Building Project Management Books

New and Published Books

1. Portfolio and Programme Management Demystified

   Managing Multiple Projects Successfully, 2nd Edition

   By Geoff Reiss, Paul Rayner

   You’re now responsible for a programme, or you’ve got a portfolio to manage? Where do you start? Right here! Projects are not simply the bread and butter of an organisation. Form them into programmes or portfolios and they can be prioritised and integrated to deliver change to your organization in...

   Published October 25th 2012 by Routledge
2. Understanding the NEC3 ECC Contract

   A Practical Handbook

   By Kelvin Hughes

   As usage of the NEC (formerly the New Engineering Contract) family of contracts continues to grow worldwide, so does the importance of understanding its clauses and nuances to everyone working in the built environment. Currently in its third edition, this set of contracts is different to others in...

   Published October 15th 2012 by Routledge
3. Construction Project Management

   An Integrated Approach, 2nd Edition

   By Peter Fewings

   The role of the project manager continues to evolve, presenting new challenges to established practitioners and those entering the field for the first time. This second edition of Peter Fewings' groundbreaking textbook has been thoroughly revised to recognise the increasing importance of...

   Published August 15th 2012 by Routledge
4. Human Resource Management in Construction

   Critical Perspectives, 2nd Edition

   Edited by Andrew Dainty, Martin Loosemore

   The construction sector is one of the most complex and problematic arenas within which to manage people. As a result, the applicability of much mainstream human resource management (HRM) theory to this industry is limited. Indeed, the operational realities faced by construction organizations mean...

   Published June 12th 2012 by Routledge
5. Understanding JCT Standard Building Contracts

   9th Edition

   By David Chappell

   This ninth edition of David Chappell’s bestselling guide has been revised to take into account changes made in 2011 to payment provisions, and elsewhere. This remains the most concise guide available to the most commonly used JCT building contracts: Standard Building Contract with quantities,...

   Published March 27th 2012 by Routledge
6. Collaborative Working in Construction

   Edited by Dino Bouchlaghem

   Complications arising from poor collaboration are the source of a variety of the construction industry's biggest problems. It is now widely recognized that an effective collaboration strategy based on the implementation of information systems and careful consideration of the wider...

   Published October 5th 2011 by Routledge
7. The Impact of Building Information Modelling

   Transforming Construction

   By Ray Crotty

   Construction projects involve a complex set of relationships, between parties with different professional backgrounds trying to achieve a very complex goal. Under these difficult circumstances, the quality of information on which projects are based should be of the highest possible standard. The...

   Published August 25th 2011 by Routledge
8. Culture in International Construction

   By Wilco Tijhuis, Richard Fellows

   Series: CIB

   Despite the wide range of technologies involved, the construction industry still relies heavily on one old-fashioned component: the human. The clients, managers, designers, investors, and a whole host of other stakeholders are all involved in a crucial series of relationships that are just as...

   Published July 25th 2011 by Routledge
9. Programming and Scheduling Techniques

   By Thomas Uher, Adam Zantis

   Planning is an important management function and its effective execution is crucial to ensure the success of any project. This second edition of Thomas Uher’s and Adam Zantis' textbook maintains its focus on operational rather than strategic aspects of programming and scheduling of projects,...

   Published June 22nd 2011 by Routledge
10. Introduction to Building Procurement

    By Brian Greenhalgh, Graham Squires

    The procurement stage of the building process is critical to the success of any building project, and as such must be understood by everybody entering the industry. Introduction to Building Procurement is designed to familiarize the novice with the principles and methods of building procurement,...

    Published January 10th 2011 by Routledge