Project management for facility constructions : a guide for engineers and architects /: a guide for engineers and architects. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alberto De Marco.
• Authors: De Marco, Alberto
• Contents: Intro; Contents; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Abstract; Introduction; Road Map; Origin of the Book and Acknowledgments; What is New in This Second Edition of the Book; Contracting; 1 Multiple-Project Management; Abstract; 1.1 The Multiple-Project Environment; 1.2 Project Portfolio Management; 1.3 Program Management; 1.3.1 Notion of Program Management; 1.3.2 Grouping Projects; 1.3.3 Defining Programs: Selecting and Prioritizing Projects; 1.3.4 Developing Programs; References and Additional Resources; 2 Contract Organization; Abstract; 2.1 Roles in Construction Projects 2.2 Notion of Contracting2.3 Delivery Systems; 2.3.1 Design-Bid-Build; 2.3.2 Construction Manager; 2.3.3 Design-Build; 2.3.4 Turnkey; 2.3.5 Build-Operate-Transfer; 2.3.6 Public-Private Partnerships; 2.3.7 Summary of Delivery Systems; 2.4 Payment Schemes; 2.4.1 Time and Material; 2.4.2 Unit Prices; 2.4.3 Cost Plus Fixed Percentage Fee; 2.4.4 Cost Plus Incentive Fee; 2.4.5 Cost Plus Fixed Fee; 2.4.6 Target Cost Plus Incentive Fixed Fee; 2.4.7 Cost Plus an Award Fee; 2.4.8 Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP); 2.4.9 Firm Fixed Price; 2.4.10 Summary of Payment Schemes; 2.5 Award Methods 2.6 Selecting the Appropriate Contract OrganizationReferences and Additional Resources; 3 Contract Administration; Abstract; 3.1 Introduction to Contract Administration; 3.2 The Bid and Proposal Management Processes; 3.3 The Contract Documents; 3.4 Contract Bonds; 3.5 Changes and Extra Work; 3.6 Project Delays; 3.7 Claims and Disputes; 3.8 Project Close-Out; 3.9 Integrated Project Delivery; References and Additional Resources; Human Resources; Part2; 4 Project Management Organization; Abstract; 4.1 The Organizational Challenge; 4.2 Organizing the Firm for Project Management 4.3 Organizing the Project Team4.4 People and the Project Manager; 4.5 Agile Values, Principles and Teams; References and Additional Resources; 5 Project Information and Communications Management; Abstract; 5.1 Role of Information and Communications; 5.2 Technologies and Systems for Project Management; 5.2.1 Filing System; 5.2.2 Individual Productivity Tools; 5.2.3 Project Planning Software; 5.2.4 Collaborative Workplaces; 5.3 Communications Management; References and Additional Resources; Money; Part3; 6 Project Feasibility; Abstract; 6.1 Project Financial Engineering; 6.1.1 Owner Financing 6.1.2 Project Financing6.1.3 Contractor Financing; 6.2 Financial Evaluation of Projects; 6.2.1 Net Present Value; 6.2.2 Choice of Discount Rate; 6.2.3 IRR Versus NPV; References and Additional Resources; 7 Planning and Scheduling; Abstract; 7.1 Project Planning: Breakdown Structuring; 7.1.1 Work Breakdown Structure-"What"; 7.1.2 Organizational Breakdown Structure-"Who"; 7.1.3 Cost Breakdown Structure-"How Much"; 7.2 Deterministic Scheduling Principles; 7.3 Scheduling Systems; 7.3.1 Matrix Scheduling; 7.3.2 Gantt Chart Scheduling; 7.3.3 Network Diagramming; 7.3.4 Line-of-Balance Scheduling
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 658.4/04; Engineering; Project management; Construction projects -- Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior; Project management; Engineering; Construction Management; Management; Management & management techniques; Management; Technology & Engineering -- Construction -- General; Building skills & trades; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319754321; 3319754327
• Related ISBNs: 9783319754314; 3319754319
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 30, 2018).
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