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Handbook of ProjectManagement ProceduresAlbert Hamilton

This book provides definitive, comprehensive, step-by-step, best-practice processes for managing anytype of project from start to finish.

This is the book that everyone involved in projectshas been waiting for, but until now has not beenavailable. It is not academic. It is not of a generalnature. This is the first practical, projectmanagement book that provides working standardsand practices in the recognised projectmanagement knowledge areas. It will be ofsignificant guidance and assistance to all thoseengaged in projects and their management.

Today’s enlightened leaders recognise that projectsare the basis by which organisations achieve theirstrategic targets. They are also acutely aware thatthe management processes used on project workare different to that used on other types oforganisational work. As most people are involved,in some way or other in projects, this Handbook willbe invaluable in providing ‘a way to do it’.

Project managements importance to corporationsand public bodies is becoming more and morecritical. Formalised project managementmethodologies are essential for all organisationsthat are either project driven or where projects area significant aspect of their business and whatthey do.

This Handbook is structured into four distinctparts:

■ Part 1: Introduction - the concept of the ‘livingbook’

■ Part 2: Projects - three integrated structures formanaging projects

■ Part 3: Project Management procedures - how touse them

■ Part 4: Route Maps - from inception tocompletion

This book in many ways breaks new ground and isunique. As a Handbook it is the ideal ready-reference for any user involved in projects andproject management. As a ‘living book’ the usershave the opportunity to relay their experiences andcomments directly to the author throughregistering in the ‘Sign up for the alumni’ sectionand influence and enhance future editions of thispublication.

For more information visit www.pmhandbook.com

Best Practice Tendering forDesign and Build ProjectsAlan Griffith and Andrew King, Sheffield HallamUniversity and Andrew Knight, Nottingham TrentUniversity

There is increasing pressure upon clients, in particulargovernment departments and local authorities, toprocure construction projects in a best practicemanner. ‘Design and Build’ is one procurementapproach used extensively, both in the UK andworldwide; being recognised for its capability to deliverreal value to both public and private sector clients.

This book is based on the findings of an Engineeringand Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)funded project. It reports on the factual experiencesof those construction practitioners involved inDesign and Build procurement and presentspractical tools for the application of best practicetendering. This book provides a comprehensiveguide for consultants and practitioners involved inthe procurement process.

CONTENTS■ Introduction■ Design and Build■ The development of tendering arrangements in

the construction industry■ Pre-qualification■ Competition in Design and Build projects■ Published guidance, ethical and practical

considerations■ The practical application of best practice

tendering■ References■ Index

BuildabilitySuccessful construction from concept tocompletion

Trevor M Holroyd

“This book fills an important gap inconstruction literature and makes apositive contribution to improvingbuildability and hence efficiency. Iam sure it will benefit its readers andthe construction industry generally.”Sir Frank Gibb

Buildability demonstrates that projects that go welland leave satisfied clients and contractors are basedon thorough planning and design. However, there aremany factors to consider to achieve a successfuloutcome. These include the implementation ofguidance on fair practice, better management andimproved techniques suggested by the Latham andEgan reports, and the application of improved healthand safety measures. Also required is a knowledge ofpractical construction and the incorporation of thisknowledge into the project details from the outset.

This excellent book lists simple proposals, putforward by a variety of experienced people, which,if implemented correctly, will help reduceconstruction problems and cost, and make workmore straightforward and safe.

Buildability is a practical guide based on extensiveexperience of construction projects, and it will beinvaluable for all those seeking to improve theefficiency of their practice.

CONTENTS

■ The state of the industry

■ The health and safety issues

■ The business requirements

■ Good practice in the construction process

■ The future

■ References

■ Index

Strategic ManagementApplied to InternationalConstructionRodney Howes, Chairman of the Innovation andResearch Committee of the Construction Industry, UKand formerly Head of the School of Construction, SouthBank University and Joseph H M Tah, Professor ofConstruction Management, South Bank University

This book has been specifically written to provide abroad coverage of the knowledge required toaddress strategic issues relating to the business ofconstruction on a global scale. Unlike previousbooks in this area, it is not biased towards practicein any particular country. Instead, it provides

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knowledge that is universally applicable. Thisknowledge is supported by a series of case studiesof leading consultants, contractors and suppliers ofproducts, materials and construction equipment tohighlight current best practice by organisations inAmerica, Japan and Europe. Supporting the text arenumerous diagrams, charts and tables to helpvisualise the key issues.

Strategic Management Applied to InternationalConstruction will be an excellent reference work forpractitioners across all construction relateddisciplines who are seeking to supplement theirstrategic business knowledge and expertise in thebroad spectrum of international construction. Thebook will also be essential reading for postgraduatestudents studying construction management andfor undergraduates who are studying specialistoptions.

CONTENTS

■ Introduction

■ Preparation for entry into internationalconstruction

■ International trade and the nature ofinternational construction

■ Corporate strategy

■ Marketing, competitive advantage andprocurement

■ International construction finance

■ International management culture

■ International human resource management

■ Organization structure and managementsystems

■ Communications

■ Project management

■ Future horizons

Managing Innovation inConstructionMartyn Jones and Mohammed Saad, University ofWest of England

This book investigates best practice acrossdifferent sectors of the economy and theirtransfers into the context of construction. Itexamines the development and diffusion ofinnovation to address adversarial relationships, thefragmented processes and lack of customer focuswhich still characterise much of the industry.

