Process Management in Design and Construction

✍ Scribed by Rachel Cooper; Ghassan Aouad; Angela Lee

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 206
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Process management enables efficiency improvements by identifying and integrating generic sub-processes. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to process management in design and construction in order to meet the business needs of the construction industry as they change in a highly competitive global environment. The book identifies the current state of the industry in the process management field, illustrates current trends and developments and demonstrates these through case study evidence. It also provides practical guidance by identifying possible pitfalls and illustrate best pr. Read more...

Content: Process Management in Design and Construction; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction --
Why Process?; 1 The Product Development Process; 2 Techniques and Technologies for Managing the Product Development Process in Construction; 3 Case Study: the Generic Design and Construction Process Protocol; 4 Implementation Issues; Appendix The Process Protocol Phases and Activity Zones Demystified; Phases; Activity zones; List of Abbreviations; References; Index.
Abstract: Process management enables efficiency improvements by identifying and integrating generic sub-processes. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to process management in design and construction in order to meet the business needs of the construction industry as they change in a highly competitive global environment. The book identifies the current state of the industry in the process management field, illustrates current trends and developments and demonstrates these through case study evidence. It also provides practical guidance by identifying possible pitfalls and illustrate best pr