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Project management /

Project management is the discipline of planning, organising and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives. This book presents current research in the study of project management, including sustainable project management, in building and inf...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Collins, Robert J., 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated, 2011.
Colección:Construction materials and engineering.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""PROJECT MANAGEMENT""; ""PROJECT MANAGEMENT ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE""; ""SUSTAINABLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT IN BUILDING AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ""; ""1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""1.1. Background of Sustainability and the Construction Industry ""; ""1.2. Research Question ""; ""1.3. Research Objectives ""; ""1.4. Chapter Structure ""; ""2. LITERATURE REVIEW ""; ""2.1. Corporate Sustainability and Stakeholder Theory ""; ""2.2. The Link between Strategy and Sustainability Management ""; ""2.3. Sustainability in Construction Projects ""
  • ""2.4. Certification Systems for Sustainability """"2.5. Advantages of Measuring and Reporting Sustainability Performance ""; ""2.6. Concluding Remarks""; ""3. DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT MODEL ""; ""3.1. Sustainability Transformation of the Iron Triangle to the Global Context""; ""3.2. Generic Reference Model and New Evaluation Model ""; ""3.3. Sustainable Project Management Assessment Model ""; ""4. RESEARCH METHOD ""; ""4.1. Methodological Approach ""; ""4.2. Research Strategy ""; ""4.3. Data Collection ""; ""4.4. Data Analysis ""
  • ""4.5. Reliability, Validity and Generalisability """"5. FINDINGS ""; ""5.1. Stakeholder Relations and Impacts ""; ""5.2. Program Strategy and Operations ""; ""5.3. Education, Research and Development ""; ""5.4. Assessment, Measuring and Reporting""; ""6. DISCUSSION""; ""6.1. Managing Stakeholder Relations and Impacts""; ""6.2. Managing Program Strategy and Operations ""; ""6.3. Managing Education, Research and Development ""; ""6.4. Assessment, Measuring and Reporting ""; ""7. EMERGENT ISSUES ""; ""7.1. Corporate Sustainability Company Strategies ""; ""7.2. Sustainable Cost Strategy ""
  • ""7.3. Sustainable Market Development """"8. CONCLUSIONS AND AREAS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH ""; ""APPENDIX A: INTERVIEW QUESTIONS ""; ""Interview Questionnaire ""; ""Part One: ""; ""Stakeholders and community ""; ""Part Two: ""; ""Definitions of sustainable practices ""; ""Part Three: ""; ""Sustainability as part of the core management ""; ""Part Four: ""; ""Sustainability in Projects ""; ""Part Five: ""; ""Project life cycle""; ""APPENDIX B: SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS ""; ""APPENDIX C: DETAILED INTERVIEW RESPONSES ""; ""REFERENCES ""
  • ""ASSESSING MODULARITY IN THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT """"ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""2. REAL OPTIONS ""; ""3. THE MODEL ""; ""4. APPLICATION OF THE MODEL TO A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ""; ""5. COMPARISON BETWEEN LARGE REACTOR AND SMALL MEDIUM REACTORS ""; ""6. ASSESSMENT OF THE SEQUENTIAL OPTIONS VALUE ""; ""7. CONCLUSION ""; ""8. LIST OF MAIN ABBREVIATION AND ACRONYMS ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT â€? DEVELOPING THE CONSULTING PLAN ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CONSULTING COMPETENCIES ""