It explains systematically how construction mustrespond to the raft of new management processesexpounded throughout the past decade in a bid toachieve a more appropriate approach for businessinnovation in construction. Through a number of

practical case studies, the authors demonstrate howsteps towards innovation through managementsystems and processes are applicable in keyorganisations involved in the construction process.

Doing it DifferentlySystems for rethinking construction

David Blockley, University of Bristol and Patrick Godfrey, Halcrow

This informative and practical book providesnumerous tools, techniques and case studies thatwill help change the way things are done within theconstruction industry. It explores the rapidlychanging expectations of the clients of theconstruction industry and includes a tool kit to helpmake a difference. It also encourages both clientsand industry to explore the concepts outlined in theGovernment’s report Rethinking Construction, andhelps develop its basic ideas focused on thecustomer process and people.

CONTENTS

■ Preface

■ Part 1: The need to do it differently; Meeting thechallenge

■ Part 2: Thinking differently; Focussing onprocess; Finding leverage; Hard & soft; Practicalforesight

■ Part 3: Making the difference; Business cases;Managing the team; Managing the life-cycle;Looking to the future

Capturing ClientRequirements inConstruction ProjectsJohn M Kamara, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Chimay J Anumba, University ofLoughborough and Nosa F Evbuomwan, Divine Inc.

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This book describes an innovative and structuredapproach for capturing client requirements onconstruction projects. The new approach,encapsulated in a Client Requirements ProcessingModel (CRPM) and associated prototype software,ClientPro, facilitates better understanding andimplementation of clients’ requirements, moreeffective collaborative working and designcreativity. CRPM also promotes effective facilitymanagement by ensuring early identification ofissues affecting the whole life cycle.

CONTENTS■ Introduction ■ Briefing and client requirements processing ■ Tools and methodologies for client

requirements processing ■ Methodology for client requirements processing ■ Capturing client requirements with the client

requirements processing model ■ ClientPro: software version of the client

requirements processing model ■ Summary and conclusions

Construction CreativityCasebookDavid Langford and Branka Dimitrijevic, University of Glasgow

Many innovations in the UK construction industryare in response to government initiatives based onthe Egan Report. This publication provides abackground and profile of innovations in the UKconstruction industry through an analysis of theinnovations presented within the Network ofConstruction Creativity Clubs (NCCC).

The analysis of collected data shows thatsignificant efforts are being made in theconstruction industry, academia, professionalorganisations, and through government initiativesto stimulate and achieve improvements.Innovations are taking place in all constructionrelated areas, especially in environmental impactmanagement, contracting and partnering,procurement, and application of IT.

Building InnovationComplex constructs in a changing worldDavid Gann, University of Sussex

2000 Hardbound 264pp

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This book presents an understanding of how tomanage contemporary change. It starts in theMachine Age, showing how a sophisticated set ofindustries and design processes have evolved towork with new materials, components and systems,culminating in the experiences and skills needed tointegrate systems in the Digital Age. The bookcompares approaches and draws lessons fromEurope, Japan and North America. It addresses therole of government policies and professionalinstitutions in supporting innovative approachesaimed at improving performance in construction. Itconcludes with lessons for the management oftechnology and innovation in project based firms.

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Design ChainsA handbook for Integrated CollaborativeDesign

S Austin, A Baldwin, D Root, D Thomson and A Thorpe, Loughborough University, J Hammondand M Murray, AMEC


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This book presents innovative thinking on supplychain management. Springing from the work of theIntegrated Collaborative Design (ICD) researchproject, a combined industry and academicinitiative, it presents a set of key principles andpractices that provide a new approach to designmanagement – the design chain. It describes howdesign can be understood, managed and optimisedto add value for clients. The practices developedthrough ICD and described in the book provide atimely response to the need to manage designcomplexity to help collaborating organizationsdeliver projects that meet client needs.

Benefits of an ICD approach include:

■ creating business level frameworks fororganizations to collaborate for mutual benefiton projects

■ aiding understanding of design information flows

■ helping organisations align their competenciesand business cultures

■ promoting value adding design solutions

■ Integrated processes across organisations.

Procurement Routes forPartneringPractical Guide

Dr Jon Broome

This book is aimed at those who want to apply, orimprove the application of, partnering to theirprojects in the construction and heavy engineeringindustries. It focuses on procurement aspects andis based on the premise that unless the commercialand contractual conditions align objectives, there islittle stimulus to change the culture and integrateprocesses and teams to achieve the outstandingresults that can be attained through partnering.

This invaluable book presents detailed informationabout partnering and procurement process, whichwill lead to better delivery of construction projects.More specifically Procurement routes for partnering

looks at:

■ a practical model for applying partnering inyour projects

■ the principles and tools – as well as a genericprocess – for developing any procurement strategy

■ a review of traditional contractualarrangements; when to use them and theirsuitability for partnering

■ the concepts, process and mechanisms fordeveloping a balanced incentive plan

■ specific considerations when using incentivesto improve time, quality, performance in use,service and/or health and safety

■ the ten key implementation points when usingtarget and reimbursable contracts

■ when to use alliances – both project andstrategic, and their key implementation pointsfrom a procurement perspective.

