Management Essentials for Civil Engineers: A Practical Guide to Business, Communication, Ethics, and Risk - Couverture rigide

Pennetti, Cody A.; Grimsley, C. Kat; Grindall, Brian M.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1119851602 ISBN 13 : 9781119851608

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2024

Synopsis

The Civil Engineer's Guide to Effective Project Management

The success of a project requires more than technical calculations and designs. As detailed in this book, effective management of civil engineering projects requires the ability to align project operations with the broader context of stakeholder objectives.

Management Essentials for Civil Engineers offers a comprehensive guide for civil engineers seeking to enhance their project management and business development skills, focusing on integrating technical expertise with strategic leadership and organizational insight.

Essential Concepts Included in this Book:

• Tailored Project Management Principles designed explicitly for civil engineers to align project outcomes with defined objectives for success.
• Leadership and Power Dynamics to understand and leverage various forms of power for leading teams towards consistently achieving objectives.
• Risk Navigation to develop skills in anticipating, managing, and responding effectively to threats and opportunities.
• Contract Law and Liability covering the complexities specific to civil engineering.
• Effective Communication strategies to enhance interactions with diverse clients, design teams, and stakeholders.
• Focus on Value Creation, shifting from technical solutions to creating significant value in projects.
• Systems Perspective viewing projects as integral components of broader operational frameworks, including program and portfolio management

Supplementing the content of each chapter is a narrative that threads through the core topics of this book, providing tangible context to theoretical constructs. This narrative approach makes the book more engaging and helps readers to apply the concepts in practice.

Authored by three professionals with backgrounds in engineering, law, and business, this book combines insightful experiences with practical recommendations. The interdisciplinary approach underscores the book's comprehensive nature, as it provides theoretical constructs and practical recommendations that can be directly applied to real-world projects.

A resource designed for both emerging leaders and seasoned professionals, this textbook offers a tailored approach to project management and leadership for civil engineers. It provides the tools to navigate projects toward success, ensuring sustainability and alignment with broader objectives.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Cody A. Pennetti, Ph.D., is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) who manages a diverse portfolio of projects with a national engineering firm. In addition to his professional achievements, he lectures at the University of Virginia, where he teaches civil engineering and project management with a systems engineering framework.

C. Kat Grimsley, PhD, is a commercial real estate professor and consultant with a background in leading multidisciplinary development teams. She also serves on advisory boards for the U.S. Department of State and the UN, and has published award-winning research. Dr. Grimsley teaches investments and development at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Brian M. Grindall is a real estate lawyer with broad expertise in commercial real estate for a wide range of assets. He represents clients in all facets of commercial real estate transactions, including joint ventures, acquisitions, and development. Mr. Grindall also teaches law and risk assessment at Georgetown University and George Mason University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1119851602
• ISBN 13: 9781119851608
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 528
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible