Project Management for Facility Constructions : A Guide for Engineers and Architects

This book describes principles, quantitative methods and techniques for financing, planning, and managing projects to develop a variety of constructed facilities in the fields of oil & gas, power, infrastructure, architecture and the commercial building industries. It is addressed to a broad range of professionals willing to improve their project management skills and designed to help newcomers to the engineering and construction industry understand how to apply project management to field practice. Also, it makes project management disciplines accessible to experts in technical areas of engineering and construction. In education, this text is suitable for undergraduate and graduate classes in architecture, engineering and construction management, as well as for specialist and professional courses in project management. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Multiple-Project Management (Alberto De Marco)....Pages 3-10 Contract Organization (Alberto De Marco)....Pages 11-41 Contract Administration (Alberto De Marco)....Pages 43-54 Front Matter ....Pages 55-55 Project Management Organization (Alberto De Marco)....Pages 57-69 Project Information and Communications Management (Alberto De Marco)....Pages 71-76 Front Matter ....Pages 77-77 Project Feasibility (Alberto De Marco)....Pages 79-92 Planning and Scheduling (Alberto De Marco)....Pages 93-122 Project Monitoring and Control (Alberto De Marco)....Pages 123-145 Front Matter ....Pages 147-147 Procurement Management (Alberto De Marco)....Pages 149-154 Site Management (Alberto De Marco)....Pages 155-159 Front Matter ....Pages 161-161 Decision Making (Alberto De Marco)....Pages 163-171 Probabilistic Scheduling (Alberto De Marco)....Pages 173-185 Risk Management (Alberto De Marco)....Pages 187-196 Back Matter ....Pages 197-199 This book describes concepts, methods and practical techniques for managing projects to develop constructed facilities in the fields of oil & gas, power, infrastructure, architecture and the commercial building industries. It is addressed to a broad range of professionals willing to improve their management skills and designed to help newcomers to the engineering and construction industry understand how to apply project management to field practice. Also, it makes project management disciplines accessible to experts in technical areas of engineering and construction. In education, this text is suitable for undergraduate and graduate classes in architecture, engineering and construction management, as well as for specialist and professional courses in project management