Project Planning And Management

This book is based on nine years of experience with an international, inter disciplinary project team committed to the task of developing and testing, new approach to project planning and management in the dual interest of productivity and safety. The model designed and developed is based the conceptual framework of an integrated project planning and management cycle (IPPMC). Experience with the IPPMC demonstrates its effetiveness in planning and managing projects from inception througly completion as a unified process with continuous evaluation to ensure propel attention to each phase/task of the integrated project cycle.The book is intended to meet the needs of both educators and practitioners, who must understand the integrated project cycle from inception through completion and the broad range of factors that contribute to a projects success or failure. The process of decision making in anticipating problems that might arise during design and implementation is enhanced by the use of IPPMC case histories. The lessons derived from these cases have also been found to be useful in many fields other than public works, such as agriculture, industry, and social areas (education, public health, etc). A brief description of each chapter will illustrate the diverse groups and interests served by this book.