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Project Life Cycle Economics: Cost Estimation, Management and Effectiveness in Construction Projects book cover

1st Edition

Project Life Cycle Economics Cost Estimation, Management and Effectiveness in Construction Projects

By Massimo Pica Copyright 2015
438 Pages
by Routledge

440 Pages
by Routledge

440 Pages
by Routledge
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The financing of modern construction projects reflects the need to address the costs and benefits of the whole life of the project. This means that end of life economics can now have a far greater impact on the planning and feasibility phases. During the project itself, decisions on construction materials and processes all influence the schedule as well as both immediate and down-the-line costs.... Read more
I: Fundamentals of Project Life Cycle Economics; 1: The Essence of Project Management and its Challenges; 2: Project Management, Projects and Their Life Cycles; 3: Projects and Their Life Cycles; 4: Introduction to Project Life Cycle Cost, Schedule and Requirements Management; 5: Initiating the Project; 6: Estimating and Budgeting for Project Activities; 7: Developing and Managing the Project Schedule; 8: Resource Issues in Schedule Management; 9: Measuring, Monitoring and Controlling the Project Performance; 10: The Percentage of Completion as a Metric of Project Control; 11: Project Change Management; 12: Project Closeout and Lessons Learned; 13: Human Factors in Project Life Cycle Economics; II: Project Cost and Value for Constructions and Facilities; 14: Planning for the Project Life Cycle of Constructions and Facilities; 15: Fundamentals of Construction Economics; 16: Identifying Cost and Life Expectancy Information; 17: The Evolution of Construction Cost Estimation and Project Management; 18: Environmental Impact and Lifetime Cost-Effective Sustainability of Constructed Assets; 19: Value for Money Assessment in Construction Projects; 20: Driving Towards Successful Progress and Delivery of Construction Projects; 21: Construction Project Monitoring in Complex Contexts; Value Management and Value Improving Practices (VIPs) in the Life Cycle of Construction Projects

Biography

Massimo Pica is a registered engineer in Rome, Italy. He graduated in Chemical Engineering at �€�Sapienza�€� University in Rome, Italy. General Pica recently retired from active service with the rank of Brigadier General in the Corps of Professional Engineers of the Italian Army. Throughout his career General Pica built up significant experience in Project Management, and especially Project Cost Management, as he participated in a number of NATO and international programs for the design, development and production of advanced defence systems. His current activities are in the area of specialist training on Project Management and Economic Engineering. He is a member of European Council of Construction Economics and of International Cost Estimating and Analysis Association.

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