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Informationen zum Autor James B. Atkins, FAIA, FKIA, has spent the past thirty years as risk manager and senior construction principal with HKS Architects, the world's third largest architecture firm, where he pioneered many procedural advances in architecture services, many of which have been adopted by the AIA. Jim has served on the AIA Documents Committee and was the 2006 chair of the AIA Risk Management Committee. He chaired the AIA Task Group for the Fourteenth Edition of The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice and was a contributor to that volume.Grant A. Simpson, FAIA, serves several architectural firms, including HKS and RTKL, as a practice and project management consultant. He has provided expert witness services on some of the largest and most complex projects, and has been an active project manager for major projects throughout the United States and internationally for more than thirty years. A member of the AIA Risk Management Committee in 2008, Grant was the 2006 chair of the AIA Practice Management Knowledge Community Advisory Group, and was a contributor to the Fourteenth Edition of The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice. Klappentext Discover the benefits of effective risk management practicesRisk management may not be a standard course in architecture school, but it is an essential concern for architects and related professionals working today. Managing Project Risk is a key resource for integrating good risk management into professional practice.Based on a popular series of articles in AIArchitect, this accessible volume offers an on-the-ground perspective of what can happen on the job and what architects can do to prevent or mitigate threatening conditions and events. With an engaging, non-legalistic style, authors Atkins and Simpson draw upon their considerable experience and upon AIA Contract Documents to show how sound risk management strategies work in a variety of real-world settings, covering such practical areas as:* Risk management fundamentals* Contracts* Relationships with clients* Understanding the architect's role in the project* Risk issues with digital drawings* The modern architectural workplaceRendering potentially dry topics lively with wit and anecdote, Managing Project Risk resonates with the experience of contemporary architects, while offering helpful suggestions applicable not only to risk management but also to project management and professional development. Zusammenfassung Discover the benefits of effective risk management practices Risk management may not be a standard course in architecture school, but it is an essential concern for architects and related professionals working today. Managing Project Risk is a key resource for integrating good risk management into professional practice. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Douglas Gordon, Hon. AIA, and Stephanie Stubbs, Assoc. AIA, Editors of AIArchitect vi Preface viii Acknowledgments ix Introduction x Chapter 1 Fundamentals 1 The Importance of Risk Management: Its Key Role in Professional Service Delivery 1 Risk Management Basics: Essentials for Maintaining an Effective Risk Program 6 To Document or Not to Document: Basic Documentation Requirements 12 Another Fine Mess-The Onerous Contract, Part 1: Risk Management after the Agreement Is Signed 18 Another Fine Mess-The Onerous Contract, Part 2 22 Free Fall: Working without a Contract 29 Chapter 2 Clients 39 Love Me Tender: Maintaining the Client Relationship 39 Smoke, Mirrors, and Snake Oil: Risks in Marketing 44 Double-Edged Sword: The Owner's Separate Consultants 49 The Power of One: The Effective Owner-Architect-Contractor Team 55 Chapter 3 Power and Profi ciency 63 Project Manager or Risk Manager? The Architect's Dual Role 63 Master and Commander, Part 1: The Ar...
