Project Planning and Control - Hardcover

Lester, Albert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750611006 ISBN 13: 9780750611008

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd, 1991

Synopsis

The object of this book is to develop the subject of project planning and control with examples of real situations showing the short cuts and pitfalls. Critical path methods were first developed in 1958 almost simultaneously by the CEGB in England and the US Navy and Du Ponts in the United States of America. Since then, critical path methods under the name of CPM, CPA and PERT have been further developed and used successfully as planning aids in a large number of construction and manufacturing organizations for diverse purposes, all over the world. As a management tool, especially in project management of large capital construction projects, network techniques are unsurpassed, provided - and this is a very important proviso - the activities have been arranged in a logical, practical and easily identifiable manner by people who know the disciplines and problems involved.

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About the Author

Albert Lester is a Chartered Civil, Mechanical and Structural Engineer with a lifetime of experience in project management for engineering design and construction projects. He has managed large projects for Tarmac, Sim Chem (Simon Engineering), Senior Engineering and Foster Wheeler Power Products and has accredited many project management courses for the Association for Project Management (APM), as well as setting and marking APM exams. He has taught and lectured widely on the topic at a number of universities including University College London (UCL), was a member of BSI and ISO panels developing new project management standards and acted as adjudicator and expert witness in many industrial and construction disputes.

Edition details

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0750611006
• ISBN 13: 9780750611008
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 288