Project Management for the Built Environment

Presents the key project management body of knowledge (PMBOK) concepts and principles, using industry practices to explain how these concepts and principles can be observed, experienced, and applied in real life Provides a step-by-step guide on how each of the PMBOK areas can be learned systematically from start to finish for use in the construction industry Includes comprehensive revision questions at the end of each chapter, which allow readers to reflect on what they have learned

Autorentext

Dr Low Sui Pheng is a professor of building at the School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore, where he previously served as the head and vice dean. He teaches construction project management, a field in which he has extensively published, researched and consulted, both in Singapore and overseas. A fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), he holds a DSc degree from the University of Birmingham, UK and a PhD from the University College London. He currently serves as the director of the Centre for Project Management and Construction Law at the National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Inhalt

Introduction to project management.- Project life cycles, stakeholders and organizations.- Project management processes.- Project integration management.- Project scope management.- Project time management.- Project cost management.- Project quality management.- Project human resource management.- Project communications management.- Project risk management.- Project procurement management.- Project ethics and professional conduct.