Construction Project Management: An Integrated Approach

Content: Cover
 Half Title
 Title Page
 Copyright Page
 Dedication
 Table of Contents
 List of illustrations
 Acknowledgements
 Preface for third edition
 Foreword for third edition
 Introduction: an integrated approach
 Project management process and product
 Structure of the book
 Definitions, standards and codes
 Uses
 Notes
 Chapter 1: Project life cycle and success
 Project life cycle
 Integrating construction
 Project management
 Programme and portfolio management
 Project team roles
 Project manager skills and functions
 Ethical project leadership
 Project complexity Project management maturity modelsDetermining the critical factors for success
 Conclusion
 Notes
 Chapter 2: Building the client business case
 Strategic issues: a case for business-project integration
 Project constraints and client objectives
 Presenting a business case
 Managing change in the business case
 Developing value in construction: the Gateway framework for decision making
 Project stakeholders
 Conclusion
 Notes
 Chapter 3: Project development and evaluation
 Project definition
 Scope management
 Determining the elements of project definition
 A fuller picture of integration Managing the clientManaging the design brief
 Development management
 Public view: cost-benefit analysis
 Feasibility and affordability
 Appraisal techniques
 External factors in feasibility assessment
 Risk-based decision making
 Conclusion
 Notes
 Chapter 4: Construction procurement
 Definition of the context
 Life cycle procurement analysis
 Risk and value
 Change management
 Planning and managing integrated procurement
 Public-private partnership models
 Appointing consultants and contractors
 Product and services liability
 Standard construction contracts
 Conclusion
 Notes Chapter 5: Planning and controlDefinition and context
 Project integration and systems
 Project scope and breakdown
 The master plan
 Risk planning: identification and allocation
 Project control
 Time schedule (programme)
 Cost planning and control
 Quality planning and control
 Conclusion
 Notes
 Appendix: the critical path method (CPM)
 Chapter 6: Design management and value
 Nature of design
 Integrated design
 Design management
 Client value systems
 Value in design
 Buildability
 Evidence-based design
 Ethics of design and value enhancement
 Design and construction integration Offsite manufacture (OSM)Standardised design solutions
 Futuristic and innovative design
 Information flow
 Change management in design
 The role of urban design
 Conclusion
 Notes
 Chapter 7: Project organisation and leadership
 Organisational structure
 Supply chain management
 Corporate culture and the business environment
 International considerations
 The role of partnering
 World-class performance
 Leadership of projects
 What is an integrated project team?
 Conclusion
 Notes
 Chapter 8: Engineering the psycho-productive environment
 Teamwork
 Team leadership
 Proactive behaviour