PROJECT MANAGEMENT -- PROJECT MANAGEMENT -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: SUSTAINABLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT IN BUILDING AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. LITERATURE REVIEW -- 3. DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT MODEL -- 4. RESEARCH METHOD -- 5. FINDINGS -- 6. DISCUSSION -- 7. EMERGENT ISSUES -- 8. CONCLUSIONS AND AREAS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH -- APPENDIX A: INTERVIEW QUESTIONS -- APPENDIX B: SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS -- APPENDIX C: DETAILED INTERVIEW RESPONSES -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2: ASSESSING MODULARITY IN THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. REAL OPTIONS -- 3. THE MODEL -- 4. APPLICATION OF THE MODEL TO A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT -- 5. COMPARISON BETWEEN LARGE REACTOR AND SMALL MEDIUM REACTORS -- 6. ASSESSMENT OF THE SEQUENTIAL OPTIONS VALUE -- 7. CONCLUSION -- 8. LIST OF MAIN ABBREVIATION AND ACRONYMS -- 9. REFERENCES -- Chapter 3: THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT - DEVELOPING THE CONSULTING PLAN -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CONSULTING COMPETENCIES -- EXAMINATION OF THE CONSULTING APPROACH -- MISSION, VALUES AND ETHICS STATEMENTS -- CONSULTING METHODS AND TECHNIQUES -- MARKETING -- IMPLEMENTATION PLAN -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4: THE IMPACT OF PROJECT DURATION ON IT PROJECT SUCCESS FACTORS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- LITERATURE REVIEW -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5: MEASURING STRATEGIC ICT ADOPTION FOR BUILDING PROJECT MANAGEMENT -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY -- DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE [DEA] -- DEVELOPED BENCHMARKING FRAMEWORK -- BENCHMARKING AND BENCHMEASUREMENT ADMINISTRATION -- BEST PRACTICE ORGANIZATION MODEL -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6: APPLICATION OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND SYSTEMS THINKING TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT.

ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND SYSTEMS THINKING -- APPLYING SYSTEMS-BASED LEVERS TO A PROJECT PLANNING CASE STUDY -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7: INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS IN CHINA'S CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MANDATORY TENDERING AND MANDATORY TENDER EVALUATION -- MANDATORY CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION -- MANDATORY USE OF BQ PROCUREMENT METHOD -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8: THE TRADITIONAL AND VIRTUAL MODELS AS INSTRUMENTS OF VALUE DELIVERY IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- RESEARCH METHODS -- FINDINGS/DISCUSSION -- DISCUSSION -- LIMITATIONS -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9: CONCURRENT ENGINEERING/SUPPLY MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES IMPLEMENTATION BY SUBCONTRACTORS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND OBJECTIVES -- 3. REVIEW ON ACTION RESEARCH, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AND CONCURRENT ENGINEERING PRACTICES -- 4. CASE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: ROLE OF THE RESEARCHERS -- 5. CASE STUDY -- 6. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.