Engineering Project Management (Paperback)

Nigel J. Smith

ISBN 10: 1405168021 / ISBN 13: 9781405168021

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken, 2007

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Paperback. Engineering Project Management provides a clear description of the aims of project management, based on best practice, and discusses the theory and practice in relation to multi-disciplinary engineering projects, both large and small, in the UK and overseas. The Third Edition takes account of the increase in joint ventures, project partnering, special project vehicles and other forms of collaborative working. The text has been extended to give more information on procurement, stakeholders and collaborative provision. For the first time this book now contains a chapter on the UK PRINCE2 project management methodology providing a unique insight into this increasingly popular approach. The expertise of the authors gained from their promotion of effective project management through a combination of professional experience, research, consultancy, education and training should be beneficial to both students of project management and recently appointed or practising project managers. The material is appropriate to support Masters level teaching, MSc, MBA and MEng, either by universities or others, action or distance learning courses and self learning programmes. Engineering Project Management provides a clear description of the aims of project management, based on best practice, and discusses the theory and practice in relation to multi-disciplinary engineering projects, both large and small, in the UK and overseas. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Engineering Project Management (Paperback)
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405168021
• ISBN 13: 9781405168021
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Engineering Project Management provides a cleardescription of the aims of project management, based on bestpractice, and discusses the theory and practice in relation tomulti-disciplinary engineering projects, both large and small, inthe UK and overseas.

 

The Third Edition takes account of the increase in jointventures, project partnering, special project vehicles and otherforms of collaborative working. The text has been extended to givemore information on procurement, stakeholders and collaborativeprovision.

 

For the first time this book now contains a chapter on the UKPRINCE2® project management methodology providing a uniqueinsight into this increasingly popular approach.

 

The expertise of the authors gained from their promotion ofeffective project management through a combination of professionalexperience, research, consultancy, education and training should bebeneficial to both students of project management and recentlyappointed or practising project managers. The material isappropriate to support Masters level teaching, MSc, MBA and MEng,either by universities or others, action or distance learningcourses and self learning programmes.

 

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Cover illustrations courtesy of Getty Images

 

Cover design by Andy Meaden

About the Author

Nigel J. Smith BSc, MSc, CEng, FICE, MAPM is Professor of Construction Project Management at the University of Leeds.