches on many ethical concepts - data privacy, validity, and, more importantly, its potential misuse. AI often replaces human decision-making, as managers do not clearly understand the implications of those choices. This book provides an easy and accessible guide for practitioners without a technological background to understand AI. It guides the reader through the fundamental issues confronting decision-makers. It offers advice on 'how to ask relevant questions' using the 15 decision scales. There is currently no comparable book on the market that acts as a pocketbook management reference guide for the AI layman.Table of Contents What is AI? AI Manager's Dilemma AI Smart Kit Scales Scale 1: AI Expertise Level Scale 2: AI Interoperability Level Scale 3: AI and Global Embeddedness Scale 4: AI Data Types Scale 5: AI Data Management Scale 6: AI and Human Teams Scale 7: AI and Human Productivity Scale 8: AI Onboarding Scale 9: AI and the Sensory Experience Scale 10: AI and the Human Interface Scale 11: AI and Regulations Scale 12: AI and IP Scale 13: AI and Impact on Sustainable Development Scale 14: AI and Accountability Scale 15: AI and Crises
£34.15
Information Age Publishing AI Smart Kit: Agile Decision-Making on AI
Book SynopsisThere are many myths about Artificial Intelligence (AI) relating to what it is and what it can and cannot do. The people making decisions on AI projects are often not technologically savvy and unable to find easy answers. The spending on and the returns from AI projects are not necessarily straightforward. Part of the reason for this is the lack of understanding of the impact of critical decision criteria. AI touches on many ethical concepts - data privacy, validity, and, more importantly, its potential misuse. AI often replaces human decision-making, as managers do not clearly understand the implications of those choices. This book provides an easy and accessible guide for practitioners without a technological background to understand AI. It guides the reader through the fundamental issues confronting decision-makers. It offers advice on 'how to ask relevant questions' using the 15 decision scales. There is currently no comparable book on the market that acts as a pocketbook management reference guide for the AI layman.Table of Contents What is AI? AI Manager's Dilemma AI Smart Kit Scales Scale 1: AI Expertise Level Scale 2: AI Interoperability Level Scale 3: AI and Global Embeddedness Scale 4: AI Data Types Scale 5: AI Data Management Scale 6: AI and Human Teams Scale 7: AI and Human Productivity Scale 8: AI Onboarding Scale 9: AI and the Sensory Experience Scale 10: AI and the Human Interface Scale 11: AI and Regulations Scale 12: AI and IP Scale 13: AI and Impact on Sustainable Development Scale 14: AI and Accountability Scale 15: AI and Crises
£61.75
Canadian Scholars Understanding Project Management: A Practical
Book SynopsisIn the second edition of Understanding Project Management, skilled expert Dave C. Barrett offers a well-updated, practical real-world guide for current and aspiring project managers. Using concise and approachable language, the second edition features new concept illustrations, a greater consistency with the Project Management Body of Knowledge terminology, and additional case studies in the updated instructor resources. Taking the reader through an ongoing case study from initiation to completion, the text reinforces the importance of managing key aspects of a project, including its scope, quality, schedule, and budget, and explores the less tangible challenges that can often derail a project or lead to its success.This newly updated edition offers authentic project management documents produced alongside the project case study and equips readers with a solid understanding of why specific processes are used, why certain decisions are made, and how pieces of project management fit together. Suitable for any discipline or industry, Understanding Project Management, Second Edition, promises to be an engaging and worthwhile read.Table of Contents List of Sample Documents and Templates Preface Acknowledgements Part I: Introduction and the Initiating Phase Chapter 1: Understanding the Project Environment Chapter 2: Starting the Project Part II: The Planning Phase Chapter 3: Stakeholder Planning Chapter 4: Scope Planning Chapter 5: Schedule Planning Chapter 6: Budget Planning Chapter 7: Project Team Planning Chapter 8: Quality Planning Chapter 9: Risk Planning Chapter 10: Communications Planning Part III: The Executing Phase Chapter 11: Executing, Monitoring, and Controlling the Plan Chapter 12: Managing Disruptions to the Plan: Issues and Change Chapter 13: Managing the Human Resources Aspects of the Project Part IV: Project Procurement and the Closing Phase Chapter 14: Project Procurement Chapter 15: Closing the Project Part V: Agile Delivery Chapter 16: An Overview of Agile Delivery Appendix: Critical Path Analysis The Calculations References Index
£51.00
Emerald Publishing Limited Project-Based Organizing and Strategic Management
Book SynopsisThis volume is designed to renew, stimulate and facilitate discussion about project-based organizations (PBOs) and how they increasingly pervade business dimensions, from R&D and new product development, to the production of complex capital goods and implementation of organizational change across very different industries such as management consulting, engineering or entertainment. Contributors analyze PBOs as firms, units or networks of firms set up to complete a specific assignment, as well as address the evolution from traditional operations-driven project management, to the strategic role of projects in delivering innovation and organizational change, and the implications for research and teaching. The volume brings together scholars with a diverse theoretical background and using a wealth of methodological approaches in studying PBOs. It focuses on theoretical frameworks for understanding PBOs through different lenses, looks at learning at the individual, team and organizational levels in temporary organizational structures, investigates current issues related to projects and networks, and identifies new areas for future research.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. About the Editors. Project-Based Organizing and Strategic Management: A Long-Term Research Agenda on Temporary Organizational Forms. Innovation in Complex Products and Systems: Implications for Project-Based Organizing. Varieties of Cooperative Strategy in Project Based Organizing: The Case of International Motion Picture Co-Production. Temporary Modes of Project-Based Organization within Evolving Organizational Forms: Insights from Oticon's Experiment with the Spaghetti Organization. Projects, Paradigms and Predictability. Organizational Learning Implications of Partnering Flexibility in Project-Venture Settings: A Multilevel Framework. Terminating Institutionalized Termination: Why SEMATECH became More than a Temporary System. Project Management: Learning by Violating Principles. Projects, Project Capabilities and Project Organizations. Strategy and Capabilities in the P-form Corporation: Linking Strategic Direction with Organizational Capabilities. Strategic Responses to Standardization: Embrace, Extend or Extinguish?. Shared Leadership Functions in Geographically Dispersed Project Teams. Staying Local or Reaching Globally? Analyzing Structural Characteristics of Project-Based Networks in German Biotech. A Model of. Reconsidering Ambidexterity at the Individual Level: A Social Network Perspective. Toward a Projects as Events Perspective. Institutional Dynamics of Project-Based Creative Organizations: Irving Thalberg and the Hollywood Studio System. Temporary Identities: Hybridity and the Construction of Identities in the U.S. Feature Film Industry. Projects of Passion: Lessons for Strategy from Temporary Art. About the Authors. Project-Based Organizing and Strategic Management. Advances in Strategic Management. Advances in Strategic Management. Copyright page.
£131.99
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd International Handbook on Mega-Projects
Book SynopsisThis is an invaluable volume for all those engaged in megaproject work. It is presented by two leading academics in the field of transport infrastructure who have managed to pull together a very interesting set of contributions prepared by numerous highly qualified academics from across the globe specializing in the planning, appraisal and evaluation of megaprojects. The art and science of decision-making and assessing the impacts of such projects are thoroughly discussed with a view to offering future decision-makers a better steer on the development of such projects. Likely to be of immense importance to practicing professionals, bureaucrats and academics alike concerned with megaproject development, this book examines with great skill and clarity key issues associated with strategic decision-making, public-private partnership arrangements and the application of cost benefit analysis to megaprojects. Spurred-on by globalization and increasing in their number, size and complexity, the challenges that megaprojects pose are likely to grow paradoxically both in times of economic growth and austerity. Given these circumstances, the publication of this book is very timely, much needed and highly recommended.'- Harry T. Dimitriou, University College London, UKThis comprehensive and accessible Handbook presents state-of-the-art research on the decision-making processes in the deliverance of mega-projects - large infrastructure projects for the transportation of people and/or goods.The expert contributors explore how decisions are made at different stages in mega-projects and the multi-actor relationships between public and private partners. They evaluate the perspectives and pitfalls in determining the costs and benefits of a mega-project ex ante, and examine the wider impacts of mega-projects, including issues such as regional growth, energy transition and climate change. Although the focus is on the advanced economies of North America, Europe, and Australia, much of the material is useful for other parts of the world where large transport infrastructure projects are currently underway or will be developed in the coming years.Providing crucial background information for those who want to understand decision-making processes on large transport infrastructure projects, this fascinating Handbook will prove an important source of information for academics, researchers and students in the fields of transport, infrastructure, project management, management science, economic analysis (cost benefit analysis), public policy, environmental policy and ethics. Practitioners, politicians and policymakers involved in large transport infrastructure projects will also find this book to be an invaluable reference tool.Contributors: J.A. Annema, M. Bosch-Rekveldt, C.C. Cantarelli, K. Dwarka, E. Feitelson, B. Flyvbjerg, M. Giezen, R. Gilbert, C. Greve, G. Hodge, R. Konings, C. Koopmans, M. Leijten, D.R. Lessard, C. Macharis, R. Miller, P. Nijkamp, H. Priemus, P. Rietveld, K. Samset, M. Siemiatycki, L. Tavasszy, E. ten Heuvelhof, A. van Binsbergen, R. van Duin, B. van Wee, R. VickermanTrade Review‘This book excels in its coverage of political, social, economic and environmental factors affecting megaprojects. Both novices and those experienced in project management will find this a useful resource for understanding the dynamics and decision-making process in megaprojects.’ -- M. Mehrubeoglu, Choice‘This is an invaluable volume for all those engaged in megaproject work. It is presented by two leading academics in the field of transport infrastructure who have managed to pull together a very interesting set of contributions prepared by numerous highly qualified academics from across the globe specializing in the planning, appraisal and evaluation of megaprojects. The art and science of decision-making and assessing the impacts of such projects are thoroughly discussed with a view to offering future decision-makers a better steer on the development of such projects. Likely to be of immense importance to practicing professionals, bureaucrats and academics alike concerned with megaproject development, this book examines with great skill and clarity key issues associated with strategic decision-making, public–private partnership arrangements and the application of cost–benefit analysis to megaprojects. Spurred-on by globalization and increasing in their number, size and complexity, the challenges that megaprojects pose are likely to grow paradoxically both in times of economic growth and austerity. Given these circumstances, the publication of this book is very timely, much needed and highly recommended.’ -- Harry T. Dimitriou, University College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Mega-projects: High Ambitions, Complex Decision-making, Different Actors, Multiple Impacts Hugo Priemus and Bert van Wee PART I: DECISION-MAKING ON MEGA-PROJECTS 2. Strategic and Tactical Performance of Mega-projects – Between Successful Failures and Inefficient Successes Knut Samset 3. The Shaping of Large Engineering Projects Donald R. Lessard and Roger Miller 4. Real-world Decision-making on Mega-projects: Politics, Bias and Strategic Behaviour Martijn Leijten 5. Dealing with the Complexity, Uncertainties and Risk of Mega-projects: Redundancy, Resilience and Adaptivity Hugo Priemus, Marian Bosch-Rekveldt and Mendel Giezen 6. New Public Management and the New Features of Strategic Behaviour Ernst ten Heuvelhof and Martijn Leijten PART II: PUBLIC–PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AND MULTI-ACTOR ANALYSIS 7. Public–Private Partnerships in Mega-projects: Successes and Tensions Matti Siemiatycki 8. The Political Economy of Urban Infrastructure Kevin Dwarka and Eran Feitelson 9. Public–Private Partnership in Developing and Governing Mega-projects Graeme Hodge and Carsten Greve 10. Mega-projects in Intermodal Freight Transport: Innovation Adoption Arjan van Binsbergen, Rob Konings, Lóri Tavasszy and Ron van Duin 11. Multi-actor and Multi-criteria Analysis in Evaluating Mega-projects Cathy Macharis and Peter Nijkamp PART III: COST–BENEFIT ANALYSIS: EX ANTE EVALUATION OF MEGA-PROJECTS 12. CBA: Ex Ante Evaluation of Mega-projects Bert van Wee and Piet Rietveld 13. The Use of CBA in Decision-making on Mega-projects: Empirical Evidence Jan Anne Annema 14. Long-term Impacts of Mega-projects: The Discount Rate Carl Koopmans and Piet Rietveld 15. Mega-projects’ Cost Performance and Lock-in: Problems and Solutions Chantal C. Cantarelli and Bent Flyvbjerg 16. Ethics and the Ex Ante Evaluation of Mega-projects Bert van Wee PART IV: WIDER IMPACTS: REGIONAL GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY 17. The Wider Economic Impacts of Mega-projects in Transport Roger Vickerman 18. Mega-projects: New Challenges to Cope with Climate Change and Energy Transition Jan Anne Annema and Hugo Priemus 19. Road Vehicle Automation: Elephant in the Infrastructure Room Richard Gilbert Index
£182.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd International Handbook on Mega-Projects
Book SynopsisThis is an invaluable volume for all those engaged in megaproject work. It is presented by two leading academics in the field of transport infrastructure who have managed to pull together a very interesting set of contributions prepared by numerous highly qualified academics from across the globe specializing in the planning, appraisal and evaluation of megaprojects. The art and science of decision-making and assessing the impacts of such projects are thoroughly discussed with a view to offering future decision-makers a better steer on the development of such projects. Likely to be of immense importance to practicing professionals, bureaucrats and academics alike concerned with megaproject development, this book examines with great skill and clarity key issues associated with strategic decision-making, public-private partnership arrangements and the application of cost benefit analysis to megaprojects. Spurred-on by globalization and increasing in their number, size and complexity, the challenges that megaprojects pose are likely to grow paradoxically both in times of economic growth and austerity. Given these circumstances, the publication of this book is very timely, much needed and highly recommended.'- Harry T. Dimitriou, University College London, UKThis comprehensive and accessible Handbook presents state-of-the-art research on the decision-making processes in the deliverance of mega-projects - large infrastructure projects for the transportation of people and/or goods.The expert contributors explore how decisions are made at different stages in mega-projects and the multi-actor relationships between public and private partners. They evaluate the perspectives and pitfalls in determining the costs and benefits of a mega-project ex ante, and examine the wider impacts of mega-projects, including issues such as regional growth, energy transition and climate change. Although the focus is on the advanced economies of North America, Europe, and Australia, much of the material is useful for other parts of the world where large transport infrastructure projects are currently underway or will be developed in the coming years.Providing crucial background information for those who want to understand decision-making processes on large transport infrastructure projects, this fascinating Handbook will prove an important source of information for academics, researchers and students in the fields of transport, infrastructure, project management, management science, economic analysis (cost benefit analysis), public policy, environmental policy and ethics. Practitioners, politicians and policymakers involved in large transport infrastructure projects will also find this book to be an invaluable reference tool.Contributors: J.A. Annema, M. Bosch-Rekveldt, C.C. Cantarelli, K. Dwarka, E. Feitelson, B. Flyvbjerg, M. Giezen, R. Gilbert, C. Greve, G. Hodge, R. Konings, C. Koopmans, M. Leijten, D.R. Lessard, C. Macharis, R. Miller, P. Nijkamp, H. Priemus, P. Rietveld, K. Samset, M. Siemiatycki, L. Tavasszy, E. ten Heuvelhof, A. van Binsbergen, R. van Duin, B. van Wee, R. VickermanTrade Review‘This book excels in its coverage of political, social, economic and environmental factors affecting megaprojects. Both novices and those experienced in project management will find this a useful resource for understanding the dynamics and decision-making process in megaprojects.’ -- M. Mehrubeoglu, Choice‘This is an invaluable volume for all those engaged in megaproject work. It is presented by two leading academics in the field of transport infrastructure who have managed to pull together a very interesting set of contributions prepared by numerous highly qualified academics from across the globe specializing in the planning, appraisal and evaluation of megaprojects. The art and science of decision-making and assessing the impacts of such projects are thoroughly discussed with a view to offering future decision-makers a better steer on the development of such projects. Likely to be of immense importance to practicing professionals, bureaucrats and academics alike concerned with megaproject development, this book examines with great skill and clarity key issues associated with strategic decision-making, public–private partnership arrangements and the application of cost–benefit analysis to megaprojects. Spurred-on by globalization and increasing in their number, size and complexity, the challenges that megaprojects pose are likely to grow paradoxically both in times of economic growth and austerity. Given these circumstances, the publication of this book is very timely, much needed and highly recommended.’ -- Harry T. Dimitriou, University College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Mega-projects: High Ambitions, Complex Decision-making, Different Actors, Multiple Impacts Hugo Priemus and Bert van Wee PART I: DECISION-MAKING ON MEGA-PROJECTS 2. Strategic and Tactical Performance of Mega-projects – Between Successful Failures and Inefficient Successes Knut Samset 3. The Shaping of Large Engineering Projects Donald R. Lessard and Roger Miller 4. Real-world Decision-making on Mega-projects: Politics, Bias and Strategic Behaviour Martijn Leijten 5. Dealing with the Complexity, Uncertainties and Risk of Mega-projects: Redundancy, Resilience and Adaptivity Hugo Priemus, Marian Bosch-Rekveldt and Mendel Giezen 6. New Public Management and the New Features of Strategic Behaviour Ernst ten Heuvelhof and Martijn Leijten PART II: PUBLIC–PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AND MULTI-ACTOR ANALYSIS 7. Public–Private Partnerships in Mega-projects: Successes and Tensions Matti Siemiatycki 8. The Political Economy of Urban Infrastructure Kevin Dwarka and Eran Feitelson 9. Public–Private Partnership in Developing and Governing Mega-projects Graeme Hodge and Carsten Greve 10. Mega-projects in Intermodal Freight Transport: Innovation Adoption Arjan van Binsbergen, Rob Konings, Lóri Tavasszy and Ron van Duin 11. Multi-actor and Multi-criteria Analysis in Evaluating Mega-projects Cathy Macharis and Peter Nijkamp PART III: COST–BENEFIT ANALYSIS: EX ANTE EVALUATION OF MEGA-PROJECTS 12. CBA: Ex Ante Evaluation of Mega-projects Bert van Wee and Piet Rietveld 13. The Use of CBA in Decision-making on Mega-projects: Empirical Evidence Jan Anne Annema 14. Long-term Impacts of Mega-projects: The Discount Rate Carl Koopmans and Piet Rietveld 15. Mega-projects’ Cost Performance and Lock-in: Problems and Solutions Chantal C. Cantarelli and Bent Flyvbjerg 16. Ethics and the Ex Ante Evaluation of Mega-projects Bert van Wee PART IV: WIDER IMPACTS: REGIONAL GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY 17. The Wider Economic Impacts of Mega-projects in Transport Roger Vickerman 18. Mega-projects: New Challenges to Cope with Climate Change and Energy Transition Jan Anne Annema and Hugo Priemus 19. Road Vehicle Automation: Elephant in the Infrastructure Room Richard Gilbert Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Cumulative Impact Assessment
Book SynopsisThis important Handbook is an essential guide to the state-of-the-art concepts, debates and innovative practices in the field of cumulative impact assessment. It helps to strengthen the foundations of this challenging field, identify key issues demanding solutions and summarize recent trends in forward progress, particularly through the use of illustrative case examples.Taking an international and transdisciplinary approach, this Handbook provides readers with frameworks and methodologies currently in use by leading academics, consultants and many others involved in cumulative impact assessment and management. This wide-ranging body of work demonstrates increased application of relevant, cross-disciplinary science to cumulative impact assessment problems, as well as a continued commitment to bridge the theory and practice gap for more effective and efficient assessments. Chapters also address contemporary and often controversial issues across a variety of sectors including agriculture, energy, watershed management, regional land use planning, and transport.This cutting-edge Handbook will be of great interest to academics and students who wish to further develop their understanding of key concepts within the field. It will also be beneficial to practitioners, industry, government officials and the many organizations involved in cumulative impact assessment processes.Trade Review‘The book will be most useful to researchers and practitioners interested in moving forward with the practice and implementation of cumulative impact assessment.’ -- Richard Smardon, Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences'The consideration of cumulative effects is a critically important and complex aspect of impact assessment. Blakley and Franks have gathered an impressive list of leading experts to offer a broad range of insightful perspectives. Importantly, the book covers both biophysical and social impacts, and deals with cumulative effects at the project, strategic and regional level. It should be on the essential readings list of practitioners, academics and students alike.' -- Meinhard Doelle, Dalhousie University, Canada and World Maritime University, Sweden‘The handbook concentrates much of the current thinking on cumulative impact assessment, contains a wealth of information, and condenses knowledge of interest to anyone who, as a professional or as an academic, is involved in any form of impact assessment because in no way responsible practice can ignore cumulative effects.’ -- Luis E. Sánchez, Impact Assessment and Project AppraisalTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xv Thomas R. Berger Foreword xx Sara Bice Foreword xxiii Peter Croal Foreword xxvi Renée Pelletier PART I FOUNDATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT 1 Introduction: Foundations, issues and contemporary challenges in cumulative impact assessment 2 Jill Blakley 2 Cumulative effects assessment requirements in selected developed and developing countries 21 Ayodele Olagunju, Divine Odame Appiah, Paulina Maria Porto Silva Cavalcanti, Bridget Durning, Juan Carlos Tejeda-González, Jason McLean, Richard Morgan, and Rebecca Nelson 3 Anatomy of a cumulative effects issue: farmland drainage, watershed landscape change and wetland loss in east-central Saskatchewan, Canada 43 Jeff Olson 4 The challenge of cumulative effects assessment at the project level 62 George Hegmann PART II APPROACHES AND TOOLS 5 Conceptualizing cumulative social impacts in complex development environments 75 Ilse Aucamp and Stephan Woodborne 6 Scenario planning in cumulative effects assessment 92 Peter N. Duinker and Lorne A. Greig 7 Measures to effectively forecast potential cumulative effects 106 Chris Sunderland 8 Cumulative impacts and strategic environmental assessment: policy development for Australia’s Great Barrier Reef 123 Evan Hamman, Karen Vella, and Umberto Baresi 9 The challenge and opportunity of applying ecological thresholds to environmental assessment decision making 140 Chris J. Johnson and Justina C. Ray 10 Assessing cumulative effects in regional and strategic assessment 158 Bram Noble and Jill Blakley 11 A systems approach to cumulative social impact assessment 174 Bill Grace and Jenny Pope PART III CUMULATIVE IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN PRACTICE 12 Mitigating cumulative biodiversity impacts 191 Riki Thérivel, Jill Blakley, and Jo Treweek 13 ‘Green’ is good, but is more ‘green’ always better? Wind farm development and cumulative social impact assessment 213 James Baines 14 Cumulative impact assessment for groundwater 230 Sue Vink, Paul Howe, and Chris Moran 15 Fourteen lessons from road ecology for cumulative effect assessments 250 Jochen A. G. Jaeger and Aurora Torres 16 Cumulative effects assessment and management in Alberta 274 Chris Powter and Dallas Johnson 17 Holistic cumulative effects assessments for watershed risk assessment 294 Barry J. Wilson PART IV CUMULATIVE IMPACT MANAGEMENT 18 The limitations of utilizing collaborative governance for cumulative effects assessment and management 311 Richard D. Margerum 19 Using indicators to measure outcomes: adaptive assessment 325 Will Rifkin 20 Cumulative effects and governance in the Yukon: honouring the treaty relationship 346 Kiri Staples and Lindsay Staples 21 Monitoring that matters: towards effective ecological monitoring to address cumulative impacts on biodiversity 361 A. Cole Burton and Cheryl-Lesley B. Chetkiewicz Index
£203.00
ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc Innovation in Clusters: Science-Industry
Book SynopsisForged at the heart of international political bodies by expert researchers, the innovation cluster concept has been incorporated into most public policies in industrialized countries. Based largely on the ideas behind the success of Silicon Valley, several imitative attempts have been made to geographically group laboratories, companies and training in particular fields in order to generate “synergies” between science and industry. In its first part, Innovation in Clusters analyzes the infatuation with the system of clusters that is integral to innovative policies by analyzing its socio historical context, its revival in management and its worldwide expansion, looking at a French example at a local level. In its second part, the book explores a specialized biotechnology cluster dating back to the end of the 1990s. The sociological survey conducted twenty years later sheds a different light on the dynamics and relationships between laboratories and companies, contradicting the commonly held belief that innovation is made possible by geographical proximity.Table of ContentsForeword ix Philippe BRUNET Introduction xiii Part 1 Persistence and Renewal of the Cluster Concept in Contemporary Innovation Policies 1 Chapter 1 From Industrial Districts to Knowledge Valleys: the Legacy of the Cluster 3 1.1 The industrial district: the oldest ancestor of the cluster 3 1.1.1 The economic approach of industrial atmosphere 3 1.1.2 The first Italian districts and their influence in France 5 1.1.3 The rise of districts: the end of the Fordist enterprise? 7 1.2 Spatial concentrations of technological activities 10 1.2.1 The time of technopoles: reconciling regional planning and innovation 10 1.2.2 A spontaneous and innovative environment conducive to a “technological atmosphere”? 13 1.2.3 The era of cognitive capitalism: the race for creativity of individuals and territories 15 1.3 The valleys of knowledge: interindividual relations as a source of innovation 17 1.3.1 Informal links in the heart of Silicon Valley 17 1.3.2 The relational logic essential to geographical proximity 19 1.3.3 Social capital as a driver of innovation 21 Chapter 2 The Management Roots of the Cluster and Its Worldwide Dissemination 25 2.1 An economic and management concept destined to become a public action mechanism 25 2.1.1 Porter’s cluster: the rapid spread of success stories 25 2.1.2 Knowledge management and its workers as a dominant paradigm 29 2.1.3 A theoretical and practical toolkit provided by researcher-experts in clustering 33 2.2 Global dissemination of good clustering practices 36 2.2.1 A paradigm born in the United States and forged at the heart of the OECD 36 2.2.2 To adopt OECD recommendations, or have them imposed? 38 2.2.3 The European Union, sponsor of the race to the knowledge economy 40 2.3 The French legislative framework from the 1980s to the 2010s: a favored coming together of science and industry 43 2.3.1 Researchers converted into entrepreneurs 44 2.3.2 The university: a link in the cluster supply chain 46 2.3.3 A cluster for every territory 49 Chapter 3 The Cluster Imaginary: Tools, Local Narrative and Promise 53 3.1 Performative instruments: benchmarking, territorial marketing, visual instrumentation 53 3.1.1 Benchmarking or territorial mimicry 54 3.1.2 Territorial marketing: asserting the cluster’s symbolic capital 55 3.1.3 Visual instrumentation: the image of a dense, expanding campus 57 3.2 The construction of a narrative 60 3.2.1 Evry, the French cradle of human genomics 60 3.2.2 Industrial renewal: the cluster as a solution to local economic development 62 3.2.3 The rhetoric of technological backwardness: overcoming French scientific slowness 63 3.3 Promises of innovation and employment at the territorial level 65 3.3.1 The promise of the biocluster: a sustainable environment and the medicine of the future 65 3.3.2 Becoming the capital of genobiomedicine, creating jobs for innovators 68 3.3.3 The naturalization of the cluster effect: an unquestionable concept? 71 Part 2 Prevented Synergies: the Case of a Biotechnology Cluster 75 Chapter 4 Networking Systems: Repeated but Hindered Initiatives 77 4.1 Scientific and industrial administration: establishing a recurrent event 77 4.1.1 The emergence of an intermediary figure: the cluster administrator 78 4.1.2 Networking and renewing acquaintances among cluster members through regular events 80 4.1.3 Fostering communities of practice: the creation of thematic bodies 83 4.2 Sharing a technology platform: mutualization or collaboration? 87 4.2.1 Resources as an intermediary: a policy of sharing expensive equipment 88 4.2.2 Platform usage: service provision before collaboration 91 4.2.3 Equipment demonstrations: connecting or making visible? 94 4.3 The institutionalization of conviviality: “la vie de site” 98 4.3.1 Bringing together and involving employees from different backgrounds 98 4.3.2 Building emotional and community connections through volunteering and sport 101 4.3.3 L’Escale, a space of sociability revealing professional hierarchies 103 Chapter 5 Scientific Competition and Economic Competition: Social Fields Spanned by Internal Struggles 107 5.1 Asynchronous organizations and work rhythms 107 5.1.1. Dissonant work schedules between companies and laboratories 108 5.1.2 Belonging to the large biotechnology family or disciplinary demarcation logics? 112 5.2 A scientific field built from struggle and precarity 114 5.2.1 A workforce that is becoming precarious 114 5.2.2 Scientific work destabilized and concealed by competition 117 5.2.3 Researchers and industrial collaboration: an unequal commitment 121 5.3 An unstable relationship between economic development and industrial secrets for companies 124 5.3.1 Individuals are increasingly encouraged to start a business to escape unemployment 124 5.3.2 The fragility of the male 30-something entrepreneur 127 5.3.3 Intense activity marked by the search for financing and competition 131 Chapter 6 The Avoided Cooperation 137 6.1 A patchy local network 137 6.1.1 What type of organizations for what type of interactions? 137 6.1.2 Scientific and market relations behind informal interindividual exchanges 141 6.1.3 More outwardly looking organizations 144 6.2 Cooperation prevented by paradoxical demands 146 6.2.1 Additional time pressure 147 6.2.2 A disembodied objective between prescribed program and real work 149 6.2.3 Loyalty and performance objectives towards the employer 152 6.3 Avoidance strategies 155 6.3.1 Avoiding scientific and technological issues 155 6.3.2 Cluster administrators: between belief and lucidity 158 Conclusion 161 References 165 Index 197
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Organizational Project Management: Theory and
Book SynopsisThis concise text introduces an integrated view of all project management-related activities in an organization, called Organizational Project Management (OPM). Practical cases from several organizations, as well as popular theories such as the Resource-Based Theory and Institutional Theory provide for an insightful yet realistic understanding of OPM as an integrative tool for organizations to improve their efficiency and effectiveness. The reader will learn how separate organizational functions, such as project, program and portfolio management and governance integrate in a cohesive manner. The authors describe how different approaches to competing in the marketplace link to strategies, and the ways of selecting the 'best' business opportunities for organizations and integrating them into existing workflows and structures. They develop and describe a model that shows how OPM works within organizations. The book is a valuable resource for top managers, reflective practitioners, academics, and postgraduate students in organization theory.Trade Review'This fascinating book by renowned authors not only takes the organizational context of project management seriously, but also focuses on the interface as well as interplay between the temporary and the more permanent part of organizations. Discussing the value of the resource-based view and the neo-institutional approach as well as of governmentality theory for the analysis of organizational project management, the authors elaborate on the valuable link between project management and organization theory. They illustrate their ideas with the help of case studies. Reading recommended!' --Jörg Sydow, Freie Universität Berlin, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to Organizational Project Management Part I The OPM Model 2. Organizational Philosophy 3. OPM Approach 4. OPM Governance 5. Business Integration 6. Organizational Integration 7. Project Governance 8. Project Management Part II Theories and the OPM Model 9. Resource-Based Theory and OPM 10. Institutional Theory and OPM 11. A Theory of the OPM Model Part III Applications of the OPM Model 12. Case Study: OPM and the Management of Megaprojects 13. Case Study: OPM in an Organization for Public Good 14. OPM Assessment 15. Designing OPM Systems References Index
£94.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd How to Keep your Doctorate on Track: Insights
