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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830200403321

Autore

Venkataraman Ray R

Titolo

Cost and value management in projects [[electronic resource] /] / Ray R. Venkataraman and Jeffrey K. Pinto

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2008

ISBN

1-118-17418-6

1-282-77373-9

9786612773730

0-470-26103-X

0-470-92410-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (301 p.)

Classificazione

QP 360

QP 834

Altri autori (Persone)

PintoJeffrey K

Disciplina

658.1552

658.4/04

Soggetti

Project management

Cost control

Value analysis (Cost control)

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

Cost and Value Management; Contents; 1 Introduction to the Challenge of Cost and Value Management in Projects; 2 Project Needs Assessment, Concept Development, and Planning; 3 Cost Estimation; 4 Project Budgeting; 5 Project Cost Control; 6 Cash Flow Management; 7 Financial Management in Projects; 8 Value Management; 9 Change Control and Configuration Management; 10 Supply Chain Management; 11 Quality Management in Projects; 12 Integrating Cost and Value in Projects; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Cost and Value Management in Projects provides practicing managers with a thorough understanding of the various dimensions of cost and value in projects, along with the factors that impact them, and the managerial approaches that would be most effective for achieving cost efficiency and value optimization. This book addresses cost from a strategic perspective, offering thorough coverage of the various



elements of value management such as value planning, value engineering and value analysis from the perspective of projects.