'The management of construction projects presents major problems with information – or rather the lack of it.
Managing construction projects: an information processing approach
Blackwell Publishers
£32.50
(ISBN 0632058889) www.blackwellpublishing.com
In order to keep a project rolling, decisions have to be made before all the necessary information is available,' reads the summary on the back of Managing construction projects: an information processing approach. This will be familiar territory for anyone involved at the sharp end of a large construction project. Graham Winch, professor of construction project management at the Manchester Centre for Civil and Construction Engineering, UMIST, has drawn on a wide range of research to propose new ways of thinking about managing construction projects. The book explores the high-grade management skills required to manage uncertainty and offers improved techniques for thinking about problems.
Blackwell Publishers
£32.50
(ISBN 0632058889) www.blackwellpublishing.com
In order to keep a project rolling, decisions have to be made before all the necessary information is available,' reads the summary on the back of Managing construction projects: an information processing approach. This will be familiar territory for anyone involved at the sharp end of a large construction project. Graham Winch, professor of construction project management at the Manchester Centre for Civil and Construction Engineering, UMIST, has drawn on a wide range of research to propose new ways of thinking about managing construction projects. The book explores the high-grade management skills required to manage uncertainty and offers improved techniques for thinking about problems.
Generous use is made of anecdotes and case histories throughout to support the theory. The book illustrates the mistakes made by others, and the means to deliver projects on time and to cost.
Managing construction projects: an information processing approach is aimed at both practitioners and students on masters courses.
Source
Building Sustainable Design