Book SynopsisThe path of a doctoral student can feel challenging and isolating. This guide provides doctoral students with key ideas and support to kick-start a doctoral journey, inspire progress and complete their thesis or dissertation. Featuring observations from experienced supervisors, as well as the reflections of current and recent postgraduate researchers, this intimate and entertaining book offers vital insights into the critical moments in any doctoral experience. Bringing together the voices of doctoral supervisors and candidates past and present from around the globe, How to Keep your Doctorate on Track will be a trusted companion for any PhD, DBA or EdD student. Supervisors and those offering support and guidance to doctoral candidates will also glean valuable insight into fresh approaches and their own practice. Contributors include: A. Alecsandru, F. Archontoulis, C. Atkinson, A. Byrnes-Johnstone, J. Callahan, A. Casey, R. Cole, O.S. Crocco, M. Cseh, Z. Djebali, G. Dobson, J. Donaghey, D.C. Duke, U. Furnier, V.O. Gekara, T. Gray, T.W. Greer, A. Hallin, B. Harney, G. Henry, C. Hughes, P. Jordan, M. Knox, S.F. Lambert, A. Lee, Q.Y. Lee, A. Lobo, R. Markey, N.S. Mauthner, E. McDonald, L. McKerr, D. Nickson, K. Nimon, E. Partlow, H. Prescott, N. Reynolds, S. Riaz, A. Robertson, J. Robinson, K. Rosenbusch, G. Ryan, J.J. Saunders, M. Shirmohammadi, M.K. Tran, A. Trif, M. Valverde, P. Watson Black, V. Webster, R. Whiting, C.F. WrightTrade Review‘. . . anyone pursuing graduate work should have plenty of support and at least one practical guide, like How to Keep Your Doctorate On Track. While the primary audience is obviously those considering or undertaking doctoral work, one key secondary audience is supervisors themselves. Each section pairs the perspectives of supervisors/professors with those of students. As the editors themselves point out, the student perspectives can be eye-opening. Perhaps if more supervisors paused to reflect on the varied experiences presented in this text, they could help mitigate some of the anxiety and depression felt by students under their tutelage.’ -- Kelly A Harrison, Technical CommunicationTable of ContentsContents: 1 What we wish we had known: lessons learned to keep your doctorate on track 1 Rebecca Loudoun, Emily A. Morrison, Mark N.K. Saunders and Keith Townsend PART I GETTING INTO IT 2 Choosing your topic: a supervisor perspective 14 Jimmy Donaghey 3 ‘Begin at the beginning’: identifying ideas for a PhD 22 Graeme Dobson 4 ‘I want to do it because I want to do it’: boarding flight PhD 31 Jemma J. Saunders 5 Asking “the” question 34 Emily McDonald 6 Whose doctorate is it anyway? How students and supervisors can work well together 36 Carol Atkinson and Keith Townsend 7 When an orchestra misses its harmony (or how I learnt to work with my supervisors) 43 Mai Khanh Tran 8 ‘How much time do I get?????’ 52 Peter J. Jordan 9 Views from the top and views of the valley: the paths of dissertation literature reviews 55 Maria Cseh 10 Critically reviewing the literature: the ghosts of literature present, past and future 65 Linzi McKerr 11 Reading academic papers: visiting and re-visiting old friends 74 Jennifer Robinson 12 Research philosophies and why they matter 76 Natasha S. Mauthner 13 Getting your research philosophy clear 87 Rosanna Cole 14 Changing philosophy (aka the only PhD is a finished PhD) 95 Brian Harney 15 Designing and conducting a quantitative study: lessons learned from work, home, and school 97 Kim Nimon 16 Strategies for analysing qualitative data: how to get started with making sense of all that material you’ve collected 107 Anette Hallin 17 Discovering statistics and developing a quantitative research design 117 Ursula Furnier 18 Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, how am I making sense of it all? 125 Merrel Knox 19 Too much of a good thing – tradeoffs between training and completion? 135 Keith Townsend PART II GETTING ON WITH IT 20 Critical feedback: transforming criticisms into indispensable insights 142 Emily A. Morrison 21 ‘They think I’m stupid’: dealing with supervisor feedback 159 Amanda Lee 22 No book or resource has all the answers 167 Rebecca Loudoun 23 “Ok Google … since when did you join my supervision team?” 169 Adam Robertson 24 Embracing research ethics: from cognitive walk-through to reflexive journey 171 Rebecca Whiting 25 Gaining ethical approval 182 Nora Pillard Reynolds 26 But I am just going home: research ethics and student safety 191 Safa Riaz 27 Organizational governance: the final hurdles for research approval 193 Amy N.B. Johnston 28 Wearing skirts and writing like a woman: a winding road to gaining access to research 200 Ana Alecsandru 29 Gaining access to apparently easy informants 210 Mireia Valverde 30 Letters from a doctoral researcher to a data collection advice column … and the responses 213 Sharon F. Lambert 31 Addressing power differentials and managing egos: how to collect reliable qualitative data when researching ‘elites’ 228 Chris F. Wright 32 Time is waiting in the wings 238 Mark N.K. Saunders 33 Navigating the supervisory relationship: the case of the disappearing supervisors 248 Vicki Webster 34 Managing time and maintaining focus 256 Colin Hughes 35 Tightrope walking: balancing the dynamic tensions of the doctoral process 264 Andrea Casey 36 Keeping your life on track: living one spoon at a time 272 Emma Partlow 37 Opportunities and challenges of studying abroad 281 Aurora Trif 38 Keeping life and career on track as a non-traditional doctorate student 283 Vicki Webster 39 Finders, keepers, losers, weepers! A doctoral candidate’s reality of changing thesis advisors 285 Polly Watson Black 40 To leave or not to leave your Alma Mater 293 Raymond Markey 41 My journey 303 Gerard Ryan PART III GETTING IT FINISHED AND MOVING ON 42 Eat, sleep, redraft, repeat 308 Ana Lobo 43 Challenges in writing up qualitative findings 316 Victor Oyaro Gekara 44 The power to write 323 Melika Shirmohammadi 45 Writing your thesis quickly and well 325 Tara Gray 46 Rewriting and overcoming writer’s block 336 Grace Henry 47 Overcoming writer’s block (and submission anxiety) 344 Fiona Archontoulis 48 The final mile: avoiding and overcoming viva trip-ups 345 Dawn C. Duke 49 My viva voce examination: a rollercoaster! 356 Zeineb Djebali 50 Let me defend myself (or at least my thesis) 365 Qian Yi Lee 51 Networking with academics to solve your PhD puzzle 367 Adam Robertson 52 Are conferences worth attending as a graduate student? Reflections and lessons from a former graduate student 377 Tomika W. Greer 53 A tale of three dissertations: experiences of transforming mentored research into an article 387 Jamie Callahan 54 How can you publish from your dissertation? 398 Katherine Rosenbusch 55 Publishing from your thesis 408 Dennis Nickson 56 Getting the first academic job 410 Oliver S. Crocco 57 Beyond the doctorate: getting your first job 420 Holly Prescott 58 Publications, what publications? 429 Mark N.K. Saunders 59 Balancing act 431 Polly Watson Black Index 433
£133.00
Kogan Page Ltd The Power of Project Leadership: 7 Keys to Help
Book SynopsisWINNER: PMI UK National Project Awards 2019 - Project Management Literature Category Projects and work environments are becoming increasingly complex, with more stakeholders, dispersed teams and an unprecedented rate of technological change. In order to adapt to this complexity and find new opportunities to innovate and build a high performing team, project managers must shift their mindset to one of project leadership. The Power of Project Leadership explains how to generate positive results for projects and clients while growing as a leader and empowering the team to fully contribute. Now in its second edition, The Power of Project Leadership contains new interviews with successful project leaders and discusses current topics such as the psychology behind high performing teams, coaching, facilitation and conflict resolution, collaborative planning and risk management. It outlines the capabilities, attitudes and behaviours needed to become a confident, driven and focused project leader, including leading with vision, continuously improving, empowering teams, building trust with stakeholders, and using powerful techniques. With examples of the most fundamental causes of project failure and how to avoid them, The Power of Project Leadership shows how to inspire teams, add real value and deliver outstanding projects.Trade Review"Projects become more complex every day, not only from a technical point of view but especially from a leadership point of view. The Power of Project Leadership is provided to all participants of a leadership training programme for our senior project managers. They use it frequently during and after their leadership journey and appreciate its practical approach." * Saskia van der Meij, Director Talent Learning & Development Royal BAM Group *"The Power of Project Leadership combines the human element into project management theory, giving us an effective roadmap to find ways of managing demanding pressures, and developing the art to achieve project success." * Sarah Jane Woods, Public Services Project Manager and Life Coach *"I loved this book the first time, and the revised edition is even better. Fully updated, this edition goes deep into strategies to help you lead yourself and your team more effectively. The book goes beyond theory - although you can tell the text is well-grounded in research - to give you practical tactics that you can use daily at work. When you combine powerful techniques and a willingness to do the work, you have a blend that will help you excel at delivering organisational strategy through projects. Susanne makes it easy by stepping you through the 'keys' to leadership, and you can pick and choose the approaches you think will make the most difference with your team." * Elizabeth Harrin, FAPM, author of 'Project Manager', Director Otobos Consultants Ltd, award-winning blogger GirlsGuideToPM.com *"The 2nd edition of The Power of Project Leadership is bang up-to-date with the latest information needed for project leaders and retains the energy and commitment borne out of Susanne's personal experience, which made the original such a success. This new edition is ambitious for you and for the profession and asks you to reflect on your own progression as a project leader. It recognises that internal work may be challenging, so it is written in an engaging manner, combining a practical framework with inspirational stories from practitioners, to keep you engaged." * Carole Osterweil, author of Project Delivery, Uncertainty and Neuroscience *"The new edition of this book develops from the foundation laid by the first edition and layers new models and new thinking into the leadership practices for project managers. If you read the first edition, there is plenty of new material on which to build. If this is your first entry into the topic, there is a wealth of information combined with practice with which to develop your skills." * Ruth Pearce, ACC, JD, PMP, coach, project motivator, and author of Be a Project Motivator *"Whether you are an experienced practitioner looking to reflect and hone your skills, or setting out with a goal to become an inspirational leader of projects, this book provides the insight to do so. Highly recommended. All my team have a copy. I'm that confident of the effect it will have on my business." * Paul Daniels, Leadership and Management Ltd (about previous edition) *"In this great and inspiring book, Susanne has gathered the core elements and key insights to bring you the essence of project leadership. It contains coaching questions that challenge you to think about yourself, assess your situation and commit to becoming the leader you wish to be. This book should be your personal development tool for this year!" * Birger Kontek, Senior Change Manager and Vice President Barclaycard Germany (about previous edition) *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - ONE: The world is changing and so must you; Section - TWO: Your hidden drivers; Section - THREE: The 7 keys to project leadership; Chapter - 01: Key #1 – Be authentic; Chapter - 02: Key #2 – Lead with vision; Chapter - 03: Key #3 – Improve and innovate; Chapter - 04: Key #4 – Empower the team; Chapter - 05: Key #5 – Get close to your stakeholders; Chapter - 06: Key #6 – Establish a solid foundation; Chapter - 07: Key #7 – Work with intent; Section - FOUR: Making the transition happen
£90.25
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on Innovation and Project Management
