Project life cycle economics : cost estimation, management and effectiveness in construction projects

XXIX, 407 S.

graph. Darst.

Enth. 21 Beitr.

Includes bibliographical references and index

The essence of project management and its challengesProject management, projects and their life cycles : historical views -- Projects and their life cycles : some current views -- Introduction to project life cycle cost, schedule and requirements management -- Initiating the project -- Estimating and budgeting for project activities : project work breakdown structures and cost breakdown structures -- Developing and managing the project schedule -- Resource issues in schedule management -- Measuring, monitoring and controlling the project performance -- The percentage of completion as a metric of project control. concepts and calculation methods -- Project change management -- Project closeout and lessons learned -- Human factors in project life cycle economics -- Planning for the project life cycle of constructions and facilities -- Fundamentals of construction economics -- Identifying cost and life expectancy information -- The evolution of construction cost estimation and project management -- Environmental impact and lifetime cost effective sustainability of constructed assets -- Value for money assessment in construction projects : economic effects of PPP/PFI in projects -- Driving towards successful progress and delivery of construction projects -- Construction project monitoring in complex contexts.

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