Written in accessible language and usingaccelerated learning techniques to promotecomprehension and retention, Procurement Routesfor Partnering translates cutting edge thinking andacademic rigour into practical application. It is a‘must-read’ for any construction professionalinvolved in setting up a partnering relationship.

Contracting for BusinessSuccessAndrew Cox and Ian Thompson, University ofBirmingham

“. . . A highly informative insightinto contracting practices. It offersessential guidance that is relevantto all contract managers.”Martyn Osborn, Scottish Hydro-Electric plc


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Partnering in EuropeIncentive based alliancing for projectsBob Scott

This handbook provides a practical guide forcreating and implementing project specificalliances, primarily for engineering constructionactivities for private-sector clients.

CONTENTSPart 1: What is partnering – why adopt alliancing?

■ Potential barriers to alliancing

■ Legal considerations

Part 2: Implementing an alliance – a tool kit

■ The owner internal alignment process

■ Starting the process with potential alliancecontractors

■ Selecting alliance contractors

■ Contracts for alliancing

■ The alliance incentive scheme

■ Project organisations in an alliance

■ Project procedures and processes in an alliance

■ Building and sustaining alliance relationships

■ Monitoring performance in an alliance

■ Building relationships with others

Trusting the TeamThe best practice guide to partnering inconstructionProfessor John Bennett and Sarah Jayes,University of Reading


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Best Practice Partnering inSocial Housing DevelopmentMartyn Jones and Vic O’Brien

This essential book provides a seven-step model fordeveloping new supply chain relationships anddescribes how best to approach and managesustainable partnerships. It identifies a number ofbenefits and dangers that can flow from close, openand more collaborative customer–supplierrelationships:

■ higher housing quality

■ more open communication

■ greater certainty in relation to quality, price andprogramme

■ continuity of work for contractors

■ loss of competitiveness due to complacency

■ problems of dependency due to fewer suppliersand customers

■ reconciling the aims, values and objectives ofthe competing organisations involved

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Best Practice Partnering in Social HousingDevelopment will be an invaluable resource forregistered social landlords (RSLs), consultants andcontractors, housing associations, local authoritiesand students of best practice. A useful auditchecklist is included at the end of each section thatcan be employed by RSL staff to gauge the level ofimplementation.

The Future of InternationalConstructionRanko Bon and David Crosthwaite, University ofReading

This book begins with a brief background andhistory to international construction activity andmoves on to disseminate and discuss the findingsof the European Construction Economics ResearchUnit (ECERU) surveys. By examining threehorizons: 25 years, 5 years and 12 months,predictions are made for short and medium-termdevelopments and where possible, a comparison ismade between the survey predictions and theactual outcomes.

A Bridge to the FutureProfitable construction for tomorrow’sindustry and its customers

Roger Flanagan, Ian Ingram and Laurence Marsh,University of Reading

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The Jubilee Line ExtensionFrom concept to completionBob Mitchell

“This book is a major referencework that provides essentialinformation for all future railtransport developments inLondon. It is essential reading foranyone with an interest in publictransport planning and thecomplex processes involved in thedevelopment and delivery ofmajor infrastructure projects. It iswell written, full of fascinatingdetail and an interesting read!”Professor Brian MellittDirector of Engineering, London Underground,1989 to 1995, past-President of the Institution ofElectrical Engineers

Much has been written about the construction workand architecture of the JLE, particularly thestations; however, this is the first book thatprovides a rounded view of how a major newunderground railway line came to be built. Itpresents key details of the JLE project activitiesrelating to transport planning, the legal processes,comprehensive safety planning, procurement,contracting, engineering development,environmental issues, project management andcommissioning.

The Jubilee Line Extension: From concept tocompletion will appeal to everyone who is interestedin major transportation projects and in discoveringhow the JLE was able to deliver a major urbaninfrastructure with the minimum of environmentaldisturbance and with an exemplary safety record.

Project managers will find this detailed record of allthat was involved an inspiration and an invaluablesource of information, which they can apply to otherprojects they are working on now and in the future.

CONTENTS

■ Planning and design – 1990 to 1993■ The parliamentary process■ The route described■ Safety■ Trains and operations■ The stations■ Tunnelling the line■ Electrical and mechanical engineering■ Commissioning and line opening – 1998 to 2000■ The contracts■ Time, cost and quality■ Look to the future■ Appendix 1 – JLE main contractors■ References and further reading

The Management of ProjectsPeter Morris, UMIST


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CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRYBOARD REPORTSIn June 1997 the Construction Industry Board (CIB)published a series of codes of practice and goodpractice guides, which aim to improve theperformance of the UK construction industry byinstilling a culture of cooperation, teamwork andcontinuous improvement.

Constructing successCode of practice for clients of theconstruction industry

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Code of practice for theselection of subcontractors1997 Paperbound 28pp 297 x 210 mm

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Selecting consultants forthe teamBalancing quality and price2nd edition


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Managing Projects forSuccessA trilogyAlbert Hamilton, Consultant

This book is a response to a growing need forproject management, management that is neededwhen leading, or working within, teams undertakinga partial or complete project. This is a ‘how to do it’book of considerable value to practitioners andstudents alike. It addresses the challenge of theoryapplication by providing a series of exercises andcomprehensive illustrations.