Book SynopsisIdentifying the origins of innovation and project management, this unique Handbook explains why and how the two fields have grown and developed as separate disciplines, highlighting how and why they are now converging. It explores the theoretical and practical connections between the management of innovation and projects, examining the close relationship between the disciplines.Chapters introduce new research examining how organisations manage innovative projects to compete in global markets and tackle some of the immense economic, social and environmental challenges facing societies in the 21st century. Leading scholars in the field examine the management of innovative projects in various forms and across diverse contexts, including R&D, new product development, agile, collaboration, trust and ambidexterity. The Handbook outlines efforts to cross-fertilise ideas from innovation and project management, share and create new concepts, and borrow theories from other disciplines to assist empirical research and develop a more integrated research agenda, offering practical guidance on how to manage innovative projects in real-world settings.Comprehensive and invaluable, this Handbook is a critical read for innovation management and project management scholars and students. Practitioners in both fields interested in developing their professional skills and acquiring thought leadership in a converging field will also benefit greatly from reading this.Trade Review‘We live in a world of projects. This Handbook illuminates that world, demonstrating how to better catalyze, organize, and sustain the innovation processes embedded in project management. Reuniting separate streams of project and innovation management while incorporating the latest thinking on ecosystems and digital transformation, the Handbook will reinvigorate current experts while exciting newcomers. Highly recommended.’ -- John Paul MacDuffie, University of Pennsylvania, US‘This Handbook provides an essential reference in the field of Innovation Project Management, grounded on a comprehensive synthesis of past works and opening stimulating perspective for further research. It shows how innovation project management contributes to key questions in management science and addresses critical issues for companies and society.’ -- Pascal Le Masson, Mines Paris – PSL University, France‘Whether using projects to manage innovation or seeking to make any project more innovative, this essential Handbook builds on a diverse, scholarly foundation to bring a wealth of practical, integrated insights for researchers and managers. Having worked in this area for 30 years, I still learned much by reading it.’ -- Tyson Browning, Texas Christian University (TCU), US‘Our world's grandest challenges urgently need transformative innovations that only major programmes can deliver at scale. This Handbook provides an essential reference for how we can better adapt and vary project thinking to make such advances in ways that better serve those we seek to uplift.’ -- Daniel Armanios, BT Professor of Major Programme Management, University of Oxford, UK‘This Handbook provides an integrative perspective on decades of separate innovation and project management research. The introductory chapter offers novel frameworks that guide but are also informed by 22 following chapters contributed by global experts. It will be a trusted reference as well as a guide for further integrative research.’ -- Robert A. Burgelman, Stanford Graduate School of Business, US‘The time is ripe to connect the study of projects and their management more tightly to other domains of management research. The new Elgar Handbook on Innovation and Project Management does so with regard to perhaps the most obvious but also by far most important field: innovation management. The Handbook excels in doing so, not only with regard to past and present, but also the future of research in both fields of study.’ -- Jörg Sydow, Freie Universität Berlin, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xiv Karl T. Ulrich 1 Introduction: building bridges between innovation and project management research 1 Andrew Davies, Sylvain Lenfle, Christoph H. Loch and Christophe Midler PART I CONVERGING AND INTEGRATING 2 Bridging project studies and innovation studies: a meta-theoretical approach and research agenda 36 Joana Geraldi and Jonas Söderlund 3 Corporate entrepreneurship and project management 60 Valentine Georget and Rémi Maniak 4 The converging nature of innovation and project management: process, contingency and strategy 80 Vered Holzmann and Aaron Shenhar 5 It’s all a bit fuzzy? The front end in project and innovation management 101 Michael A. Lewis, Joseph W. Harrison and Jens K. Roehrich 6 “A disputed project identity”: ambiguity and hybridization of exploration and exploitation in complex projects 125 Stéphanie Tillement, Frédéric Garcias and Florence Charue-Duboc 7 Innovation projects in a global world: bridging global innovation management and project management 149 Christophe Midler and Sihem BenMahmoud-Jouini PART II BUILDING AND EXTENDING 8 Corporate innovation strategies and multi-project management on lineages and ambidextrous programmes 168 Rémi Maniak and Christophe Midler 9 Exploratory projects: the state of the art and a research agenda 186 Sylvain Lenfle 10 Managing unforeseeable uncertainty through learning 201 Christoph H. Loch, Svenja C. Sommer and Mengtong Jiang 11 Success factors of project portfolio management and their influence on innovation success 219 Alexander Kock and Hans Georg Gemünden 12 Innovation in project-based organizations 232 Jan van den Ende and Floor Blindenbach-Driessen PART III IMPORTING AND CROSS-FERTILIZING 13 Collaboration and trust in innovative projects 244 Niels Noorderhaven 14 A cultural evolution theory of balancing innovative and routine projects 258 Christoph H. Loch, Stylianos Kavadias and Svenja C. Sommer 15 Organizing projects for social innovation 274 Stephan Manning and Stanislav Vavilov 16 From “lonely projects” to orchestrating project innovation ecosystems 294 Samuel C. MacAulay, Andrew Davies and Mark Dodgson 17 Value management of innovation projects: contemporary challenges and perspectives 308 Sophie Hooge and Sylvain Lenfle 18 Blending novelty and tradition in creative projects: how robust project design and conventionality shape the appeal of operatic productions 333 Giulia Cancellieri, Gino Cattani and Simone Ferriani PART IV CASES AND CONTEXTS 19 Systems engineering as foundation and target for complex system innovation 356 Stephen B. Johnson 20 Corporate innovation and agile project management 375 Kate Davis and Jeffrey K. Pinto 21 Projects, capabilities and innovation: Rome’s Jubilee as a vanguard project for the Italian Civil Protection Department 393 Eugenia Cacciatori and Andrea Prencipe 22 Digital project capabilities and innovation: insights from the emerging use of platforms in construction 408 Jennifer Whyte, Luigi Mosca and Shanjing Zhou (Alexander) 23 Innovation and big science projects 423 Mark Dodgson and David Gann Index 435
£205.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Megaproject Leaders: Reflections on Personal Life
Book SynopsisMegaproject Leaders brings together 18 prominent academics who interviewed 16 great megaproject leaders originating from 10 different countries. Based on a reflective methodological approach, these chapters investigate the managing of megaprojects from a human perspective, identify new trends in the managing of megaprojects and identify lessons learned from the personal views of the interviewees. The novel ideas presented will appeal to academics, practitioners and university students.Trade Review‘The management of megaprojects is one of the most fascinating themes in project management. We witness an increasing amount of research and publications dedicated to megaprojects -- but the research documents a criminal negligence of the key people that drive, shape and influence the success or failure of megaprojects. This new book makes a fundamental difference. It focuses on the key people, who jointly manage successfully very complex megaprojects.’ -- - Hans Georg Gemünden, Professor Emeritus of Technology and Innovation Management, TU Berlin, Germany'This well written book is a rich source on the leading of landmark megaprojects successfully. Using case studies from different continents, the authors craft out the complexity, insecurity, ambiguity and social impact of these projects. I especially like that the authors shed light on the personal context, energy and values of the project leaders enabling them to accomplish these immense endeavors. These megaprojects are interwoven with the lives and careers of their project leaders. This book is a must read for anyone who wants to see the adventures/evolution of megaprojects and their leaders.' -- - Martina Huemann, WU Vienna, Austria, Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Project Management‘The ever growing body of work examining “megaprojects” and major project and programme management has focused on governance, structure, strategy and management but has been relatively silent on the core issue of leadership. This book will be a critical and vital contribution to filling that gap and will be an important resource for anyone studying or working on megaprojects and interested in the role and impact of leadership. I think this book will be a vital go to source, not only for students and researchers but also very importantly, for current and aspirant leaders of megaprojects.’ -- - Tyrone Pitsis, Durham University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Author biographies ix Foreword by Jeffrey K. Pinto xvii Acknowledgements xix SECTION I INTRODUCTION 1 What is done through the lens of megaproject leaders’ life stories 2 Nathalie Drouin, Alfons van Marrewijk, Shankar Sankaran and Ralf Müller 2 A biographical research approach 12 Alfons van Marrewijk, Shankar Sankaran, Ralf Müller and Nathalie Drouin SECTION II THE BIOGRAPHICAL LIFE STORIES 3 3 instead of 24 – complete closure of the A40 motorway 21 Yvonne Schoper 4 Storytelling from the authentic leader of High Speed 2 (HS2) Ltd. infrastructure megaproject in the United Kingdom 47 Natalya Sergeeva and Andrew Davies 5 Transformation2 : leading a megaproject turnaround 62 Bernard Naughton and Harvey Maylor 6 Developing a partnership in the Schiphol–Amsterdam– Almere megaproject 84 Alfons van Marrewijk 7 The Gotthard Base Tunnel: the work of a century 101 Nathalie Drouin and Ralf Müller 8 The project owner and the project manager: the M4 motorway connecting Sydney from the west to the east 119 Daphne Freeder, Shankar Sankaran and Stewart Clegg 9 The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa: a labour of love and learning 139 Daphne Freeder, Shankar Sankaran and Stewart Clegg 10 Childhood experiences and personality meet opportunity: the formative development of a megaproject innovator 150 John Steen 11 Incheon Bridge, South Korea: the actualization of a landmark envisioned a century ago 166 Maude Brunet 12 The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge and its project leader 181 Qian Shi and Chao Xiao 13 Attention and mindfulness: a tale of two megaprojects 201 Linzhuo Wang and Fangwei Zhu 14 Megaproject leadership in the developing world: an Indian perspective 215 Ashwin Mahalingam 15 How to lead an urban megaproject: lessons from the Canada Line 232 Nathalie Drouin 16 Hydro-Québec megaprojects: learnings from a leader 248 Nathalie Drouin SECTION III INSIGHTS AND CONCLUSIONS 17 Insights from personal perspectives 270 Ralf Müller, Alfons van Marrewijk, Nathalie Drouin and Shankar Sankaran 18 Conclusions and reflections: what have we learnt about megaproject leaders? 288 Shankar Sankaran, Alfons van Marrewijk, Nathalie Drouin and Ralf Müller Index 298
£115.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Organizational Project Management: Theory and
Book SynopsisThis concise text introduces an integrated view of all project management-related activities in an organization, called Organizational Project Management (OPM). Practical cases from several organizations, as well as popular theories such as the Resource-Based Theory and Institutional Theory provide for an insightful yet realistic understanding of OPM as an integrative tool for organizations to improve their efficiency and effectiveness. The reader will learn how separate organizational functions, such as project, program and portfolio management and governance integrate in a cohesive manner. The authors describe how different approaches to competing in the marketplace link to strategies, and the ways of selecting the 'best' business opportunities for organizations and integrating them into existing workflows and structures. They develop and describe a model that shows how OPM works within organizations. The book is a valuable resource for top managers, reflective practitioners, academics, and postgraduate students in organization theory.Trade Review'This fascinating book by renowned authors not only takes the organizational context of project management seriously, but also focuses on the interface as well as interplay between the temporary and the more permanent part of organizations. Discussing the value of the resource-based view and the neo-institutional approach as well as of governmentality theory for the analysis of organizational project management, the authors elaborate on the valuable link between project management and organization theory. They illustrate their ideas with the help of case studies. Reading recommended!' --Jörg Sydow, Freie Universität Berlin, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to Organizational Project Management Part I The OPM Model 2. Organizational Philosophy 3. OPM Approach 4. OPM Governance 5. Business Integration 6. Organizational Integration 7. Project Governance 8. Project Management Part II Theories and the OPM Model 9. Resource-Based Theory and OPM 10. Institutional Theory and OPM 11. A Theory of the OPM Model Part III Applications of the OPM Model 12. Case Study: OPM and the Management of Megaprojects 13. Case Study: OPM in an Organization for Public Good 14. OPM Assessment 15. Designing OPM Systems References Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd A Research Agenda for Construction Management
Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.This impressive book challenges the orthodoxies that have dominated the construction management research (CMR) field for the past 50 years. Providing a comprehensive framework for understanding the complex and multi-faceted domain of construction, A Research Agenda for Construction Management sets out a range of alternative perspectives which problematise the axioms upon which much CMR knowledge is based and offers new directions for the research community to consider.Chapters range from exploring approaches to better understand the industry and its various functions, to discussing how alternative theoretical positions might be mobilised to shed new light on complex socio-economic activity. By challenging the ways in which construction is viewed, this Research Agenda subjects dominant research approaches and paradigms to critical scrutiny, ultimately encouraging future researchers to reflect on and adopt more creative and meaningful approaches to their work.By identifying new and emergent themes and exploring how these can be researched, this incisive Research Agenda will be of considerable interest to researchers and academics in the field of construction management research. Its thought-provoking chapters will also make this a fitting read for research-engaged construction practitioners. Trade Review‘Einstein asserted that “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking that we used when we created them”. That insight encapsulates the essence of this book. The array of eminent authors address fundamental topics of research – both ‘technical’ and methodological. An essential volume for all who research Construction Management.’ -- Richard Fellows, Loughborough University, UK‘This is an important collection from some of the leading construction management thinkers working today. As a maturing but still contested field, it is now more important than ever to embrace heterogeneity of approach and plurality of theory and to question orthodoxy and replication. Every construction management researcher should not only read this, but also draw inspiration from it.’ -- Chris Harty, London South Bank University, UK‘This book critically explores why the narrow research agenda for construction management (CM) must change and offers several positive perspectives for doing so. Its insights move us beyond a focus on project delivery and provide a broader, fertile basis for the creating CM/ built environment knowledge. Essential reading and highly recommended.’ -- Richard Lorch, Buildings & Cities‘Anyone with an interest in Construction Management Research needs to read this book. The editors and other experts have crafted what will become a seminal work. Whether you are beginning your research journey or are an experienced researcher – academic or practitioner – this book was written for you.’ -- Brian Atkin, Lund University, SwedenTable of ContentsContents: 1 Construction management research: a community at a crossroads? 1 Roine Leiringer and Andrew Dainty 2 Construction economics – it ain’t what it used to be 21 Stephen Gruneberg 3 What are we trying to achieve? Rigour, relevance and modes of knowledge production in construction management research 45 Mike Bresnen 4 Theory and the contribution of qualitative research to construction management research 67 Libby Schweber and Vivien Chow 5 Understanding construction sector policy through narrative analysis: a critical perspective 93 Stuart D. Green and Dilek Ulutas Duman 6 Beyond the boundary and scale of the construction project 117 Paul W. Chan 7 Cognition and action in construction project organising 141 Eunice Maytorena-Sanchez, Natalya Sergeeva and Graham M. Winch 8 Construction safety management: the case for a new approach to research-informed change 171 Steve Rowlinson 9 A research agenda for construction management in the 4.0 era 193 Evangelos Pantazis, Eyüphan Koç and Lucio Soibelman 10 Fast and frugal research: the pervasive use of questionnaires in construction management research 221 Dominic D. Ahiaga-Dagbui and Igor Martek 11 Making sense of ‘new age data sets’: researching from afar 243 Johan Ninan, Mathangi Krishnamurthy and Ashwin Mahalingam 12 Does construction need management? The case for alternative construction organization 265 Dan Sage Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on Complex Project Organizing
Book SynopsisThis Research Handbook provides a cutting-edge review of complex project organizing (CPO), and suggests fruitful avenues for future research with a focus on grand challenges and a sustainable future.Split into four sections, this Research Handbook addresses transitions within the field of CPO that could, and should, take place to achieve our shared aspirations for a better future. Featuring a team of contributors that is both interdisciplinary and geographically widespread, chapters provide a clarification of core concepts of complex project organizing, comprehensive coverage of leading theoretical perspectives for CPO, as well as a discussion of key empirical research themes. In particular, special attention is given to the implications of Industry 4.0 for complex project organizing.The Research Handbook on Complex Project Organizing develops a guiding path to help academics – both established and early career – and research students in the fields of business leadership, operations management, and knowledge management navigate through these important topics, and envision how to respond to the grand challenges we all face.Trade Review‘Modern projects, whether undertaken by public organizations for societal benefit or private firms for commercial advantage, pose a genuine challenge for their sponsors, who often discover belatedly that their technical challenges are quickly eclipsed by other layers of complexity involved in managing myriad stakeholders (team members, cooperating organizations, public advocacy groups, and so forth). The more we can identify – in advance – the combination of technical and behavioral challenges to be addressed and begin to formulate the best means to respond to these challenges, the greater the likelihood our projects will realize their often lofty goals. Professors Winch, Brunet, and Cao have created a singularly valuable book that comes at a welcome and opportune moment, as public and private sector money to be spent on projects continues to balloon. The work of three acknowledged, world-class thinkers on project management, Research Handbook on Complex Project Organizing is destined to be an immediate and significant addition to the literature and current managerial practice. Its arrival is both timely and of critical importance to our deeper understanding of project management challenges in the twenty-first century.’ -- Jeffrey K. Pinto, The Pennsylvania State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xv Rodney Turner Acknowledgements xvii 1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on Complex Project Organizing 1 Graham M. Winch, Maude Brunet and Dongping Cao PART I CORE CONCEPTS OF COMPLEX PROJECT ORGANIZING 2 Uncertainty 17 Graham M. Winch 3 Complexity 26 Tyson R. Browning 4 Projectivity 36 Graham M. Winch 5 Temporality 46 Anne Live Vaagaasar, Therese Dille and Tor Hernes PART II PERSPECTIVES FROM ORGANIZATION THEORY 6 Contingency theory and its applications to complex project organizing 60 Peerasit Patanakul 7 System dynamics to understand and improve the performance of complex projects 70 Burak Gozluklu and John Sterman 8 Transaction cost economics: governing the commercial interface 78 David Lowe 9 Organizing complex projects from neo-institutional perspectives 89 Jörg Sydow and Jonas Söderlund 10 Foucault’s governmentality and the issue of project collaboration 99 Stewart Clegg and Johan Ninan 11 Projects-as-practice: taking stock and moving on 107 Markus Hällgren and Anders Söderholm 12 Uncovering the role of non-human actors in projects 117 Julien Pollack and Stewart Clegg 13 Project organizing in network contexts 127 Stephan Manning 14 Multi-level project organizing: a complex adaptive systems perspective 138 Pierre A. Daniel and Eric Daniel 15 From duality to dualism in complex project organizing: structuration and morphogenetic theory 148 Graham M. Winch 16 The contribution of design thinking to complex project organizing 158 Sihem BenMahmoud-Jouini and Lisa Carlgren PART III CHALLENGES OF COMPLEX PROJECT ORGANIZING 17 Project-based organizations: an overview of an emerging field of research 172 Jonas Söderlund 18 Project governance: conceptual and practical challenges in complex project organizing 183 Ata Ul Musawir 19 Addressing the challenges of new product development by Triple-A project management 193 Alexander Kock and Hans Georg Gemünden 20 Four research strategies for studying organizational project management 203 Monique Aubry 21 Governing inter-organisational relationships in large projects: a review and future research agenda 213 Juliette Engelhart, Jens K. Roehrich and Brian Squire 22 Public-private partnerships as vectors of complexity 223 Pierre-André Hudon, Maude Brunet and Nicolas Paquet 23 Megaprojects: XL challenges in project organizing 233 Alfons van Marrewijk 24 A complexity perspective on project stakeholder management 243 Jere Lehtinen, Christof Kier, Kirsi Aaltonen and Martina Huemann 25 Teaming for complex project organizing: a review of key concepts, project teaming studies and questions for future research 254 Anne Keegan 26 Increasing the effectiveness of project management: using causal mapping to integrate risk, uncertainty, and stakeholders 264 Fran Ackermann and Eunice Maytorena-Sanchez 27 Project narratives: directions for research 274 Natalya Sergeeva and Johan Ninan 28 Project value creation: sensemaking, shaping, and monitoring in a project network 283 Miia Martinsuo 29 Nothing succeeds like success, but what is it anyway? Reconceptualizing project success 293 Lavagnon A. Ika and Jeffrey K. Pinto 30 Owner project capabilities for complex project organising 303 Roine Leiringer 31 Embracing complexity in sustainable project management 312 Luca Sabini and Gilbert Silvius PART IV TOWARDS PROJECT ORGANIZING 4.0 32 Model-based definition and project organising: towards digital and integrated project delivery 327 Dongping Cao, Shiting Shao and Guangbin Wang 33 Has the Internet of Things made a real difference to the management of projects? 335 Igor Martek, M. Reza Hosseini, David John Edwards and Faris Elghaish 34 Artificial intelligence in project organizing 344 Chao Xiao, Qian Shi and Huijin Zhang 35 Taming complexity in project organising through blockchain 353 Eleni Papadonikolaki and Klaudia Jaskula 36 Big data analytics and project organizing 366 Weisheng Lu and Jinying Xu 37 A management flight simulator to catalyse learning about complex projects 375 Burak Gozluklu and John Sterman 38 The digital revolution and complex project organizing: towards Project Management 4.0? 383 Jennifer Whyte, Karim Farghaly and Shanjing Zhou (Alexander) Index
£195.00
Edward Elgar Research Handbook on Sustainable Project
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£225.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd How to Manage International Multidisciplinary
Book SynopsisThis insightful How to guide is expertly crafted to assist mid-career academic and non-academic researchers in preparing for new and innovative ways of working in international multidisciplinary environments.
