Ebook: Project Management for Environmental, Construction and Manufacturing Engineers: A Manual for Putting Theory into Practice

As a companion to books on project-management theory, this book illustrates, in a down-to-earth, comprehensive style, how to put that theory into practice. In addition to the many examples that illustrate procedures, the book includes over 25 case studies, each one addressing a specific theme. Key topics, such as project selection, negotiations, planning and scheduling, cost and budgeting, project control, human resources, environmental impacts, risk management, and financial evaluation, are discussed, using a step-by-step approach. Beginning at the grassroots level, some cases are solved by hand to illustrate the mechanics of a procedure, while others are solved using advanced computer programs. In this way the reader has a clear idea of the problem, how and when to raise the issue, information needed (and who can provide it), how to solve it by hand, when possible, and also its resolution using the latest informatics tools.

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As a companion to books on project-management theory, this book illustrates, in a down-to-earth, comprehensive style, how to put that theory into practice. It shows not only what needs to be done, but how to do it. In addition to the many examples that illustrate procedures, the book includes over 25 case studies, each one addressing a specific theme.

Key topics, such as:

project selection

negotiations

planning and scheduling

cost and budgeting

project control

communications

human resources

environmental impacts

risk management

financial evaluation

are discussed in project simulations based on real-life situations from a diversity of fields, using a step-by-step approach.

Beginning at the grassroots level, some cases are solved by hand to illustrate the mechanics of a procedure, while others are solved using advanced computer programs. In this way the reader has a clear idea of the problem, how and when to raise the issue, information needed (and who can provide it), how to solve it by hand, when possible, and also its resolution using the latest informatics tools.

The author has over 30 years of experience in project management in different countries, working on both large-scale projects with major companies worldwide and with urban/regional planners on local projects. He has written more than 15 books on different facets of engineering, lectured in over 80 technical courses and spoken at numerous international conferences. His engineering experience in large undertakings in such fields as hydro-electricity, mining, the environment, and urban planning provides the reader with a wealth of knowledge on the practical side of project management.

This book will be of interest to students in engineering, professionals in the field of project management and project consultants.

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As a companion to books on project-management theory, this book illustrates, in a down-to-earth, comprehensive style, how to put that theory into practice. It shows not only what needs to be done, but how to do it. In addition to the many examples that illustrate procedures, the book includes over 25 case studies, each one addressing a specific theme.

Key topics, such as:

project selection

negotiations

planning and scheduling

cost and budgeting

project control

communications

human resources

environmental impacts

risk management

financial evaluation

are discussed in project simulations based on real-life situations from a diversity of fields, using a step-by-step approach.

Beginning at the grassroots level, some cases are solved by hand to illustrate the mechanics of a procedure, while others are solved using advanced computer programs. In this way the reader has a clear idea of the problem, how and when to raise the issue, information needed (and who can provide it), how to solve it by hand, when possible, and also its resolution using the latest informatics tools.

The author has over 30 years of experience in project management in different countries, working on both large-scale projects with major companies worldwide and with urban/regional planners on local projects. He has written more than 15 books on different facets of engineering, lectured in over 80 technical courses and spoken at numerous international conferences. His engineering experience in large undertakings in such fields as hydro-electricity, mining, the environment, and urban planning provides the reader with a wealth of knowledge on the practical side of project management.

This book will be of interest to students in engineering, professionals in the field of project management and project consultants.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction and Road Map to Project Management....Pages 1-36
Project Innovation and Design....Pages 37-42
Leadership and Negotiation for Project Management....Pages 43-53
Project Strategic Planning....Pages 55-64
Project Impact on the Environment....Pages 65-73
Project Risk Management....Pages 75-90
Project Economic and Financial Evaluation....Pages 91-104
Project Selection and Decision-Making....Pages 105-117
Project Planning and Scheduling....Pages 119-150
Project Materials Management....Pages 151-160
Project Communications and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)....Pages 161-172
Project Cost and Budgeting....Pages 173-185
Human Resources Planning in Projects....Pages 187-193
Project Safety Management....Pages 195-200
Project Quality Management....Pages 201-208
Project Monitoring and Project Control....Pages 209-241
Project Closing....Pages 243-245
Back Matter....Pages 247-250

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As a companion to books on project-management theory, this book illustrates, in a down-to-earth, comprehensive style, how to put that theory into practice. It shows not only what needs to be done, but how to do it. In addition to the many examples that illustrate procedures, the book includes over 25 case studies, each one addressing a specific theme.

Key topics, such as:

project selection

negotiations

planning and scheduling

cost and budgeting

project control

communications

human resources

environmental impacts

risk management

financial evaluation

are discussed in project simulations based on real-life situations from a diversity of fields, using a step-by-step approach.

Beginning at the grassroots level, some cases are solved by hand to illustrate the mechanics of a procedure, while others are solved using advanced computer programs. In this way the reader has a clear idea of the problem, how and when to raise the issue, information needed (and who can provide it), how to solve it by hand, when possible, and also its resolution using the latest informatics tools.

The author has over 30 years of experience in project management in different countries, working on both large-scale projects with major companies worldwide and with urban/regional planners on local projects. He has written more than 15 books on different facets of engineering, lectured in over 80 technical courses and spoken at numerous international conferences. His engineering experience in large undertakings in such fields as hydro-electricity, mining, the environment, and urban planning provides the reader with a wealth of knowledge on the practical side of project management.

This book will be of interest to students in engineering, professionals in the field of project management and project consultants.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction and Road Map to Project Management....Pages 1-36
Project Innovation and Design....Pages 37-42
Leadership and Negotiation for Project Management....Pages 43-53
Project Strategic Planning....Pages 55-64
Project Impact on the Environment....Pages 65-73
Project Risk Management....Pages 75-90
Project Economic and Financial Evaluation....Pages 91-104
Project Selection and Decision-Making....Pages 105-117
Project Planning and Scheduling....Pages 119-150
Project Materials Management....Pages 151-160
Project Communications and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)....Pages 161-172
Project Cost and Budgeting....Pages 173-185
Human Resources Planning in Projects....Pages 187-193
Project Safety Management....Pages 195-200
Project Quality Management....Pages 201-208
Project Monitoring and Project Control....Pages 209-241
Project Closing....Pages 243-245
Back Matter....Pages 247-250
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