It is written in three inter-related parts – Part 1: Theframework, Part 2: Planning for control and Part 3:The tool kit – to promote clarity of understandingand study, will equip the reader with specialistskills that can be immediately applied in practice.

Partnering in the SocialHousing SectorA handbook

European Construction Institute

2000 Wirobound 112pp

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This handbook provides the social housing sectorwith a step-by-step guide to implementingpartnering arrangements for both additions to, andrefurbishment of, their housing stock. It isparticularly relevant to the Government’s BestValue requirements, which necessitate continuousimprovement in efficiency, effectiveness andeconomy for local authorities.

This valuable guide to partnering will have applicationin many areas of the building and constructionindustry, particularly for work for the public sector.

CONTENTS

■ Why partner? – Current partnering practices

■ How to partner – The partnering process

■ The partnering decision mechanism

■ The partnering selection mechanism

■ The partnering implementation mechanism

■ The partnering maintenance and developmentmechanism

■ Contractual matters

■ The audit trail

■ Training

Project Management ofMultiple Projects andContractsEdited by Jack Loftus, Jackpot Limited

This multi-authored work provides detailedguidance on managing multiple projects, andadvises on the standard contracts that should beused. It assists engineers and managers inorganisations where little establishedinfrastructure and assistance exists, offering clearguidance and step-by-step accounts of projectmanagement as viewed by all of the concernedparties. It covers the whole spectrum from thecapital expenditure budgeting process through tocommissioning and beneficial use.

CONTENTS

■ The client’s problem■ Capital expenditure proposals■ Commercial management■ Cost control and estimating■ Project management■ Accounting for projects■ Engineering and project department

organization■ The management of projects

Construction ProjectManagementGetting it right first time

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“Its breadth and depth commendit to everybody who needs torefresh, or extend their knowledgeof the subject . . . It covers the fullrange of techniques from the hardbasics of network analysis to thesofter but vital human aspects.”Dr Martin Barnes

CONTENTS■ What is a project?■ What is management?■ What has to be managed in a project?

■ The management of scope■ The management of time■ The management of cost■ Quality management and project performance■ The interaction of time, cost and quality■ Project implementation■ People in project management■ Procurement■ Project appraisal■ Variability, uncertainty and risk■ Project management information systems

Construction Project TeamsMaking them work profitably

Tim Cornick, University of Reading and James Mather, Johnston & Mather


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This book addresses the important issuesinvolved in forming effective and profitable teamsfor construction projects – both within andbetween client, design and construction firms. Itis divided into two main sections.

The first contains theories related to particularaspects of project teams, with key pointsillustrating their practical application. The secondcontains real and simulated building and civilengineering case studies, each concluding withcorrective lessons to aid successful constructionproject team building.

Unconstrained OrganizationsManaging sustainable change

Ted M Hutchin

Every organisation has to deal with constraints. TheTheory of Constraints argues that there are typicallyonly a few constraints and that they can bedetermined through the application of a robust andlogical thinking process. The expectation is that havingfound the constraint, developed the solution andimplemented the plan, the results would simply follow.

This book examines the fact that on many occasionsthe expected results did not appear. The identificationof a crucial barrier to change entitled ‘paradigm lock’ isthe key finding of the research and the methods bywhich it might be overcome. The book covers theresearch process used to determine this phenomenonand the steps taken to validate the findings beforegaining confidence in what was discovered.

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The Value ManagementBenchmarkProfessor Steven Male, University of Leeds, JohnKelly, Marcus Grönqvist, Scott Fernie and GraemeBowles, Heriot-Watt University

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This book highlights the benefits of valuemanagement, and presents a framework forimplementing it on real projects.

The Framework Document highlights therequirements at specific (value opportunity) pointsin the project life cycle. The Research Reportpresents the findings of the three-year researchprogramme that forms the basis for the Frameworkdocument. A CD comprising both the Frameworkdocument and the Research Report is also available.

Value ManagementIncentive ProgrammeNigel A Standing

The book considers value incentive programmes indepth, highlighting their application and benefits toclient and contractor. It provides an insight intocontractor-led value engineering and its effectiveuse in different procurement forms. To highlight thealignment of value within the different procurementforms the project value chain has been developedfrom strategic value to operational value.

It reviews value incentives that exist in the USA andAustralia. It also examines the procedures that areundertaken in their application within the projectenvironment. As no formalized UK value incentiveclauses exist, this book also considers the criteria thatshould be met, and how they should be implemented.The impact of a value incentive clause on the variousparties involved in a project is also investigated.

Enterprise FocusedManagementChanging the face of project managementTed M Hutchin


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Based on the author’s research over a three yearperiod in a number of different companiesthroughout Europe, this book discusses the keyissues within organisations today. Thesecompanies, drawn from project-based industriessuch as construction and high-tech productdevelopment, understand the pressure to makeprofit both now and in the future. They have awealth of data at their fingertips; yet remainunable to make sense of this mass of information.Using the rigour and logic of the Theory ofConstraints first to analyse these difficulties, andthen to propose a way forward, the book should befirst port of call for all working or preparing to workin such environments.

