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Book SynopsisDiscover the benefits of effective risk management practices Risk management may not be a standard course in architecture school, but it is an essential concern for architects and related professionals working today. Managing Project Risk is a key resource for integrating good risk management into professional practice.
Table of ContentsForeword by Douglas Gordon, Hon. AIA, and Stephanie Stubbs, Assoc. AIA, Editors of AIArchitect vi
Preface viii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction x
Chapter 1 Fundamentals 1
The Importance of Risk Management: Its Key Role in Professional Service Delivery 1
Risk Management Basics: Essentials for Maintaining an Effective Risk Program 6
To Document or Not to Document: Basic Documentation Requirements 12
Another Fine Mess—The Onerous Contract, Part 1: Risk Management after the Agreement Is Signed 18
Another Fine Mess—The Onerous Contract, Part 2 22
Free Fall: Working without a Contract 29
Chapter 2 Clients 39
Love Me Tender: Maintaining the Client Relationship 39
Smoke, Mirrors, and Snake Oil: Risks in Marketing 44
Double-Edged Sword: The Owner’s Separate Consultants 49
The Power of One: The Effective Owner-Architect-Contractor Team 55
Chapter 3 Power and Profi ciency 63
Project Manager or Risk Manager? The Architect’s Dual Role 63
Master and Commander, Part 1: The Architect’s Authority 69
Master and Commander, Part 2 75
Top Gun: Targeting and Resolving Problematic Issues 80
Zen and the Art of Construction Administration, Part 1:
How Discipline and Self-Control Can Improve Your Services 88
Zen and the Art of Construction Administration, Part 2 93
Chapter 4 Essentials 99
A Loss Cause: Drawing Discrepancies and Ensuing Damages 99
A Loss Cause Too: Betterment 105
Absolute or Absolution? Observations, Inspections, and the Contractor’s Warranty 113
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Challenges and Risks of Nonconforming Work 122
Drawing the Line: Why the Architect’s Documents Cannot Be Used for Construction 130
Chapter 5 Applications 139
A Fistful of Dollars: Surviving Project Buyout 139
Ch-Ch-Changes . . . : Managing Risk in the Change Process 147
According to Hoyle: The Submittal Process 156
Visible Means: Site Visits and Construction Observation 166
A Certifi able Risk: Cautions and Strategies in the Payment Certification Process 174
Substantial Completion, Where Art Thou? A Challenging and Elusive Milestone 178
Chapter 6 The Architects’ Lament 189
Your Grandfather’s Working Drawings: A Nostalgic Look at the Past, Observations of the Present 189
The Speed of Life: Preserving Your Personal Life in a Hectic World 197
Raiders of the Lost Art: The Vanished Treasures of Architecture 203
Chapter 7 Introspection 211
Who Are You? Defi ning the Architect 211
Who’s on First? Covering Your Bases in a Resource-Challenged Industry 217
Little Boxes: The Challenges of Producing Original Design 224
Gimme Shelter: The Building Exterior Wall 231
Lemons to Lemonade: Benefi ting from Mistakes 242
Index 250
