Industrial megaprojects
Subtitle: concepts, strategies, and practices for success
By: Edward Merrow
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hoboke, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 371
ISBN-13: 9780470938829
Subjects: Project management
Description: "Avoid common pitfalls in large-scale projects using these smart strategies  Over half of large-scale engineering and construction projects off-shore oil platforms, chemical plants, metals processing, dams, and similar projects have miserably poor results. These include billions of dollars in overruns, long delays in design and construction, and poor operability once finally completed.   Industrial Megaprojects gives you a clear, nontechnical understanding of why these major projects get into trouble, and how your company can prevent hazardous and costly errors when undertaking such large technical and management challenges.    Clearly explains the underlying causes of over-budget, delayed, and unsafe megaprojects   Examines effects of poor project management, destructive team behaviors, weak accountability systems, short-term focus, and lack of investment in technical expertise   Author is the CEO of the leading consulting firm for evaluating billion-dollar projects   Companies worldwide are rethinking their large-scale projects following the BP's disastrous Gulf oil spill. Industrial Megaprojects is your essential guide for this rethink, offering the tools and principles that are the true foundation of safe, cost-effective, successful megaprojects."--
Notes: Includes index.