Value ManagementImproving capabilities

Roy Woodhead and Clive Downs, Oxford BrookesUniversity

This report is one of the few to look at valuemanagement (VM) from the client’s procurementperspective. Based on extensive empirical researchover a period of one year in the UK, it examineswhy clients use VM, how they use it, and whatbenefits they achieve by applying it. Thispublication acts as a third-party facilitator helpingboth clients and providers improve VM.

The text provides a comprehensive summary forthose wishing to improve the organisational valuecreation for all stakeholders and explains how toimprove VM in a structured way to enhancecompetitive advantage.

Engineering Judgement andRiskJames Parkin, University of Technology, Sydney


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This book explores the nature of professionaljudgement and how it is used in planning, design andmanagement. Drawing upon two decades of research

on the psychology of judgement and its application inprofessional decision making, as well as his extensiveexperience in the field of engineering planning, designand construction, the author has arrived at freshinsights that will benefit all engineers.

Cost–Benefit Analysis forEngineers and PlannersMichael Snell, Mott McDonald


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Risk Analysis andManagement for Projects(RAMP)Institution of Civil Engineers and the ActuarialProfession

Risk analysis and management for projects (RAMP)is a process that has been developed by a jointworking party of the Institution of Civil Engineersand The Actuarial Profession for the purpose ofevaluating and controlling risk in major projects.RAMP demonstrates how to identify, analyse andmitigate risks and how to place financial values onthem. This practical handbook details a rigorousapproach to risk management that can be applied toall types and stages of investments. It provides amethod to enable a structured and consistentanalysis of the financial implications of risk within(and between) projects to be carried out effectively.It can be applied either at a strategic level or as adetailed analytical and control process. The RAMPprocess aims to achieve as much certainty aspossible about a long-term and uncertain future.Risk analysis and management for projects will beof use to everyone who is concerned with thefinancial, commercial, legal or engineering aspectsof major projects and ongoing activities of any kind.

Engineering ConstructionRisksA guide to project risk analysis and riskmanagementPeter Thompson and John Perry

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This book provides detailed appraisal of riskmanagement, analyses, applications and techniques,and suggests contract strategies that deal with risk.


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Supply Chain Managementfor RefurbishmentLessons from high street retailing

Professor Steven Male and Marcus Grönqvist,University of Leeds, John Kelly,Glasgow University, Leela Damodaran and WendyOlphert, Loughborough University

This book is the outcome of an EPSRC supportedthree year research project involving seven majorhigh-street retailing clients; Arcadia Group, Boots,Borders (UK), Halifax plc, Nationwide, Rubicon RetailLtd, Pizza Express; and their supply chains.

The book comprises two complementary parts. Thefirst, the Good Practice Framework, is the ‘What ToDo’ for effective refurbishment involving the closerintegration of ‘supply’ and ‘value’ chains inconstruction. The second, the ‘Why Do It This Way’,comprises research evidence from a wide range ofconstruction and business management sources;including process maps, management models andoutcomes from fieldwork with the retail clients andtheir supply chains; that provided the basis for theframework.

Forensic EngineeringEdited by B S Neale, Institution of Civil Engineers

Forensic engineering encompasses any engineeringdiscipline that has the potential to be used for thetechnical investigation of failures. This volumepresents papers from leading experts on how tolearn from failures of constructed environments(from serviceability to catastrophic), and on theimplications for construction professionals.

The Philosophy of RiskJohn C Chicken, Consultant and Tamar Posner,Safety Assessment Federation


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Achieving Results: How toCreate ValueRoy Woodhead and James McCuish

“It is rare to sit and read a book ata single sitting but this is what Ifound myself doing, being intriguedby the developing arguments andwell crafted points. The authorsstate that the future for valueengineering rests with thedevelopment of more rigorousapproaches to thinking anddecision taking, I believe that theyhave argued this point succinctlyand convincingly.”Professor John KellySchool of the Built and Natural Environment,Glasgow Caledonian University

Achieving Results: How to Create Value is notanother book of tools and techniques for valueengineering. Many such books already exist.Unfortunately, few of them explain the theoriesunderlying the practice that they preach. Readersare expected to enter into a blind faith that acceptsthe ‘magic’ of value engineering without question oreven evidence or understanding.

This is a book that puts the value of science backinto value engineering. The authors focus on theunderlying theories that link leadership, valueengineering and technology management. It arguesthat the practice of value engineering has hardlymoved forward in the last 30 years because theunderlying theories upon which practice is basedhave rarely been critically examined or explainedand that the subjective models upon which practiceis based have been promoted at the expense ofobjective models – this is what the authors seek tooverthrow.

The book provides a new foundation for valueengineering, and will help its many advocates to seeit as a method that enables the improvement ofartificial constructs, from artefacts to organizations.It will help you to become a leader and a valuetechnologist who thinks not just of product or projectvalue but also of how this value will bringimprovement to your customers and shareholders.

For a full list of contents of this book together withsome sample material please visit:www.ttbooks.co.uk/achieving-results

The Decision MakersEthics for engineersJames Armstrong, Consulting Engineer, Ross Dixon and Simon Robinson, University of Leeds


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This book examines the problems involved in makingengineering decisions that affect the quality of life oflarge numbers of people worldwide and presents theindividual, family, community and global contextswithin which the engineer has to make suchdecisions. Engineers need to understand thedecisions that they are required to make, and whichdecisions are likely to produce the most favourableresults in the short and longer terms.