£90.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on Project Performance
Book SynopsisThis engaging Research Handbook presents a fresh look at how to improve project performance for the project sponsor, client and end user using a number of empirical research studies. Focusing on project performance concepts and methods, the Handbook provides a novel and fresh look at successful project completions, achieving project objectives, on-time or ahead of time project completion or delivering within budget. With contributions from expert scholars, each chapter highlights a new wave of research and examines how to plan and manage a project as well as handling unexpected changes alongside project risks, unknowns or uncertainties. Key factors enhancing project success are highlighted such as the critical role of the project manager and their effective leadership, the importance of knowledge sharing, effective communication and lessons learnt from past projects. Furthermore, the Handbook reviews new and emerging trends that can have a major impact on project performance. Combining new insights with original research, the Research Handbook on Project Performance will be an invigorating read for research scholars and graduate students studying project management as well as professional managers engaged in project management.Trade Review‘For project managers, identifying, selecting and implementing “best” project management practices that can have a major impact on project performance are not easy tasks to conduct. One can ask what is the role of project managers to do so? How can project managers implement and measure project management success? With the collaboration of well-known academics, this book sheds light on the concepts and dimensions on project success and project performance. A must-read to understand the conditions to achieve project success and improve project performance.’ -- Nathalie Drouin, Université du Québec à Montréal (ESG UQAM), Canada‘A book for every project academic – I can thoroughly recommend it to both researchers and practitioners. It ranges through the entire breadth and lifecycle of a project, from debates about “project success” to project environment issues as diverse as cross-cultural Integration and Industry 4.0, with a practical critical view. It has a considerable international range of authors, bringing a fresh look to conditions for project success.’ -- Terry Williams, University of Hull, UKTable of ContentsContents: PART I BACKDROP 1 Introduction to Research Handbook on Project Performance 2 Vittal Anantatmula and Chakradhar Iyyunni 2 Project performance measures and metrics framework 11 Riaz Ahmed 3 An alternative to traditional project management: using lean OKRs as a model for value creation for software product companies 23 Bart den Haak 4 Modeling relationships of projects and operations: toward a dynamic framework of performance 39 Pierre A. Daniel PART II TACTICS, STRATEGIES, AND RISKS 5 Construction and demolition waste recycling and reuse clause in standard form contracts: impact on project performance 55 Nurhaizan Mohd Zainudin, Ahmad Amir Hafiz Ahmad, Rahimi A. Rahman, and Fadzida Ismail 6 Project monitoring and data integrity 67 Tracey Richardson and James Marion 7 Don’t ask what makes projects successful, but under what circumstances they work: recalibrating project success factors 75 Lavagnon A. Ika and Jeffrey K. Pinto 8 Understanding the causes and effects of low-risk management: implementation in projects using the DEMATEL algorithm 92 Chia-Kuang Lee, Wen-Nee Wong, Nurhaizan Mohd Zainudin and Ahmad Huzaimi Abd Jamil 9 Managing risk in Indian construction projects 115 Chakradhar Iyyunni and Sunil Kumar 10 Risk analytics for project success 133 Ruchita Gupta, Karuna Jain, and Charu Chandra Gupta 11 Building capability for project success: examining the preparedness of emerging professionals using a university capstone project case study 158 Michelle Turner and Guinevere Gilbert 12 Role of project management maturity in project performance 176 Vittal Anantatmula PART III NEXT PRACTICES 13 Addressing the performance gap with lean-led design 189 Hafsa Chbaly and Maude Brunet 14 Fixed capacity and beyond budgeting: a symbiotic relationship within a scaled agile environment 198 Yvan Petit and Carl Marnewick 15 Cross-cultural integration in the next practices of project management: a qualitative study 216 Dhruv Pratap Singh and Mahesh S. Raisinghani 16 Project management lessons learned: essential safety features 233 Kam Jugdev 17 Projects as vehicles of learning 242 Arthur Shelley 18 Impact of Industry 4.0 on agile project management 256 Vijaya Dixit and Upasna A. Agarwal 19 Performance management in public–private partnership projects: a perspective from the Indian road sector 267 Dhruv Agarwal, Sagar Deshmukh, and Ganesh Devkar Index
£170.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on the Governance of Projects
Book SynopsisThis cutting-edge Research Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of research on the governance of projects. Spanning different sectors, project types, and organizational hierarchies, it delves into diverse theoretical and practical approaches to the governance of projects, identifying valuable new phenomena for future study.Through diverse case studies, chapters cover all aspects of the governance of projects, including theories of governance, governance approaches, mechanisms, and situational contingencies. It examines the governance of individual projects, groups of projects, megaprojects, and inter-organizational project networks in turn. Expert contributors explore key issues such as governance for sustainable development programs, benefit management, social value creation, ethical governance, and meta-governance. Drawing insights from industry, academia and the public sector, the Research Handbook provides a toolkit of resources that can be applied in diverse contexts.Covering a wide range of approaches to the governance of projects, this Research Handbook will be a valuable guide for academics and students in governance, business, management, and organizational innovation. With extensive case studies illustrating how theories of governance can be practically applied, it will also be a useful resource for practicing managers seeking to develop their governance strategies.Trade Review‘Written by three illustrious project-management scholars, this book is a must-read for students and researchers. The best way to describe this book is in the words of the authors who state that it offers “a kaleidoscope of applications, theoretical lenses, and philosophical stances.” Presented in five sections, the book spans invaluable conceptual and practical insights from chapter contributors and underscores the need for novel approaches to governance.’ -- Professor Kam Jugdev, Athabasca University, Canada‘This is by far one of the most ambitious books on governance of projects that has ever been published. It covers the entire spectrum of perspectives and challenges and it gives the reader a comprehensive understanding of current research on the governance of projects. It is a fascinating blend of theories, examples and outlooks – authored by some of the top scholars and thinkers in our field.’ -- Professor Jonas Söderlund, Linköping University, Sweden‘How should we regulate and make successful our efforts to achieve broadly appreciated results in society’s most important organizations and projects? This Research Handbook assembles insights from a broad cast of expert contributors, who provide a multifaceted treatment of the governance of projects. Researchers at all levels will benefit from this, the most comprehensive compendium available on the subject.’ -- Professor Tyson Browning, Texas Christian University, US‘This book brings together the state-of-the-art of research on the governance of projects – I encourage you to read. It covers a vitally important topic, given the grand challenges that society faces and has practical implications for project leaders, managers, engineers and researchers, with insights across a range of contexts from the set up and delivery of individual projects to corporate project management offices and overseeing activity on boards.’ -- Professor Jennifer Whyte, University of Sydney, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Research Handbook on the Governance of Projects 1 Ralf Müller, Shankar Sankaran, and Nathalie Drouin PART I THEORETICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL, AND CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS 1 A philosophy of governance 9 Efrosyni Konstantinou 2 Principles of good governance 20 Ralf Müller 3 Classic perspectives on project governance: transaction cost economics, agency theory, and stewardship theory 31 Tuomas Ahola 4 Shareholder and stakeholder theory in governance 42 Ralf Müller 5 Systems theories and systems praxis 50 Shankar Sankaran 6 Multi-level governance 65 Alfredas Chmieliauskas, Ralf Müller, Raimonda Alonderienė, Margarita Pilkienė, and Saulius Šimkonis 7 Governmentality for positive project management 78 Stewart Clegg and Johan Ninan PART II PROJECT GOVERNANCE 8 Governance of projects and project governance: enabling strategy implementation through projects 91 Ata Ul Musawir 9 Social value from megaprojects and their governance 103 Karyne C.S. Ang, Shankar Sankaran, and Nathalie Drouin 10 Steering committees as governance entities 116 Lynn Crawford 11 The project management office: governing at the interface of temporary and permanent 124 Monique Aubry and Magali Simard 12 Governance across the commercial interface on complex engineering projects 138 Graham M. Winch 13 Contractual and relational governance for sustainability: case study of a PPP megaproject in India 150 Nicola Thounaojam, Ganesh Devkar, and Boeing Laishram 14 Governance through project management methodologies 161 Miia Martinsuo 15 Normalization of deviance in projects: its causes and implications for effective governance 171 Jeffrey K. Pinto and Kate Davis 16 Ethics and trust implications of governance 184 Ralf Müller 17 The link between governance, decision-making, and project performance 195 Rodney Turner 18 Cultural practices of governing megaprojects 210 Alfons van Marrewijk 19 Social acceptability and governance for public infrastructure projects 220 Maude Brunet and Sofiane Baba 20 Learning through evaluation: the missing link in governance of projects 235 Ole Jonny Klakegg and Gro Holst Volden 21 Environmental, social, and governance criteria and their relationship with governance of major infrastructure projects 251 Nathalie Drouin and Yves Genest 22 New nonprofit organization governance: driving impact by adopting a holistic governance view 263 Patrick Renz 23 Boosting quality of megaprojects through governance mechanisms: perspectives of mega water transfer projects in China 283 Florence Yean Yng Ling and Wujuan Zhai 24 Governing crises and coping strategies in megaprojects 296 Rehab Iftikhar PART III GOVERNANCE OF PROJECTS 25 Portfolio and program governance 308 Miia Martinsuo 26 Governance of Sustainable Development Goal programs 318 Shankar Sankaran 27 Governance of organizational project management 329 Shankar Sankaran 28 Fairness and justice in the governance of projects 343 Christine Unterhitzenberger and Kate Lawrence PART IV GOVERNANCE OF INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL NETWORKS FOR PROJECTS 29 Governance of inter-organizational project networks 356 Jörg Sydow and Timo Braun 30 From network governance to metagovernance 366 Ralf Müller 31 Toward a theory of resilience governance: insights from megaprojects in China 379 Linzhuo Wang, Xinnan Wang, and Fangwei Zhu PART V PRACTICAL EXAMPLES 32 Governing major projects in healthcare 395 Monique Aubry, Marie-Claire Richer, and Mélanie Lavoie-Tremblay 33 Evolution of space programs governance 411 Alessandro Paravano, Giorgio Locatelli, and Paolo Trucco 34 Governance evolution in university–industry collaborative R&D programs 429 Gabriela Fernandes and David O’Sullivan 35 Minimum viable governance for data science initiatives 445 Sandeep Mathur, Shankar Sankaran, Sam MacAulay, and Ivor Tsang PART VI REFLECTIONS 36 A look ahead 458 Ralf Müller, Shankar Sankaran, and Nathalie Drouin Index 462
£210.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Megaprojects for Megacities: A Comparative
Book SynopsisMegaprojects for Megacities is a collection of 14 international case studies of transportation, urban development, and environmental megaprojects completed during the last ten years in North America, Asia and Europe. It goes beyond the previous megaproject literature to look at how and why each project was conceived, planned, engineered, financed, and delivered, and how particular planning and delivery practices shaped successful and unsuccessful outcomes.With individual chapters on high-speed rail, urban metro systems, bus rapid transit, roadway tunnels and bridges, new and improved airports, waterfront redevelopment projects, new towns, urban parks and renewable energy projects, this book is unparalleled in its coverage, depth and takeaways for practice. It incorporates current examples from across the world, including North America, Asia, the UK, and Europe.This collection of case studies is presented in an approachable way that will prove valuable to academics, researchers and students as well as practicing professionals, financiers and senior government officials interested in infrastructure planning, financing, project management and delivery.Table of ContentsContents: Preface xi John D. Landis 1 The megaproject challenge 1 John D. Landis 2 Megaproject milestones 40 John D. Landis 3 Choosing the case study megaprojects 114 John D. Landis 4 Unfinished business—London Crossrail 133 John D. Landis 5 China bends the curve on high-speed rail 167 Ziming Liu and John D. Landis 6 China’s metro explosion: lessons from China’s big four cities 192 Zhong-Ren Peng, Kaifa Lu, Mengyi Jin, Xinghang Zhu and John D. Landis 7 Bus Rapid Transit—the affordable transit megaproject alternative 237 Erik Vergel-Tovar and John D. Landis 8 A tunnel beneath Seattle: the megaproject to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct 276 Molly Riddle and Jan Whittington 9 A bridge too far? The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge and economic and regional restructuring in China’s Pearl River Delta region 307 Anthony G.O. Yeh, Fang Bian and Jiangping Zhou 10 Singapore’s Jewel Changi Airport—always raising the bar 326 John D. Landis 11 Epic fail and cautious success—Berlin Brandenburg Airport and New York LaGuardia Terminal B 349 John D. Landis 12 Canary Wharf’s transformation from ‘planning disaster’ to London’s second business district 383 David Gordon and Patricia Warren 13 Urban regeneration meets sustainability—HafenCity, Hamburg 408 John D. Landis 14 A case of hubris—Songdo International Business District 431 John D. Landis 15 Who is in charge here? Brooklyn Bridge Park 456 John D. Landis Oscar Serpell and John D. Landis 16 Powering the future—five clean energy megaprojects Oscar Serpell and John D. Landis 479 17 Improving megaproject practice and performance 506 John D. Landis Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Companion to Building Information
