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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806108903321

Autore

Wearne S. H.

Titolo

Managing the urgent and unexpected : twelve project cases and a commentary / / Stephen Wearne and Keith White-Hunt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, Vermont : , : Gower, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-315-59367-X

1-317-10132-4

1-317-10131-6

1-4724-4251-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Collana

Advances in Project Management

Disciplina

624.068/4

Soggetti

Construction projects - Management

Emergency management

Public works - Management

Project management

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; I Narrative; 1 You Get a Start!; 2 Urgent?; 3 Unexpected?; 4 Project Starts; 5 Project Implementation; II Analysis; 6 What's Different?; 7 Lessons; III Future Needs; 8 And Now?; Appendix 1: Case Summaries; 1.1 New TV Business, Freeview, UK, 2002; 1.2 Temporary Rail Station, Workington, 2009; 1.3 Thames Bank Raising, London, 1971; 1.4 Flood Diversion Scheme, Chichester, 2000; 1.5 Ouse Banks Heightening, Selby and Barlby, Yorkshire, 2000; 1.6 Motorway Viaduct Propping, North London, 2011

1.7 Embankment Stabilization, Heck, Yorkshire, 2000-20011.8 Remote Bridge Repair, Arnhem Highway, Northern Australia, 1998; 1.9 Temporary Power Line, Auckland Central Business District, 1998; 1.10 Aire Banks Repair, Gowdall, Yorkshire, 2000; 1.11 Reinstatement of Railway, Great Heck, Yorkshire, 2001; 1.12 9/11 Pile Sift, Make Safe and Remove Operations, World Trade Center, New York, 2001-2002; Appendix 2: References to Publications on Other Cases; References;



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Sommario/riassunto

Sometimes unanticipated threats or opportunities create a situation in which work is required unexpectedly. On these occasions, such urgent and unexpected work demands an instant start, in contrast to the often lengthy processes of investigation, evaluation, development, selection and planning normal in businesses and public services before the start of a project. Managing the Urgent and Unexpected explores what is different managerially if work is unexpected, its implementation is urgent and an immediate start it is required. The lessons offered here will help private and public organizations