The Role of Cost Saving andInnovation in PFI ProjectsConstruction Industry Council


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This publication presents the findings of a studydesigned to test the proposition that PFI will yieldvalue for money by stimulating innovation. It surveysthe people responsible for managing the purchasing,designing, building and operating of PFI projects, andposes questions about the extent to which costsaving improved value for money in various projectsin both the construction and operation of facilities.

Constructors’ Key Guide toPFIConstruction Industry Council


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Privatized InfrastructureThe role of Government

Adrian Smith, Chartered Surveyor


230 x 156 mm 0 7277 2712 5 £52.50

This book examines the major aspects of therelationship between government and the privatesector in the provision of high quality, sustainable andaffordable privately funded infrastructure projects.

Privatized InfrastructureThe BOT approach

Charles Walker, Consultant and Adrian Smith,Chartered Surveyor


230 x 156 mm 0 7277 2053 8 £60.00


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Infrastructure PlanningJames Parkin and Deepak Sharma,University of Technology, Sydney

This book introduces engineers to the principlesand procedures necessary for infrastructureplanning in rapidly developing regions. It covers thetechnical methods required in planning forinfrastructure provision, from base-line studies andproblem definition through to the specification for aset of projects.

Site Management forEngineersTrevor Holroyd, Consulting Engineer

This book will enable you to learn from the mistakesof others and to benefit from ideas that have beenproven to work well. It provides practical workingguidance of site supervision of middle range projects.

The Management of SettingOut in ConstructionInstitution of Civil Engineers Design andPractice GuideEdited by Jim Smith


297 x 210 mm 0 7277 2614 5 £20.00

Construction SafetyHandbook2nd edition

Vic Davies and Ken Tomasin, Consulting Engineers


230 x 156 mm 0 7277 2519 X £60.00

Electronic Communicationin ConstructionAchieving Commercial AdvantageTim Cole, Interlock Limited

This book sets out the commercial issues driving,or hampering, recent developments, with regards tothe implementation of common informationexchange standards and will dispel the manymyths that generate excuses for inertia.

Adding Value Through theProject Management of CDMEdited by Liz Bennett, Habilis Ltd


230 x 156 mm 0 7277 2866 0 £22.50

This book has been published as a direct responseto the poor results in the years following theintroduction of the CDM Regulations. Throughoutthe book the authors demonstrate that the CDMRegulations can be a tool for delivering real value inhealth and safety, improved operational output,and savings and measurable benefits for clients.

The ECI Guide to ManagingHealth in ConstructionEuropean Construction Institute

Clients and contractors have a responsibility todevelop health risk management systems, basedon the full and careful appraisal of the risks towhich all their employees (including subcontractedworkers) are exposed. This book is the firstdedicated to the subject of construction health asopposed to just safety.

ECI Pricing System forPiping WorksEuropean Construction Institute

The first volume in the ECI Pricing System series,this book deals specifically with the fabrication anderection of pipework, offering a structuredapproach to the contracting of piping work thatmaximises clarity for contractors and owners alike.

The ECI Pricing System will reduce bidding costsand remove some of the ambiguities in thecompensation basis and the risk allocationbetween parties. Additionally, the factor system itis based on lends itself to automation of the biddingeffort and to the electronic pricing of engineeringdeliverables. The innovative aspect of the system isthe fixing of the relative value for welding anderecting different piping material types, sizes,thicknesses and complexities together with theclear separation of direct and indirect costs.

CONTENTS

■ Introduction

■ General

■ Phases of development

■ The ECI Piping Pricing System

■ Example

■ Application

■ Sources used

■ Description of the system

■ General

■ Pricing Structure diagrams

■ Multiplier reference points

■ Description for Piping Prefabrication Multipliers

■ Transportation of Piping Materials

■ Description Pricing Tables for the Prefabrication

■ Description for Piping Erection Multipliers

■ Description Pricing Tables for Erection

■ Pricing Tables: Prefabrication

■ Pricing Tables: Erection

■ Examples

■ Example of a Contractual Summary of Base UnitRates

■ Example 1: Prefabrication of Large Bore Piping

■ Example 2: Erection of Large Bore Piping

■ Example 3: Fabrication and Installation of SmallBore Piping


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Successful ProfessionalReviews for Civil EngineersH Macdonald Steels, Institution of Civil Engineers


210 x 138 mm 0 7277 2613 7 £20.00

Civil Engineering Procedure5th editionInstitution of Civil Engineers


210 x 147 mm 0 7277 2052 X £15.00

Refurbishing OccupiedBuildingsManagement of risk under the CDMRegulationsBev Nutt and Peter McLennan, University CollegeLondon and Roger Walters, Bickerdike AllenPartners

Principles of EstimatingTrevor M Holroyd, Consulting Engineer

The ability to price work correctly is a key skill forengineers, but many find themselves ill prepared forthis important undertaking. Current practice on mostcontracts dictates that the engineer deals withengineering matters and the quantity surveyorcovers the commercial aspects. As a result, engineershave become increasingly uneasy at setting rates,evaluating claims and pricing work generally.

