Managing Construction Projects, 2nd edition

Citation

(2011), "Managing Construction Projects, 2nd edition", Structural Survey, Vol. 29 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/ss.2011.11029caa.022

Managing Construction Projects, 2nd edition

Article Type: Recent publications From: Structural Survey, Volume 29, Issue 3

Project management is of critical importance in construction, yet its execution poses major challenges. In order to keep a project on track, decisions often have to be made before all the necessary information is available. Drawing on a wide range of research, Managing Construction Projects proposes new ways of thinking about project management in construction, exploring the skills required to manage uncertainty and offering techniques for thinking about the challenges involved. The second edition takes the information processing perspective introduced in the first edition and develops it further. In particular, this approach deepens the reader’s understanding of the dynamics in the construction project process – from the value proposition inherent in the project mission, to the functioning asset that generates value for its owners and users. Managing Construction Projects is a unique and indispensible contribution to the available literature on construction project management. It will be of particular benefit to advanced students of construction and construction project management, as well as contractors and quantity surveyors. It is written by Graham M. Winch and published by Wiley-Blackwell at £39.99 in paperback (544 pages, ISBN 978-1-4051-8457-1).