Book SynopsisOffering critical insights to the state-of-the-art in Building Information Modeling (BIM) research and development, this book outlines the prospects and challenges for the field in this era of digital revolution. Analysing the contributions of BIM across the construction industry, it provides a comprehensive survey of global BIM practices. Accessible and thorough, the chapters explore the theory behind and facilitators of BIM, covering knowledge management around BIM, the development of ontologies and language in the area, holistic implementations, and BIM ecosystems. The book further discusses the technological developments of BIM, including scan-to-BIM, 3D digital reconstruction and AI and robotics techniques. Critical analysis of BIM-enabled construction and engineering management innovations are also examined, highlighting prospects and challenges in the area.This will be a critical read for engineering, construction management and architecture students looking for a comprehensive study of BIM. It will also be beneficial to practitioners working in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owner & Operation (AECOO) industry wanting a better understanding of the benefits and future developments of BIM.Trade Review‘The ongoing development and adoption of Building Information Modelling has led to many valuable innovative practices in the construction industry. This exciting compilation of leading research on BIM by experts from around the world is essential reading for all those seeking to transform the construction industry.’ -- Keith Hampson, President, International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB)‘This book is a timely collection covering the current state-of-the-art research and emerging trends in Building Information Modeling (BIM). The roles of BIM for a broad range of important applications, from robotics, safety management, energy and waste management, block chain to digital twins, are covered. With contributions by eminent researchers across the globe, the collection highlights the prospects of digital technology for the building industry of tomorrow. The Research Companion to Building Information Modeling is a definitive reference for researchers and practitioners in building and construction engineering.’ -- Kincho H. Law, Stanford University, US‘This book integrates the wisdom of many experts and scholars, combines theory with practice, shows the cutting-edge achievements in the field of Building Information Modeling (BIM), and allows us to see the latest progress in theoretical research, technological development, and project application of BIM. The book includes the integrated application of BIM and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics, as well as the innovations of BIM in industrialized buildings, prefabricated design, and safety management. Meanwhile, it also foresees the future of integrating BIM with blockchain, CIM, and other technologies. I believe that the book will definitely have a positive impact on the industry-academic exchanges of BIM and the practical application of construction projects.’ -- Diao Zhizhong, Chairman, Glodon Company Ltd., China‘Having worked with serial builders for over 25 years I have witnessed how Building Information Modeling has helped deliver significantly better project outcomes. With such a wide range of perspectives regarding this technology, the Research Companion to Building Information Modeling is a must read for anyone who plays a role in the design and construction process.’ -- Jon Antevy, Founder of e-BuilderTable of ContentsContents: Foreword I xvi Patrick MacLeamy Foreword II xix Ada Y. S. Fung 1 Introduction to the Research Companion to Building Information Modeling 1 Weisheng Lu and Chimay J. Anumba PART I THEORY FUSION AND FACILITATORS OF BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING 2 Building information modeling and ontologies: overview of shared representations 12 Aaron Costin and Pieter Pauwels 3 A grounded theory based framework for level of development implementation within the Information Delivery Manual 35 Angel Gigante-Barrera, Darshan Ruikar, Soroosh Sharifi and Kirti Ruikar 4 Building information modeling and knowledge management 60 Ghang Lee 5 An integrated model of factors and barriers influencing building information modeling and lean construction adoption 80 Gao Shang and Mehran Oraee 6 Building information modeling adoption and localization 102 Jing Wang and Weisheng Lu 7 Building information modeling for built asset and environment: pioneers and facilitators in Hong Kong 124 Ada Yin Suen Fung 8 Building information modeling ecosystem: an overview 150 Bimal Kumar PART II TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS OF BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING 9 Automated scan-to-building information modeling 169 Jong Won Ma, Thomas Czerniawski and Fernanda Leite 10 As-built building information modeling: joint effort of 3D reconstruction and semantic enrichment 190 Fan Xue 11 Rapid scan-to-building information modeling using robotics and artificial intelligence for construction applications 212 Jingdao Chen and Yong Kwon Cho 12 Intelligent clash detection in building information modeling 230 Yuqing Hu and Daniel Castro-Lacouture 13 Building information modeling, natural language processing, and artificial intelligence for automated compliance checking 248 Ruichuan Zhang and Nora El-Gohary 14 Interactive holograms for collaborative visualization of building information models 268 Ralph Tayeh and Raja R. A. Issa 15 Building information modeling, smart construction objects, and pervasive technologies integration 294 Jinying Xu, Weisheng Lu and Xiao Li 16 Extending BIM with multi-sensory immersive virtual environments: fusing human experiences into design 313 Sanaz Saeidi and Yimin Zhu PART III BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING-ENABLED CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT INNOVATIONS 17 Complicities between Industrialized Building Systems and Building Information Modeling 333 Roger-Bruno Richard and Ivanka Iordanova 18 Building information modeling and the virtual permitting process 359 Nawari O. Nawari and Mouloud Messaoudi 19 Building information modeling-enabled platform approach to design for manufacture and assembly 373 Tan Tan, Grant Mills and Eleni Papadonikolaki 20 A case study of building information modeling-enabled prefab logistics for smart construction supply chain management 395 Kai Kang, Ming Li, Wei Wu, H. H. Cheung, Ray Y. Zhong and George Q. Huang 21 An intelligent system for determining productivity and safety index using building information modeling: a case study of IPASS in Singapore 415 Evelyn Teo Ai Lin 22 Building information modeling-enabled construction safety management 436 Hongling Guo, Dongping Fang and Yakang Sun 23 4D building information modeling-enabled safety management for metro construction 460 Hanbin Luo, Lulu Wang and Ke Chen 24 Value delivery of building information modeling in facilities management 476 Saratu Terreno, Chimay J. Anumba and Somayeh Asadi 25 Dynamic-building information modeling workbench for low/net zero energy buildings 502 Ravi Shankar Srinivasan 26 Building information modeling and building automation systems data integration and big data analytics for building energy management 525 Fu Xiao and Cheng Fan 27 Building information modeling-enabled design for construction waste minimization 550 Vikrom Laovisutthichai, Weisheng Lu and Zhikang Bao 28 Circular economy and building information modeling 572 Rabia Charef and Weisheng Lu 29 From building information modeling to hospital information modeling 593 Yongkui Li, Xiyu Pan, Yilong Han and Sarel Lavy PART IV PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES ON THE HORIZON 30 Building information modeling on blockchain: basic principles, development tools, an application scenario, and future directions 615 Young Joo Kim and Miroslaw J. Skibniewski 31 Security-aware data management in building information modeling processes using blockchain 635 Yihai Fang and Xingliang Yuan 32 Beyond building information modeling: the role of cyber-physical systems and digital twins 650 Chimay J. Anumba, Qiuchen Lu and Congwen Kan 33 From building information modeling to digital twin: the core for sustainable smart campus at HKUST 671 Weiwei Chen, Keyu Chen and Jack C. P. Cheng 34 City information modeling and the sustainable city: now and beyond 697 Zhihang Yuan and Xiaoling Zhang 35 Conclusion to Research Companion to Building Information Modeling 717 Chimay J. Anumba and Weisheng Lu Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Smart Things to Know About Managing Projects
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Managing by Projects for Business Success
Book Synopsis How do you manage a company which runs hundreds of changing projects continually to maintain global competitiveness – what form of organization is used? How are the targets aligned to business strategy? Who sets the specifications or targets? How are they all reviewed? Who implements the results and how are these audited and checked, against the strategic framework, the targets set, and the results expected? Managing by Projects for Business Success develops a detailed appreciation of the approach to practical application, together with a parallel set of detailed methodology sections, tools and techniques, to help put the principles into practice. It provides the professional change manager with a wide range of practical methodologies and case examples from leading international service and manufacturing companies, comprehensively backed up by extensive source literature references. It will also be an invaluable supporting text for university business and engineering courses, as well as for in-service courses for senior managers and professionals with its distillation of a wide range of practical experiences illustrated by best-price case examples from a wide range of industries. Managing by Projects for Business Success develops along a backbone of six core chapters, from an initial definition of the strategic context for managing by projects, through explanation of a standard but flexible project process and then through specific application areas of generic importance to many organisations and enterprises.Trade Review"... a wonderful tour--de--force, with a lot of substance ... but will also certainly be an important support text..." (Amazon.co.uk, March 2006)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements xii; Foreword xiii; How to use this Book xv; Organizing for Project-led Strategic Innovation 1; 1.1 Introduction - 'what's this all about' managing projects, an overview 1; 1.2 Background to the genesis of a managing by projects philosophy 5; 1.3 The critical business success factors summarised 10; 1.4 The creation of a standardized tight-loose project and programme management framework 11; 1.5 The evolution of the focused modern approach 13; 1.6 Organizing for project-led strategic innovation - lessons from recent history 15; 1.7 The competitiveness achievement plan 17; 1.8 Delivering a new vision 21; 1.9 Focusing management attention - payment by results 24; 1.10 Information support 32; 1.11 Summary 33; 1.12 Case example 1 - service business change project 36; 1.13 Case example 2 - new product development 40; Appendix Business processes - introduction 47; Further reading 52; Support Methodology Section 1; The Strategic Business Planning Framework Principles - General International Examples; 1.1 Background 53; 1.2 Supporting features of policy function deployment (PFD, CAP) 56; 1.3 Some supporting methodologies - to support bottom-up implementation 57
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Book SynopsisWhereas innovation has become part of daily language, in practice, realizing new product and new service development is a complex and daunting task for engineers, design engineering managers, managers, and those involved in other functions in organizations. Most books on innovation management approach this topic from a managerial or economic perspective; this text takes the actual design and engineering processes as starting point. To this purpose, it relates product design and engineering processes and their management to sources of innovation, collaboration with suppliers, and knowledge providers (for example, inventors and universities), and users.The managerial aspects get ample attention as well as the socioeconomic aspects in the context of product design and engineering. For this wide range of topics, the book provides both theoretical underpinning and practical guidance. Readers and students will benefit from this book by not only understanding the key mechanisms for innovation but also by the practical guidance it offers. The author uses diagrams, models, methods, and steps to guide readers to a better understanding of innovation projects. This practical approach and the link to theory make the book valuable to practitioners as well as engineering students.
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Momentum Press Environmental Project Management
Book SynopsisThis book describes the various aspects and considerations required in effective project management and the tools that can be used by a nonprofessional project manager to appropriately evaluate how well the professional is doing or effectively manage smaller projects without the need for a professional project manager. Project management is an evolving profession. Originally considered part and parcel of the design function, the practice of project management has evolved into a separate classification of professional practice. Professional project managers of today use sophisticated computer programs to achieve in seconds what took days to accomplish and evaluate in the past. Cost estimating and project scheduling have become key elements in assuring on-budget and on-time delivery of final projects. Key to those is how well the project manager addresses environmental issues that arise. Those issues need to be considered from the planning stages of a project to the end-of-life stages of the project and the disposal of the remnants of the project decades in the future.
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Momentum Press Innovation Management and New Product Development for Engineers, Volume II: Supplement
Book SynopsisWhereas innovation has become part of daily language, in practice, realizing new product and new service development is a complex and daunting task for engineers, design engineering managers, managers, and those involved in other functions in organizations. Most books on innovation management approach this topic from a managerial or economic perspective; this text takes the actual design and engineering processes as starting point. To this purpose, it relates product design and engineering processes and their management to sources of innovation, collaboration with suppliers, and knowledge providers (for example, inventors and universities), and users.The managerial aspects get ample attention as well as the socioeconomic aspects in the context of product design and engineering. For this wide range of topics, the book provides both theoretical underpinning and practical guidance. Readers and students will benefit from this book by not only understanding the key mechanisms for innovation but also by the practical guidance it offers. The author uses diagrams, models, methods, and steps to guide readers to a better understanding of innovation projects. This practical approach and the link to theory make the book valuable to practitioners as well as engineering students.
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Business Expert Press Greatness in Construction History: Human Stories of Great People and Great Projects
Book SynopsisThis book takes the reader to a journey through times and spaces to live the stories and glories of some eight great projects shaping the world's skyline. It uncovers the secrets of construction greatness through living the project stories first-hand, meeting with the great builders and world leaders behind the projects.The reader will witness the merger of souls into bodies of the newborn buildings, live their lives, and sometimes even their death. The journey begins with the pyramids of ancient history, on to the magic of the middle ages, to the passion of the renaissance era, down to the industrial revolution and modern ages. The book contains PMBOK Guide, Agile, and Design-Build project management reviews, hence good for both project managers and construction history fans, alike. Enjoy!
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