This book has been written with a practicalapproach that will allow engineers to becomecompetent estimators. It will appeal to civil andstructural engineers, surveyors, contractors,consulting practices, further and higher educationestablishments and students, and local authorities.

CONTENTS

■ Estimating from first principles

■ Building up the net price

■ The site set-up – preliminaries

■ Calculating rates

■ The sources of our prices

■ Getting the final price – the tender and other totals

■ Examples of estimates

■ Cost, value and budgets


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Financing InfrastructureProjectsTony Merna, UMIST and Cyrus Njiru,Loughborough University

This book deals with financial aspects ofprocurement of various infrastructure projectsand commercial aspects of the projects, sourcesof finance, financial instruments, financialmarkets and financial engineering techniques.Aimed at individuals and organisations involved inthe procurement of projects and in the financialaspects of infrastructure, this book providesengineers, project managers and planners,students and postgraduates, with soundinformation on commercial aspects ofinfrastructure projects.

Management ofProcurementEdited by Denise Bower, University of Leeds

This invaluable book covers all aspects ofprocurement, from drafting and using contracts toprocurement strategies for privately financedprojects. It is written from a construction

perspective, and uses examples from otherindustries where appropriate.

This essential book offer presents guidance,explanations and case studies to help the readercomprehend the strengths and weaknesses andrealistic meanings and outcomes of the stages inthe development of an effective procurementstrategy. Bringing together the theory andpractice that relates to procurement, the bookoffers guidance on how the process should beundertaken. It begins by outlining the role ofprocurement in the construction industry,including the problems it faces and some of thesteps that can be taken to overcome theseproblems. It then goes on to consider contractorselection and raises issues relating to theallocation of risk in contracts and factors toconsider when awarding a contract. A briefsummary of the relevant legal aspects is alsoprovided.

The book also examines contract strategy, majororganisational arrangements and payment typesand provides a summary of the key features ofthe most common standard forms of contract. Therelationship between benchmarking, keyperformance indicators and incentives isexplained and a framework for developingincentive mechanisms is provided.

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERIESThis series of management guides addresses the management issues facing the civil engineer in the21st Century. Since the publication of the original Engineering Management series, SARTOR’97 hasradically changed the BEng and MEng curricula and the practitioner has experienced new codes andregulations.

These new guides are intended to support graduate engineers and young chartered practitioners in theacquisition and effective management of fundamental knowledge relating to engineering management.The whole ethos of these new guides is to promote integrated or ‘joined-up thinking’ in a managementapproach to construction management. The texts in the series are designed to provide a sound basis forfurther reading or CPD as appropriate.

2003

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CESMM3Institution of Civil Engineers

CESMM3 Price Database1999/2000Edited by E C Harris


297 x 210 mm 0 7277 2779 6 £85.00

In recent years the CESMM3 Price Database hasearned widespread critical acclaim and establisheditself as the standard source of price informationfor the civil engineering industry.

CESMM3 ExamplesMartin Barnes


297 x 210 mm 0 7277 1657 3 £17.50

CESMM3 HandbookMartin Barnes


297 x 210 mm 0 7277 1658 1 £27.50

Management Developmentin the Construction IndustryGuidelines for the Construction Professional

Institution of Civil Engineers

Completely updated in 2001, this is the secondedition of an essential management tool that willenable readers to assess and develop theirmanagement skills. The book identifies twelve keyroles that represent the fundamentals of modernconstruction management, each with a number ofelements that reflect the actual responsibilities in

which expertise is needed. Model competencies forthese elements have been produced which arerepresentative across all areas of the industry.Together the key roles and the model competenciesprovide a diagnostic tool for self-assessment andcomparison and make indispensable reading for allmanagers in the construction industry.

Management Decisions forEngineersJames Parkin, University of Technology, Sydney


210 x 148 mm 0 7277 2501 7 £25.00

People and OrganizationalManagement inConstructionShamil Naoum, South Bank University


230 x 156 mm 0 7277 2874 1 £40.00

This book offers an extended dictionary of keymanagement concepts for students andprofessionals alike. It helps the reader to searchfor the most appropriate ways of improving theirorganisation’s performance and effectiveness.With the aid of case studies drawn from theconstruction industry, this book discusses keymanagement issues

A Guide to the Procurementof Privately FinancedProjectsAn Indicative Assessment of theProcurement ProcessDouglas Lamb and Tony Merna

A guide to the procurement of privately financedprojects: an indicative assessment of theprocurement process outlines the concept ofprivately financed projects (PFP) that can be usedfor both public-private and private-privateinteractions. Utilising models from many countriesthe guide develops a robust procurement systemapplicable to PFP and project finance in both the EUand overseas.

This guide provides a systematic approach for thepreparation and evaluation of privately financedprojects (PFP) and services. It is intended to assistboth the 'Principal' (often a public body) and the

'Promoter' (private body) at each phase of theprocurement process, from inception through tofinancial closure. Principals using this guide shouldbe able to adapt the private finance procurementprocess for their specific organisation and businesssector. Moreover, in the case of the promotingorganisation, the guide provides an appreciation ofthe steps that occur and the various processesundertaken and the associated costs of bidding.Key topics of focus are:

■ preliminary assessment of project proposals

■ developing the business case and advertisingthe project

■ tendering

■ preparing bidders

■ closing the deal

A guide to the procurement of privately financedprojects: an indicative assessment of theprocurement process provides an invaluableunderstanding of the critical facets involved in PFPand suggests frameworks for developing objectiveorientated procurement elements.

