MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

Managing, developing and investing in crucial infrastructure is essential to keep up with the challenges of a fast-paced and globalised world, but effecting  and overseeing change requires a deep understanding of complex interlocking systems. In this unique and comprehensive textbook, the authors examine the challenges faced by governments around the world, and champion a fresh approach to major infrastructure project management that takes into account the interdependencies between economic, social, political, technological and legislative environments. Complemented by a range of international case studies, Major Infrastructure Projects: Planning for Delivery will teach you how to:  ·         Effectively allocate capital resources at the portfolio level, to support and nurture even the most ambitious projects  ;    Enhance your existing project management models to meet the evolving challenges of the twenty-first century·         Deepen your understanding of policy implementation, so that legislative realities can be a stepping-stone rather than a barrier to development  ·         Streamline and refine traditional methods to shrink the complexity associated with major infrastructure projects Major Infrastructure Projects is the ideal companion for courses on any aspect of project management, taking you from project appraisal and supply chain maximisation to contract selection, governance and ethics. Edward Ochieng is a Senior Lecturer in Programme and Project Management at Cranfield University, UK. Previously, Edward was a Senior Lecturer in Project Management at Liverpool John Moores University. He has presented at national and international conferences, and has published three books, multiple book chapters and over 70 papers in refereed journals and conferences. Andrew Price is Professor of Project Management at Loughborough University, UK. He has over 30 years' design, construction and industry-focused research experience, and has been Principal or Co-investigator on 44 funded research projects worth over £13M. He is also the author of six books and hundreds of journal papers, conference papers and industry guidance documents. David Moore is a Reader at Robert Gordon University, UK. David has been involved in funded research examining the behaviours of superior-performing project managers, which was rated as tending to international significance by EPSRC. He has authored or co-authored seven books and over 85 papers.