Megaprojects : lessons on risk and project management from the Big Dig (Record no. 44478)
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| fixed length control field | 02735cam a2200205 i 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781118115473 (cloth : acidfree paper) |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 658.404 |
| Item number | GRE |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Greiman, Virginia. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Megaprojects : lessons on risk and project management from the Big Dig |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Hoboken, New Jersey : |
| Name of publisher | John Wiley & Sons, Inc., |
| Year of publication | [2013] |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xxvi, 464 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes index |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction to megaprojects and the Big Dig --<br/>History and financing of the Big Dig --<br/>Stakeholders --<br/>Governance --<br/>Megaproject scope management --<br/>Schedule --<br/>Cost history --<br/>Cost management --<br/>Megaprojects and megarisk --<br/>Quality management --<br/>Building a sustainable project through integration and change --<br/>Leadership --<br/>Appendix. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Project management lessons learned on the Big Dig, America's biggest megaproject, by a core member responsible for its daily operations In Megaproject Management, a central member of the Big Dig team reveals the numerous risks, challenges, and accomplishments of the most complex urban infrastructure project in the history of the United States. Drawing on personal experience and interviews with project engineers, executive oversight commission officials, and core managers, the author, a former deputy counsel and risk manager for the Big Dig, develops new insights as she describes the realities of day, to, day management of the project from a project manager's perspective. The book incorporates both theory and practice and is therefore highly recommended to policymakers, academics, and project management practitioners. Focusing on lessons learned, this insightful coursebook presents the Big Dig as a massive case study in the management of risk, cost, and schedule, particularly the interrelation of technical, legal, political, and social factors. It provides an analysis of the difficulties in managing megaprojects during each phase and over the life span of the project, while delivering useful lessons on why projects go wrong and what can be done to prevent project failure. It also offers new ideas to enhance project management performance and innovation in our global society. This unique guide: -Defines megaproject characteristics and frameworks -Reviews the Big Dig's history, stakeholders, and governance -Examines the project's management scope, scheduling, and cost management'including project delays and cost overruns -Analyzes the Big Dig's risk management and quality management -Reveals how to build a sustainable project through integration and change introduction. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Tunnels |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Public works |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Project management |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Risk management |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Lending Books |
| Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Reference | 21/11/2018 | Purchased | 17587.35 | 658.404 GRE | 015769 | Reference Books |