Dynamic Mentoring forEngineersH Macdonald Steels, Institution of Civil Engineers


210 x 138 mm 0 7277 3003 7 £25.00

This book offers practical guidance on how mentorscan quickly achieve the required competencies intheir trainees and looks specifically at the detail ofhow to make mentoring work effectively in practice.

In an increasingly commercial and fast-movingbusiness, the only competitive advantage acompany has is the skills, abilities and commitmentof its workforce. To develop these various talents totheir maximum potential, as quickly as possible,requires the industry to train much more efficientlyand effectively than it has ever done in the past.Mentors must be carefully chosen and better trainedto undertake this vital role. In the past, very few everreceived any guidance, let alone training – this bookwill allow that to change.

Communication forProfessional Engineers2nd editionBill Scott, Consultant and Bertil Billing, ConsultantEngineer


210 x 138 mm 0 7277 2630 7 £35.00

Effective Training for CivilEngineers2nd editionH Macdonald Steels, Institution of Civil Engineers


210 x 138 mm 0 7277 2709 5 £20.00

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Biographical Dictionary ofCivil Engineers in GreatBritain and Ireland - Volume 1: 1500-1830Edited by Mike Chrimes, Sir Alec Skempton, R W Rennison, R C Cox, Ted Ruddock and P Cross-Rudkin

2002 Hardbound 243 x 156 mm

784pp 0 7277 2939 X £95.00

Intended as a valuable biographical reference workon the lives, works and careers of individualsengaged in the practice of civil engineering, thisvolume looks specifically at those whose careersbegan before 1830. Beginning with what little isknown of the lives of engineers such as John Trewwho practised in the Tudor period, the background,training and achievements of engineers over thefollowing 250 years are described by specialistauthors, many of whom have spent a lifetimeresearching the history of civil engineering. Thisbook will be of particular interest to historians ofall disciplines and of great value to engineersinvolved in restoration work for whom anauthoritative source of information on theengineers who designed public works over 300years will be available for the first time.

Civil Engineering HeritageSeries: Southern EnglandEdited by R A Otter


210 x 148 mm 0 7277 1971 8 £19.95

Civil Engineering Heritage:London and the ThamesValleyEdited by Denis Smith

2001 Paperbound 210 x 148 mm

340pp 0 7277 2876 8 £19.95

This book deals with the civil engineering heritageof the capital and Thames Valley. The developmentof London has attracted the design andconstruction skills of a range of eminent civilengineers and contractors. The work of Sir Marc andI K Brunel, the Rennie family, Robert Stephenson,William Cubitt, Sir Joseph Bazelgette, and manyothers is included.

The books in this series have all been designedspecifically as guide books for exploring theselandmarks, and provide the reader with a ticket intoBritain’s engineering history.

Civil Engineering Heritage:IrelandEdited by R Cox and M H Gould


304pp 0 7277 2627 7 £19.95

Civil Engineering Heritage:Eastern and Central EnglandEdited by E A Labrum


304pp 0 7277 1970 X £19.95

Civil Engineering Heritage:Northern EnglandEdited by R W Rennison


300pp 0 7277 2518 1 £19.95

Civil Engineering Heritage:Wales and Western England2nd editionEdited by Roger Cragg


304pp 0 7277 2576 9 £19.95

The Diary of WilliamMackenzieEdited by David Brooke

History has not been kind to the memory of WilliamMackenzie. While the names of Telford andStephenson continue to be well known today, that ofWilliam Mackenzie, one of the most important figuresin the engineering world during the first half of thenineteenth century, has slipped from prominence.

The Institution of Civil Engineers has now published

The Diary of William Mackenzie, a fascinating newbook which presents a unique record of thisimportant figure and also of the Victorian world inwhich he lived, affording new insights foreconomic, social and engineering historians.Mackenzie’s remarkable career was based on thebusiness of building railways and canals. He was atthe forefront of the export of Britain’s technicalexpertise, for the development of Europe’sinfrastructure.

Record PicturesPhotographs from the Archives of theInstitution of Civil EngineersMichael Collins

Record Pictures: Photographs from the Archives ofthe Institution of Civil Engineers represents thephotgraphic jewels of arguably the finest collectionin Britain. Spanning a period of 75 years from themid-ninteenth century, the book containspreviously unpublished examples drawn fromacross Europe, Africa, Australisia, the Far East andLatin America.

Civil Engineering in ContextSir Alan Muir Wood, Past President of theInstitution of Civil Engineers

Where is British Civil Engineering going? This brandnew book, written by a Past President of theInstitution of Civil Engineers (1977-78) identifiesthe nature of the recent rapid changes in the role ofthe Civil Engineer and the consequences ofadaptation. From a function of translating narrowlydefined requirements of the Client, through science-based technology, the successful Civil Engineer oftoday – and yet more so tomorrow – contributes toa broad range of functions between identification ofand realisation of projects which satisfy, or morethan satisfy, the Client’s ‘business case’.

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