Description
Book SynopsisEngineering Project Management provides a clear description of the aims of project management, based on best practice, and discusses the theory and practice in relation to multi-disciplinary engineering projects, both large and small, in the UK and overseas.
The Third Edition takes account of the increase in joint ventures, project partnering, special project vehicles and other forms of collaborative working. The text has been extended to give more information on procurement, stakeholders and collaborative provision.
For the first time this book now contains a chapter on the UK PRINCE2 project management methodology providing a unique insight into this increasingly popular approach.
The expertise of the authors gained from their promotion of effective project management through a combination of professional experience, research, consultancy, education and training should be beneficial to both students of project management and re
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"For any engineer, student, or institute with an interest in project management this book will be one of the books on their desk." Professor Ronald McCaffer
'Comprehensive, well written and thoroughly well researched - a must for all those involved in the field' Building Engineer
Table of ContentsPreface xiii
Acknowledgements xiv
Author Biographies xv
List of Abbreviations xix
Chapter 1 Projects and Project Management 1
Chapter 2 Value Management 14
Chapter 3 Cash Flow, Project Appraisal and Risk Management 26
Chapter 4 Quality Management In Projects 46
Chapter 5 Environmental Management 67
Chapter 6 Project Finance 91
Chapter 7 Cost Estimating In Contracts and Projects 113
Chapter 8 Programme Management 132
Chapter 9 Planning 142
Chapter 10 Project Control Using Earned Value Techniques 164
Chapter 11 Contract Strategy and The Contractor Selection Process 179
Chapter 12 Contract Policy and Documents 206
Chapter 13 Project Design and Structure 220
Chapter 14 Design Management 234
Chapter 15 Supply Chain Management 256
Chapter 16 Partnering 279
Chapter 17 Private Finance Initiative and Public/Private Partnership 298
Chapter 18 Project Stakeholders 320
Chapter 19 Project Management In Developing Countries 331
Chapter 20 Projects In Controlled Environments 2: Prince2TM 344
Chapter 21 The Future For Engineering Project Management 358
Index 363
