Engineering Project Management

Many sectors of industry, including engineering, appreciate the importance of good project management for delivering projects in accordance with predetermined objectives. As a result, industrialists and engineering institutions have called for the inclusion of a significant proportion of project management in higher level degrees and there has been a marked increase in Continuing Professional Development, CPD, courses for professionals.This book provides a clear description of the aims of project management and discusses the theory and practice of project management, particularly in relation to multi-disciplinary engineering projects, both large and small, in the UK and overseas.The new edition features:?new chapters on stakeholders, on supply and value chain management, and on effective partnering, with revised sections on privately financed concessions ?updated and expanded information on risk management?new chapter on the project management of design?updated and new sections covering environmental impact and the interface with project managementThe expertise of the authors gained from their promotion of effective project management through a combination of professional experience, research, consultancy, education and training should be beneficial to both students of project management and recently appointed or practising project managers. The material is appropriate to support Masters level teaching, MSc, MBA and MEng, either by universities or others, action or distance learning courses and self learning programmes. Combining Theory And Techniques Of Project Management With Practical Guidance, This Volume Includes New Chapters On Value Management, Alliances And Partnering And More Details On Risk Management. 1. Projects And Project Management / Denise Bower -- 2. Value Management / Tony Merna -- 3. Project Appraisal And Risk Management / Nigel Smith -- 4. Project Management And Quality / Tony Merna -- 5. Environmental Management / Ian Vickridge -- 6. Project Finance / Tony Merna -- 7. Cost Estimating In Contracts And Projects / Nigel Smith -- 8. Project Stakeholders / Kris Moodley -- 9. Planning / Nigel Smith -- 10. Project Control Using Earned Value Techniques / Denise Bower -- 11. Contract Strategy And The Contractor Selection Process / David Wright -- 12. Contract Policy And Documents / David Wright -- 13. Project Organisation Design/structure / Kris Moodley -- 14. Design Management / Peter Harpum. Edited By Nigel J. Smith. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Many sectors of industry, including engineering, appreciate the importance of good project management for delivering projects in accordance with predetermined objectives. As a result, industrialists and engineering institutions have called for the inclusion of a significant proportion of project management in higher level degrees and there has been a marked increase in Continuing Professional Development, CPD, courses for professionals. This book provides a clear description of the aims of project management and discusses the theory and practice of project management, particularly in relation This chapter describes the various aspects of project management from what a project is, through its various stages, to the key requirements for success.