Project management / Robert J. Collins, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Collins, Robert J., 1950-

Series:

Construction Materials and Engineering

Construction materials and engineering

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Building--Superintendence.

Building.

Construction industry--Management.

Construction industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, NY : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Presents research in the study of project management, including sustainable project management in building and infrastructure projects; the project management consultant; and, the application of systems engineering and systems thinking to project management; and, the impact of project duration on IT project success.

Contents:

""PROJECT MANAGEMENT""; ""PROJECT MANAGEMENT ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE""; ""SUSTAINABLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT IN BUILDING AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ""; ""1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""1.1. Background of Sustainability and the Construction Industry ""; ""1.2. Research Question ""; ""1.3. Research Objectives ""; ""1.4. Chapter Structure ""; ""2. LITERATURE REVIEW ""; ""2.1. Corporate Sustainability and Stakeholder Theory ""; ""2.2. The Link between Strategy and Sustainability Management ""; ""2.3. Sustainability in Construction Projects ""

""2.4. Certification Systems for Sustainability """"2.5. Advantages of Measuring and Reporting Sustainability Performance ""; ""2.6. Concluding Remarks""; ""3. DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT MODEL ""; ""3.1. Sustainability Transformation of the Iron Triangle to the Global Context""; ""3.2. Generic Reference Model and New Evaluation Model ""; ""3.3. Sustainable Project Management Assessment Model ""; ""4. RESEARCH METHOD ""; ""4.1. Methodological Approach ""; ""4.2. Research Strategy ""; ""4.3. Data Collection ""; ""4.4. Data Analysis ""

""4.5. Reliability, Validity and Generalisability """"5. FINDINGS ""; ""5.1. Stakeholder Relations and Impacts ""; ""5.2. Program Strategy and Operations ""; ""5.3. Education, Research and Development ""; ""5.4. Assessment, Measuring and Reporting""; ""6. DISCUSSION""; ""6.1. Managing Stakeholder Relations and Impacts""; ""6.2. Managing Program Strategy and Operations ""; ""6.3. Managing Education, Research and Development ""; ""6.4. Assessment, Measuring and Reporting ""; ""7. EMERGENT ISSUES ""; ""7.1. Corporate Sustainability Company Strategies ""; ""7.2. Sustainable Cost Strategy ""

""7.3. Sustainable Market Development """"8. CONCLUSIONS AND AREAS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH ""; ""APPENDIX A: INTERVIEW QUESTIONS ""; ""Interview Questionnaire ""; ""Part One: ""; ""Stakeholders and community ""; ""Part Two: ""; ""Definitions of sustainable practices ""; ""Part Three: ""; ""Sustainability as part of the core management ""; ""Part Four: ""; ""Sustainability in Projects ""; ""Part Five: ""; ""Project life cycle""; ""APPENDIX B: SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS ""; ""APPENDIX C: DETAILED INTERVIEW RESPONSES ""; ""REFERENCES ""

""ASSESSING MODULARITY IN THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT """"ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""2. REAL OPTIONS ""; ""3. THE MODEL ""; ""4. APPLICATION OF THE MODEL TO A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ""; ""5. COMPARISON BETWEEN LARGE REACTOR AND SMALL MEDIUM REACTORS ""; ""6. ASSESSMENT OF THE SEQUENTIAL OPTIONS VALUE ""; ""7. CONCLUSION ""; ""8. LIST OF MAIN ABBREVIATION AND ACRONYMS ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT � DEVELOPING THE CONSULTING PLAN ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CONSULTING COMPETENCIES ""

""Overview and Evaluation of Personal Consulting Competencies ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1-61761-623-0

OCLC:

923653703