Planning Major Projects - Hardcover

Allport, Roger J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0727741101 ISBN 13: 9780727741103

Publisher: Thomas Telford Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

Planning major projects is a new, practical guide to developing resilient infrastructure and offers insight and guidance for planners seeking to deliver major projects that succeed in meeting expectations.

This guide advocates a new approach for planning based on the authors international experience of working on urban transport systems. It offers advice on how the role and practice of planning can be changed to provide optimal continuity and predictability over the course of a project.

Contents:

PART A - DEVELOPING THE APPROACH
1 Introduction
2 How Projects Happen
3 Problems with Existing Practice
4 Towards a Changed Approach
PART B - THE PLANNERS ROLE AND THE PLANNING TASK
5 The Planners Role
6 Establishing the Context
7 The Planner During Project Development
8 Managing Risk
9 Infrastructure and Operational Planning
10 Forecasting and Appraisal
PART C - SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
11 Summary and Conclusions

Readership:
- Project managers and consultants in both the public and private sectors - Project planners - Financiers - International applications

Geographical market: Worldwide

Related titles:
Art and Practice of Managing Projects | 978 07277 3456 3 | $98.00 | Apr 2010
Handbook of Project Management Procedure | 978 07277 3258 3 | $120.00 | Mar 2004
Strategic Risk: A Guide for Directors | 978 07277 3467 9 | $70.00 | May 2006

About this title

About the Author:

About the Author Dr Roger J Allport BSc MA PhD DIC FICE Nationality - British Profession - Transport planner/ economist Specialisation - Transport policy/strategic advice, and project development Position in company - Director, Allport Associates

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomas Telford Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0727741101
• ISBN 13: 9780727741103
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 264