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For a continuously growing company that has to be ready and aware of market trends to implement its products and adapt them to the needs of increasingly demanding customers, it is no longer enough to have and pursue excellent technical and technological departments, quality products, to have at its disposal an effective and efficient sales network with qualified aggressive personnel and to invest in research. Today, fulfilling contract goals while keeping the customer satisfied and staying withi...

Project Management and Engineering is an emergent area. Projects have a tendency to grow in size, involve more stakeholders, and be of greater environmental, organizational and technological complexity. They must also fulfil continuously increasing requirements. This causes greater demands on the effectiveness of Project Engineering and the efficiency of Project Management. This volume brings together a collection of recent work by researchers and professionals in the fields of project managemen...

This book has been published as a direct response to the poor results indicated six years after the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 came into force. The CDM concept spread responsibility across the whole chain of construction, demanding adequate resourcing and competent appointments. The output however has been poor. Accident rates have not fallen significantly and the cost of implementation of the regulations has been high.

Managing people is difficult wherever you work. But in the tech industry, where management is also a technical discipline, the learning curve can be brutal-especially when there are few tools, texts, and frameworks to help you. In this practical guide, author Camille Fournier (tech lead turned CTO) takes you through each stage in the journey from engineer to technical manager. From mentoring interns to working with senior staff, you'll get actionable advice for approaching various obstacles in y...

This statement is issued by the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. It aims to explain the relationship in the contract process, between auditors and engineers, without detracting from their independence.

Given that engineering flexibility can potentially provide a competitive advantage, the question then becomes: Precisely how valuable is this flexibility? However, traditional methods often fail to accurately capture the economic value of investments in an environment of widespread uncertainty and rapid change. The real options method represents th

Executives should not necessarily know the intricacies of project management, but they should know how project management, as a discipline, can benefit the organization in implementing its strategies and realizing its vision. The only way that executives can effectively apply project management to realize these goals is to have sound knowledge of the project management discipline. The purpose of this book is to provide executives with a comprehensive overview of the discipline of project manag...

Regardless of the industry, the project environment is fraught with ethical landmines. Companies must build frameworks that do more than simply help their project teams avoid these ethical missteps. Doing this takes efforts beyond mere compliance training. It requires an organizational commitment to the creation of a healthy project culture that is based on the shared values of the individuals and the organization. This unique text provides readers with an evidenced-based understanding of the et...

Discover what you need to know to become a great project manager with these essential resources. Definitive Guide to Project Management is the definitive guide to mastering the techniques of effective project management so that your projects deliver what you want, every time. The Project Manager is a fresh approach to project management: it moves beyond the formal methodologies and techniques to shed light on the core skills that will make you a great project manager.