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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462164403321

Autore

Winch Graham

Titolo

Managing construction projects [[electronic resource] ] : an information processing approach / / Graham M. Winch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Pub., 2010

ISBN

1-283-85854-1

1-4443-1469-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (541 p.)

Disciplina

624.068

690.068

Soggetti

Building - Planning

Building - Superintendence

Communication of technical information

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface to 1st Edition; Part I Introduction; Chapter 1 The Management of Construction Projects; Chapter 2 The Context of Construction Project Management; Part II Defining the Project Mission; Chapter 3 Deciding What the Client Wants; Chapter 4 Managing Stakeholders; Part III Mobilising the Resource Base; Chapter 5 Forming the Project Coalition; Chapter 6 Motivating the Project Coalition; Chapter 7 Managing the Dynamics of the Supply Chain; Part IV Riding the Project Life Cycle; Chapter 8 Minimising Client Surprise; Chapter 9 Defining Problems and Generating Solutions

Chapter 10 Managing the BudgetChapter 11 Managing the Schedule; Chapter 12 Managing Conformance; Chapter 13 Managing Uncertainty and Risk on the Project; Chapter 14 Managing the Project Information Flow; Part V Leading the Project Coalition; Chapter 15 Designing Effective Project Organisations; Chapter 16 Infusing the Project Mission; Chapter 17 Conclusions: Managing Construction Projects Consummately; References; People Index; Project Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Project management is of critical importance in construction, yet its execution poses major challenges. In order to keep a project on track,



decisions often have to be made before all the necessary information is available. Drawing on a wide range of research, Managing Construction Projects proposes new ways of thinking about project management in construction, exploring the skills required to manage uncertainty and offering techniques for thinking about the challenges involved. The second edition takes the information processing perspective introduced in the first edition and develop