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Construction project management : an integrated approach / Peter Fewings.

By: Fewings, Peter [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London ; New York : Spon Press, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: Second edition.Description: xxviii, 592 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780415613453 (paperback).Subject(s): Construction industry -- Management | Project management | Building -- SuperintendenceDDC classification: 690.068
Contents:
Project life cycle and success -- Building the client business case -- Project definition -- Strategic issues -- Lean construction and benchmarking -- Organisation, culture and leadership -- Engineering the psycho-productive environment -- Managing risk and value -- Design and value management -- Project safety, health and the environment -- Sustainable delivery of construction projects -- Supply chain management in construction -- Quality and customer care -- Project close and systems improvement -- PPP models -- Towards a more integrated approach.
Summary: "The role of the project manager continues to evolve, presenting new challenges to established practitioners and those entering the field for the first time. This fully revised second edition of Peter Fewings' groundbreaking textbook now includes topical chapters addressing lean construction, modern off-site construction methods, sustainable project delivery, and the ethical role of the project manager. The author's observations and extensive experience are still central to this book, which remains a fresh approach to project management in construction and engineering. It considers integrated project management, emphasizing the importance of effectively handling external factors in order to best achieve an on-schedule, on-budget result and focuses on good negotiation with clients and skilled team leadership. Its holistic approach provides readers with a thorough guide in how to increase efficiency and communication at all stages while reducing costs, time and risk"-- Provided by publisher.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The role of the project manager continues to evolve, presenting new challenges to established practitioners and those entering the field for the first time. This second edition of Peter Fewings' groundbreaking textbook has been thoroughly revised to recognise the increasing importance of sustainability and lean construction in the construction industry. It also tackles the significance of design management, changing health and safety regulation, leadership and quality for continuous improvement of the service and the product.

Using an integrated project management approach, emphasis is placed on the importance of effectively handling external factors in order to best achieve an on-schedule, on-budget result, as well as good negotiation with clients and skilled team leadership. Its holistic approach provides readers with a thorough guide in how to increase efficiency and communication at all stages while reducing costs, time and risk. Short case studies are used throughout the book to illustrate different tools and techniques.

Combining the theories underpinning best practice in construction project management, with a wealth of practical examples, this book is uniquely valuable for practitioners and clients as well as undergraduate and graduate students for construction project management.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Project life cycle and success -- Building the client business case -- Project definition -- Strategic issues -- Lean construction and benchmarking -- Organisation, culture and leadership -- Engineering the psycho-productive environment -- Managing risk and value -- Design and value management -- Project safety, health and the environment -- Sustainable delivery of construction projects -- Supply chain management in construction -- Quality and customer care -- Project close and systems improvement -- PPP models -- Towards a more integrated approach.

"The role of the project manager continues to evolve, presenting new challenges to established practitioners and those entering the field for the first time. This fully revised second edition of Peter Fewings' groundbreaking textbook now includes topical chapters addressing lean construction, modern off-site construction methods, sustainable project delivery, and the ethical role of the project manager. The author's observations and extensive experience are still central to this book, which remains a fresh approach to project management in construction and engineering. It considers integrated project management, emphasizing the importance of effectively handling external factors in order to best achieve an on-schedule, on-budget result and focuses on good negotiation with clients and skilled team leadership. Its holistic approach provides readers with a thorough guide in how to increase efficiency and communication at all stages while reducing costs, time and risk"-- Provided by publisher.

CIT module BULD 8008 - Core reading.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction
  • 1 Project Life Cycle and Success
  • 2 Building the Client Business Case
  • 3 Project Definition
  • 4 Strategic Issues
  • 5 Lean construction and benchmarking
  • 6 Organisation, culture and leadership (with Martyn Jones)
  • 7 Engineering the Psycho-productive Environment
  • 8 Managing Risk and Value
  • 9 Design and value management
  • 10 Project Safety, Health and the Environment
  • 11 Sustainable delivery of construction projects
  • 12 Supply Chain Management in Construction
  • 13 Quality and customer care
  • 14 Project Close and Systems Improvement (with Martyn Jones)
  • 15 PPP Models
  • 16 Towards a more integrated approach
  • Glossary of important terms
  • References

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Peter Fewings has wide experience of project management and is a learning and teaching fellow at the University of the West of England leading courses on construction and project management, researching and writing in the area of private public partnerships, health and safety, ethics and a practitioner in Myers Briggs.

Martyn Jones is a leading authority on supply chain management and innovation in the construction industry. Under the auspices of Constructing Excellence he works with clients and supply-side organisations to unlock the value in their supply chains.