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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.
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Contracts.- Human Resources.- Money.- Material.- Resources.- Uncertainty.
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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.
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From the reviews:
“De Marco (Polytechnic Univ. of Turin, Italy) addresses the issues related to managing construction projects, from the vantage point of the performing organization, in 14 chapters. … De Marco also discusses important tools for cost estimating, scheduling, and cost management. This book will be useful for a lower-division undergraduate introductory course in construction management at both two- and four-year colleges. Summing Up: Recommended. All undergraduate students.” (P. F. Rad, Choice, Vol. 49 (3), November, 2011)
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From the reviews:
"De Marco (Polytechnic Univ. of Turin, Italy) addresses the issues related to managing construction projects, from the vantage point of the performing organization, in 14 chapters. ... De Marco also discusses important tools for cost estimating, scheduling, and cost management. This book will be useful for a lower-division undergraduate introductory course in construction management at both two- and four-year colleges. Summing Up: Recommended. All undergraduate students." (P. F. Rad, Choice, Vol. 49 (3), November, 2011)
