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Management Essentials for Civil Engineers: A Practical Guide to Business, Communication, Ethics, and Risk

Management Essentials for Civil Engineers: A Practical Guide to Business, Communication, Ethics, and Risk

          
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About the Book

The Civil Engineer's Guide to Effective Project Management

The success of a project requires more than technical calculations and designs. As detailed in this book, effective management of civil engineering projects requires the ability to align project operations with the broader context of stakeholder objectives.

Management Essentials for Civil Engineers offers a comprehensive guide for civil engineers seeking to enhance their project management and business development skills, focusing on integrating technical expertise with strategic leadership and organizational insight.

Essential Concepts Included in this Book:

  • Tailored Project Management Principles designed explicitly for civil engineers to align project outcomes with defined objectives for success.
  • Leadership and Power Dynamics to understand and leverage various forms of power for leading teams towards consistently achieving objectives.
  • Risk Navigation to develop skills in anticipating, managing, and responding effectively to threats and opportunities.
  • Contract Law and Liability covering the complexities specific to civil engineering.
  • Effective Communication strategies to enhance interactions with diverse clients, design teams, and stakeholders.
  • Focus on Value Creation, shifting from technical solutions to creating significant value in projects.
  • Systems Perspective viewing projects as integral components of broader operational frameworks, including program and portfolio management

Supplementing the content of each chapter is a narrative that threads through the core topics of this book, providing tangible context to theoretical constructs. This narrative approach makes the book more engaging and helps readers to apply the concepts in practice.

Authored by three professionals with backgrounds in engineering, law, and business, this book combines insightful experiences with practical recommendations. The interdisciplinary approach underscores the book's comprehensive nature, as it provides theoretical constructs and practical recommendations that can be directly applied to real-world projects.

A resource designed for both emerging leaders and seasoned professionals, this textbook offers a tailored approach to project management and leadership for civil engineers. It provides the tools to navigate projects toward success, ensuring sustainability and alignment with broader objectives.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781119851608
  • Publisher: Wiley
  • Publisher Imprint: Wiley
  • Height: 236 mm
  • No of Pages: 528
  • Spine Width: 31 mm
  • Weight: 907 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1119851602
  • Publisher Date: 06 Aug 2024
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: A Practical Guide to Business, Communication, Ethics, and Risk
  • Width: 196 mm


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